YokeSerial0261-L121ConditionDemo/BlemRetail Price$6550Sale Price$5550LocationMuskokaWiniskLength17'6"MaterialKevlar FusionColourEmerald/ChampagneFeaturesAluminum Trim, Bow Sliding Seat, Colour Match Skid PlatesSerial3187-121ConditionNew Retail Price$4695Sale Price$4195LocationMuskokaDumoineLength16'8"MaterialExpedition KevlarColourRedFeaturesVinyl Trim, Kevlar Skid PlatesSerial2855-J121ConditionNewRetail Price$4695Sale Price$3995LocationMuskokaKeewaydin 17Length17'MaterialKevlar FusionColourRuby/ChampagneFeatures(50 lbs) Carbon Kevlar Trim, Det. Good paddling! Check the hull for any signs of abrasions or cracking. [Jump to Paddleboards or Kayaks on this page]. It takes about 10 strokes to get it up to speed. I wanted to pay for them but he insisted that Swift absorb the cost. The effect of this appears to be much improved behavior in the Dumoine entering and exiting eddies compared with a certain shakiness in the Tripper when agressively entering strong eddies. Its best to store a Kevlar canoe indoors, or if it is outdoors, under a canopy. Few canoes can bring out the best in your paddling skills as well as the Kipawa. These will always have scratches and patches on their hulls but, rest assured, all of our canoes have been reconditioned to a no-leak condition. The diff. Not a light weight by any means and no where near what the stated weight is. Aluminum trim and plastic seat make it a no maintenance boat. Length Bill Swift brought out one of his new boats during the three-day, 90-mile Adirondack Canoe Classic. Although clearly smaller than the Tripper, paddled tandem, the Dumoine successfully carried way too much stuff down the Bonaventure in the Gaspe of Quebec for 5 days last spring. Kevlar canoes dont require as much maintenance as wooden canoes, but they still need care. However, give this boat the respect it needs. Kevlar canoes are quite easy to fix, and there are online guides to help you. Pictures are not available, please come and see the canoes in person. In today's world, you NEVER ignore a customer-initiated safety request that is genuine and demonstrable. Naturally, many of them turn to us because they know our rental fleet consists of some of the best in the market. If you decide to purchase a canoe and dont have a roof rack or foam block set, you can purchase foam blocks and straps at Algonquin Outfitters. . But I have always pulled through high and dry with my Kipawa. We have had our beautiful Swift Kipawa for at least ten years, and it still performs perfectly. When I use the kneeling thwart, the bow is out of the water quite a bit. National outdoor chains like MEC and REI also carry Kevlar canoes. Their canoes undergo a series of trials before it is released for sale to the public. Kids Seat, Skid PlatesSerial01445-D121ConditionDemoRetail Price$5645Sale Price$4895LocationSouth RiverProspector 17Length17'MaterialKevlar FusionColourEmeraldFeatures(46 lbs) Carbon Kevlar Trim, Carbon Tech, Det. KEVLAR FUSION Our most popular canoe laminate with our highest strength to weight ratio. Their performance justifies the high price, and it holds true even with used ones. The Dumoine has many little features you will love curved seats, big thick grab bars excellent gunwales well crafted hull. In the end, I would buy another Swift canoe and I would recommend to my friends to shop at Swift Canoe and Kayak for a quality Canadian canoe - you can count on. The river kicked up waves higher than the haystacks we encountered on the rapids near the Kettle River. Handles beautifully as this video will show. Length South River, ON John Winter's designs incorporate more rocker than most, with the expected turning ability, yet are efficient and quick, and track well. Needs some fibreglass repairs on deck. The lessons have dramatically improved my ability to control the Kipawa in windy conditions. If you would like to be on next years waitlist, please email us at paddle@killarneyoutfitters.com Jump in and paddle, and you will quickly know if you are comfortable in that canoe or not. You will still be spending a fair amount of money, since canoes hold their value well. A 16-foot Kevlar canoe will weigh around 45 lbs/20.4 kg while a 16-foot fiberglass weighs around 66lbs / 30 kg. I noted that the spacers had a compound angle cut on the bottom and a bevel on the top. Kids Seat04733-G122Demo$7295$6795South RiverDetailsSwiftKeewaydin 1717'Carbon FusionBlack Carbon/Champagne(42 lbs) Carbon Kevlar Trim, Carbon Yoke & Thwarts, Skids10699-617Used$6795$5395AlgonquinDetailsSwiftKeewaydin 1717'Carbon FusionCarbon Innegra Textreme/Champagne(42 lbs.) Give particular attention to the rocker of the hull. Heads up on the Osprey solo also. This is a fun, responsive, and beautiful canoe. I am very satisfied with the canoe throughout many trips since purchasing. After some creeking to get used to the boat narrow channels and fast water w/ tight turns and lots of strainers, we took the boat down 90 miles of the Namekagon/St. Some of the waves were actually breakers curling over top with a crashing sound. Copyright 2023 VerticalScope Inc. All rights reserved. That rocker really allows her to turn well. The 15 boasts solid mid-range load capacity coupled with the versatility of a classic Canadian canoe. Gravenhurst, ON. I do know that it is insanely light, and superbly built. The boat responded perfectly. He expressed Swift's concern about the problem I encountered. Like with a good touring bicycle, I'll carry a little extra weight for more reliability. All of the reviews are created and written by paddlers like you, so be sure to submit your own review and be part of the community! The Expedition Kevlar and Kevlar Fusion are available with aluminum or carbon kevlar trim. My buddy gives me a lot of credit for getting him out of there but the truth is my Kipawa made it possible. To correct this I modified the factory arrangement.First I cut out snug-fitting deck patterns from light cardboard then scroll-sawed the decks from ext. What if some kid paddling on a lake in your altered canoe upsets as a result of the higher C of G and drowns? A beautiful example of a Carbon Fiber canoe from Swift Canoe Company. The gel coat in the corners, where the float compartments meet the hull, are crazing a bit, but that's probably typical for fiberglass. I replaced my Old Town Tripper (which I sadly had to part with some months ago) with a new high tech boat from the Canadian manufacturer Swift Canoe & Kayak. The first is how it was stored. Cruiser Pack 14.8 Kevlar Fusion Canoe - Swift Canada Superleichte und robuste Kanadier und Pack Boote sind auch frs Wohnmobil perfekt!. 50 lbs. Please check back in late April, as we will likely start adding more used canoes to the list at that time. Industry Capacity ~ 850 lbs. Retail Price I too have a Dumoine and love it. Find our answers to common questions about Kevlar canoes below. I've only tried it with a healthy load once (the day I trialed it prior to laying down my hard-earned cash!) Swift Pack 13.6 Carbon Fusion ($2,695 in carbon fusion, $2,395 in Kevlar fusion, swiftcanoe.com) L: 13.8'; W:27.5"; D: 11.5", 23 lbs. They are, however, more durable than most people think. Croix riverway. Gold Fusion 56 lbs. The laminate is fused together with a flexible, impact . file size: 256 MB. The following pieces of advice are keys to getting a good deal on a high-quality canoe. The shape of the canoe changes how it feels in the water. Multi-position retractable skeg, 3 bulkheads, superlinear polyethylene plastic, compass recess, adjustable thigh braces, adjustable footstops, retractable carry handles, deck lines, 3 hatches (bow, sternnand day). It has the removable 3rd seat and the reinforced gunwales. (Mind you, my bowman may take omberance with that statement, as he got quite wet from the water that shipped over the bow from time to time when the odd out-of-sequence or especially nasty wave hit us!). I was new to canoe touring when I bought my Kipawa two years ago. This probably helps should we go over a rock or dead head by accident by flexing rather than cracking. 16-foot tandem canoes are favored by river trippers. It is so light I can get it off my car by myself, which is necessary because my children are not big enough to help. Sliding bow seat is great for trimming the canoe, contour of the seats make for a comfortable kneeling or sitting paddle. Swift Adirondack Pack 13.6 Fusion Kevlar Canoe - $2100 (Mayflower, AR) Swift Adirondack Pack 13.6 Fusion Kevlar Canoe, two-tone with sage green barracuda cloth on upper and champagne color bottom, high back folding seat with lumbar support, carbon kevlar gunwales and seat base, carbon handles and decks, adjustable kayak foot braces, length 13'8 . This was not a good experience. The reason we are giving this product such a low score, is not because of the product itself, it's because of the problems we encountered, we do not feel we were well treated by Swift. They were a little frustrated. When you go to see the boat, there are a few things to pay particular attention to. Please note: These canoes are being sold by the staff at Swift Algonquin, right next door to our Oxtongue Lake location. I can see that these tapered ends are going to be a weak spot that fails prematurely hopefully not in the middle of a wilderness trip. I would give the canoe a 9 or 10 if the twitchy feel when not moving was not so apparent, a little more stability there would help when I am fishing. It is well made and nicely finished. Kevlar Fusion canoes are built with an outside layer of a clear marine-grade gel coat with polyester, S-glass and Kevlar cloth layers sandwiching a durable foam core and rib system. I would have to give the 166 Fusion Kevlar Kipawa a 9 and would recommend it to anyone with intermediate paddling skills as a great boat for tripping or solo. To test her we ran the right side of the St. Croix where the Kettle River joins it. Let me pose a question. It is more difficult to work with, and more expensive, which explains the higher price. The initial stability is low, having said that secondary stability is high. Colour Bought my glass Kipawa and have never regretted it. Also, theyre often people whove rented from us and liked what they paddled. Lightweight kevlar layup, no gelcoat, no rudder. We bought our Kipawa last Summer 2003 from Swift Canoe in Gravenhurst to replace a Langford Nahanni we had only had for a year, see review for Nahanni. 58 lbs. That was a great canoe for when the kids were young and we needed stability. We use epoxy resin, which is many times stronger than the polyester and vinylester resins used by our competitors. Ours had a nice kneeling thwart and there came my one complaint not about the boat but about the company. I bought the boat from their US reps., Quality Composites in Janesville, WI. Great family tripping canoe. I've never babied any of my boats, and the Kipawa held up quite well to the rigours of the 7-day trip into an area known for having jagged rocks. It is the kevlar fusion layup with aluminum gunwales, cherry thwarts, cherry sliding seat (which is my only complaint)and color-matching skid plates. After driving 7 hours to pick up the canoe, I noticed their was a bump under the rail on the side of the canoe. In the spring and fall, we usually have a number of used rental canoes for sale at our Oxtongue Lake store. Already the threat of lawsuits has raised the prices of much of this equipment to unreasonable levels. This was even though the crew of the Dumoine weighed about 140 lbs more than the crew of the Tripper. Royalex bounced back from a wrap the best. Retail Price Regardless of who is with me, the Kipawa is a breeze to trim with the slider seat. Compared to other canoe materials, Kevlar canoes are not as durable. rocker makes turning this boat seem like it's a foot shorter. The original crossbar was beautifully carved wood, but it rotted at the joints (our fault) and had to be replaced with a not-so-pretty one. But I found them not fast; they require a lot of energy to get up to and maintain speed; and if you are looking for any kind of glide, forget it. More people have been getting on the water and buying seemingly scarce canoes, but it doesnt mean you need to pay full price on a used canoe. If you arent sure where to start, keep scrolling through this article. It is a little broad to paddle solo in a sit 'n switch style. I discovered a couple of years ago that the older boats are narrower at and below the waterline and this would account for the differences in the boats. This boat is not for the beginner. Pricing is based on the age and condition of each boat. I have the basic Boy Scout/Canoeing Merit Badge background - i.e. They forgo a thick epoxy finish to save additional weight, and so are not as durable. If you do a little river playing from time to time but spend a little more time on lakes than buy an expedition Kevlar Dumoine. Later the same trip, while solo paddling an empty boat, I paddled from a creek directly into 35-40mph winds and white-caps on Stratton Lake. Bought it to use tandem on cl 1-3 rivers, which it has handled quite well, although a bit wet in the upper 2 and 3, which is to be expected. If you do 50% white water and 50% lake tripping with portages than save some weight and pick-up a royalite Dumoine. We would not buy another or recommend a Swift canoe because if you have a problem with it, the company does not make it easy or handle things fairly, in my opinion. To be honest I was more than a little nervous as I had never paddled alone in conditions that bad. The only way to know if a canoe is good for you is to give it a shot. I have had my expedition grade kevlar Kipawa canoe for about 1.5 years and use it mostly for solo paddling. I would recommend this canoe to anyone, especially to medium-framed women. Makers Write Up. My day-to-day put in requires a short solo carry. Carbon Kevlar Trim, Carbon Tech Package, Skid Plates, (46 lbs) Carbon Kevlar Trim, Carbon Yoke, Kids Centre Seat, Carbon Kneeling Thwart, Skids, (41 lbs) Carbon Kevlar Trim, Multi Height Seat Pods, Skid Plates, Fishing Pkg, Cherry Yoke, (42 lbs) High Back Seat with Lumbar Support, Skeg. It has always been stored inside. If you sign up for that program, youll get a credit of 5% (on cash or debit payments) or 2% (on credit card payments) on the pre-tax price in adventure points. Each point is worth $1. Read reviews for the Dumoine by Swift Canoe & Kayak as submitted by your fellow paddlers. Royalex canoes were renowned for their ability to withstand repeated impacts and still survive. They quoted me a price of about $20 US. Dry, light-weight & maneuverable, I think it'll become an ideal craft for me but I'll let you know once I finish my first trip (3 - 9 August 1999) into the Lady Evelyn River area north of Temagami, Ontario, Canada. PulseWanda 10.410'6"CompositeWood/Wanda Graphicsn/an/aUsed$1499$1050MuskokaDetailsAkonaAruba 10.610'6"CompositeBlue/Woodn/an/aUsed$1359$949MuskokaDetailsPulseFeather 11.411'4"CompositeWood/Feather Graphicsn/an/aUsed/Damaged$1499$750MuskokaDetailsTahoeBliss 11.611'6"PolyFuscian/an/aUsed$1299$699MuskokaDetailsBluWaveArmada 11.611'6"ABSWhite/Bluen/an/aUsed$1399$999MuskokaDetailsWanda 10.4Length10'6"MaterialCompositeColourWood/Wanda GraphicsFeaturesn/aSerialn/aConditionUsedRetail Price$1499Sale Price$1050LocationMuskokaAruba 10.6Length10'6"MaterialCompositeColourBlue/WoodFeaturesn/aSerialn/aConditionUsedRetail Price$1359Sale Price$949LocationMuskokaFeather 11.4Length11'4"MaterialCompositeColourWood/Feather GraphicsFeaturesn/aSerialn/aConditionUsed/DamagedRetail Price$1499Sale Price$750LocationMuskokaBliss 11.6Length11'6"MaterialPolyColourFusciaFeaturesn/aSerialn/aConditionUsedRetail Price$1299Sale Price$699LocationMuskokaArmada 11.6Length11'6"MaterialABSColourWhite/BlueFeaturesn/aSerialn/aConditionUsedRetail Price$1399Sale Price$999LocationMuskoka, Sorry, we currently have no clearance Pack Boats available, Swift Muskoka If you are looking for durability, or to save a bit of money, maybe these other materials are better options: Pro: Cheaper than Kevlar and much more durable. From the Outaouais River around Montreal, to the Georgian Bay passing through Alogonquin, this canoe has seen good times and scary times. They are going to be abundant for a reason, likely because they match the style of travel most common in that region. The Dumoine is asymmetrical in several respects: More rocker in the bow than stern, Higher bow than stern,The widest point is closer to the stern than the bow. I was able to control it fairly well but I'm still learning the tricks. I still love that canoe. They can give you advice on the boats they offer. Most are Kevlar and often include popular models from Swift, like the Kipawa, Prospector, Keewaydin and Algonquin. If youre on the fence about buying a Kevlar canoe, consider the following pieces of general canoe buying advice. By the way the Bell Magic and Merlin boats paddling mechanics are also the same as the other boats mentioned above. The Kipawa is an excellent, all-around tandem tripper. The best time to find a deal on a used or demo boat is typically in the off season, but you will find boats listed here all year long as they become available. The entire boat has been custom finished by Swift Canoe in beautiful cherry wood which adds some additional weight, however this is negligible and still easily manageable. Both are made through similar processes, using woven cloth and resin, but Kevlar cloth is actually stronger and stiffer than fiberglass. In contrast the Tripper is a classically conventional design not surprising since it has been produced for well over 20 years. I will say that it's faster than the recreational canoes I've used before, and it cruises nicely with a good bow paddler. The Kipawa is my latest boat, purchased this spring for my tandem tripping needs. If I had cut them myself, I would have missed the subtle top bevel. Kids Seat, (42 lbs) Carbon Kevlar Trim, Carbon Yoke & Thwarts, Skids, (42 lbs.) This is a very quick section with fairly long sections of Class 1-2 water. The price of a Kevlar canoe can be $2,500-$4,000. This boat is faster in rough water than calm for what ever reason. Please call Swift Algonquin at 705-635-1167 if you have any questions. Kevlar Fusion 40 lbs. I had rented many different canoes over the years for whitewater trips and had enjoyed paddling in the Dumoine. These canoes are extremely light, making them easy to carry across portages. I was really surprised. A Swift Dumoine for tandem river tripping I've paddled it solo, tandem and toured it tandem for week long trips and I can say, if you are going to own a single canoe in your lifetime, this boat will satisfy 95% of your paddling needs. I said OK even though I thought that was pretty steep for two little pieces of wood. Construction quality: Pretty darned good; the kevlar and epoxy layup looks very well done and the trimwork (anodized gunwales, plastic "decks", thwarts & seats were all solidly and neatly applied. It settles down very nicely when loaded for tripping. If you already know Kevlar is the way to go, scroll down to our Kevlar Canoe Buying Guide, as well as our picks of this years best canoes. A beauty. The key is to store it properly to protect the hull from harmful UV rays. Please note: Our Huntsville store location is now open for in-person shopping and we are also able to offer online sales and curbside pickup. The weight is wonderful. Spray skirts not included. If you wrap you are screwed. On a general classified site like Kijiji, Kevlar canoes may be listed simply as canoes so take the time to inspect the photos and inquire. I paddle both boats tandem and solo, although I have to admit that the Tripper is getting to be more of a challenge paddled solo on longer trips as I get older. Buttons: Watch our guided plant tour Being a glass boat (53#) with a very comfortable portaging yolk, it is carryable short distances. Join our newsletter for the latest updates and news! Anything longer than that, and youll want at least two paddlers in the boat. Made in Canada. They are fast, stable, manoeuvrable and sea-worthy. I have been paddling one for around 15 years. If the canoe fills with water, they will keep it afloat. Using the Kipawa primarily to solo, I placed permanent kneeling pads forward of the gluteal thwart and find I can go for hours in this position in spite of my 63 years. That is the formula for killing a customer and getting a company killing lawsuit from the dead paddler's family. The junction is a jet with some very very fast water flowing into the St. Croix at a 90 degree angle. Again, though, I'll be able to provide a come complete report upon returning from my first trip in her. Links within the guide will take you to dealers and places to buy the canoes. It handles very nicely with two in the boat. Two adult men with a weekend worth of gear only reduces the freeboard about an inch! The boat seems to be just what I wanted; light, responsive and beter than average speed. Its best if it has been stored in a roofed area. I know for sure I could never have done it with the old aluminum canoe we use to take on our trips. Many outfitters sell off their rental fleets at the end of each season to buy new boats. Con: More expensive and even more delicate. It had a star crack, which the dealer fixed nicely. Brand I primarily use it as a 5 day tripper on rivers but do some longer flatwater trips as well and throughly enjoy this boat. Canoes generally fit one or two paddlers, although three-person canoes are common as well. I recommend that anyone interested in paddling solo with a canoe this big (16.5 feet) take lessons if they haven't already. 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