Chestnut Cruiser Wood/canvas 16' Canoe

Chestnut Cruiser Canoe16 feet in length and 33 inch beam, 12 inch depth. The cruiser is a high rocker, river canoe. Nimble and quick for running rapids and transporting supplies downriver. This canoe was created for an expert, skilled canoeist and requires that you know your high and low braces and j stroke. Can be used on flat water but it does not have a keel and wasn't made for long days on flat water.

I would say the Cruiser is a smaller version of the famous Prospector. The canoe has been professionally re-canvased and had one rib replaced. Still looks like the original cane seats. Same canoe that famous Canadian artist Tom Thomson used in his paintings produced in Ontario's Algonquin Park. This is a rare canoe and in excellent, almost original condition.

I don't know the exact age of this canoe. However, this is a genuine piece of Canadian Art.