Make/Model Len. Wid. Wt. Rocker Depth Shape Matl. Use Price Comments
* Dagger, TN Well-liked, high-tech
Legend 16' 35"/33.5" 76 2"/2" 17"/14.5"/17" rf/st Rx tr $1129 Cl. III
* Reflection 16 16' 4" 35"/33" 63 2.25"/0.5" 17"/14"/16.5" sf/tu Rx l tr $995/$820 versatile, Cl. II
Venture 17 17' 36"/33" 76 1.75"/0.75" 19"/15"/18" sf/st Rx wt $1150 up to Cl. II
[] Great Canadian, MA Family run importer of Canadian canoes
Canadian Lite 16' 4" 36"/ 57 sml /14"/ sv KvFb tr
Mad River, VT Little in Royalex
Kv Explorer 16' 4" 34.5"/33" 55 2"/2" 22"/14.5"/20" sv Kv tr reinforced, strong
Rx Explorer 16' 35"/33" 72 2"/2" 22"/15"/22" sv Rx ww
Malecite 16' 6" 33"/31" 64 1.75"/??" 20"/13"/19" sv Fb tr
Sunrunner 17' 33"/31" 67 1.75"/??" 20"/13"/19" sv Fb tr $1289 maneuverable
[] Mohawk, FL cheap mail-order, low-tech
Nova 16 15' 11" 35"/34" 66 20"/14.3"/19" sf/tu,sa Rx tr $975/$682
Nova 16 15' 11" 35"/34" 59 20"/14.3"/19" sf/tu,sa Rx l tr $900/$630
Nova 17 17' 35"/34" 72,62 21"/14.3"/20" Rx tr $1025/$717
Old Town Mass products
Appalachian 16' 34.75"/33.5" 67 /15"/ st,sa Rxc rr $975
Penobscot 16 16' 2" 34"/33" 58 21"/13.75"/ st,sa Rxc cr $925 mostly flat-water
* [] Swift, ONT High-tech design (John Winters, Dave Yost)
Algonquin 16 16'/15' 8" 36"/33" 62 1"/1" 21"/15"/21" fl,sa Fc tr $895/ Classic
* Kipawa 16' 6"/16' 36"/32.5" 58 3.5"/1" 22"/14"/19" fl,sa Fc tr $1095/ versatile;
* [] Wenonah, MN great catalog; informative and thorough (Mike Cichanowski, pres.)
Adirondack 16' 35"/34.75" 63 1.5" 19.5"/13.5"/16.5" st/tu,fl Rx rc $1095/$895
* Spirit II 17' 35"/34.5" 66 1.5" 22"/14"/19" st/tu,sa Pl tr /$895 all-purpose
* Sundowner 17' 34.25"/32.5" 63 0 21"/14"/18" st/tu,sa Rx tr /$995

Shapes: sf - slight flare st - straight tu - tumblehome rf - rounded flare
Bottom: sv - shallow v sa - shallow arch

Materials: Fb - fiberglass Fc - fiberglass composite (reinforced) Kv - kevlar KvFb - kevlar/fiberglass composite Pl - plastic Rx - Royalex Rxc - Royalex composite Rx l - Royalex lite

Use: cr - cruising (flat) rc - recreation rr - river running (light ww) tr - tripping, touring wt - wilderness tripping (rough) ww - white-water