18'6" Whitewater XX (Retired)
The "Double X", a fast and narrow United States Canoe Association (USCA) and American Canoe Association (ACA)
downriver whitewater tandem racer.
Hull Features
- Very narrow, but blunt bow increases speed and resists impact.
- Flotation tanks standard and handles (short thwarts) standard.
- High, straight sides for dry running and speed.
- Sliding bow seat to trim the canoe.
- Asymetrical hull design, widest point aft of center provides more speed.
- Tumblehome behind center gives the stern paddler optimum water access.
- A high quality, low maintenance racing canoe with stainless steel bolts, highest grade anodized and heat-treated
aircraft aluminum seat mounts, thwarts and foot brace.
- Foot brace and aluminum handle (short thwart) standard equipment in the stern, sliding seat optional.
- Straight keel line with very slightly rockered ends for a combination of tracking and maneuverability.
- Narrow, modified "V" hull bottom for speed.
ADDITIONAL DIMENSIONS
| Maximum hull width:
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34"
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| Maximum hull width at 4" waterline:
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32"
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| Maximum gunwale hull width:
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28"
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| Width at front thwart:
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25 1/2"
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| Width at rear thwart:
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26 1/2"
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| Distance front thwart to bow:
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78"
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| Distance rear thwart to stern:
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82"
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| Weights (depends on hull material, construction and options):
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50-71 lbs.
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