Royalex Canoes, Structure

How we add strength
instead of weight
It's easy to make a canoe tough... just pile on more material to build it. The trouble is, that also makes it heavy. We employ two methods to make our Royalex hulls stronger while keeping their weight to a minimum.

1.) Selective Reinforcing:
We put extra layers of materials in valuable areas of the hull, but not where it just bulks up the weight. Each Wenonah Royalex model has an individually-engineered plan of added internal reinforcing in the bow, bilge and stern -- all the places that are prone to impact or abrasion.

The upper diagram shows the intricacy of our Royalex hulls. All the reinforcing is internal and, as the lower diagram shows, isn't visible externally.

Royalex is a very durable material for canoes, and our construction methods improves upon the resilience of Royalex itself. We build in plenty of strength where it's needed... but we don't add even one ounce of useless weight.

2.) Light-weight Trim:
We've designed our own special vinyl gunwales that deliver expedition durability but which are lighter than others. We can put more material in the hull to strengthen it because we save an equivalent weight in the trim.