18' 6" Jensen SCR (Retired)
A radically designed canoe. Unquestionably the fastest USCA "Standard" Class Racer ever built. A must for all
serious standard class canoe racers.
Hull Features
- Sharp, narrow bow minimizes water resistance for easy paddling.
- Wood butt blocks glassed in to add strength for frontal impacts.
- One piece solid mahogany deck plates routed to fit and lock into Sitka spruce gunwales.
- Laminated Sitka spruce and redwood gunwales for strength and lightness.
- Highest grade anodized aircraft aluminum tubing fastened with stainless steel bolts.
- 10 PVC core ribs on each side to lock in hull shape.
- Standard sliding bow and stern seats.
- Extreme tumblehome in gunwale line for ease of stern paddling.
- Widest point on the gunwale forward of center to streamline canoe.
- A very asymetrical hull to increase speed in shallow water performance.
- A nearly straight stern aids tracking and provides efficient streamlining.
- A truly shallow-arched hull to optimize forward speed.
ADDITIONAL DIMENSIONS
| Maximum hull width:
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35"
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| Maximum hull width at 4" waterline:
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33 5/8"
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| Maximum gunwale hull width:
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32"
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| Width at front thwart:
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24 1/2"
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| Distance center thwart to front thwart:
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35 1/2"
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| Width at rear thwart:
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23"
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| Distance center thwart to rear thwart:
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29"
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| Weight Aramid hull with PVC core stiffening:
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32 lbs.
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| Weight clear fiberglass hull with PVC core stiffening:
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42 lbs.
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