15' 6" Solitude (Retired)
Our most versatile solo canoe. Stable and forgiving. Perfect for the beginner, a pleasure for the expert.
Hull Features
- A moderately sharp bow to provide protection from frontal impacts, yet minimze water resistance.
- A gracefully, lightly curved bow that aids streamlining yet helps pass over obstructions and not pick up weeds.
- Tumblehome around the seat to provide the paddler with easy access to the water.
- Standard trim is of the highest aircraft grade, marine-anodized aluminum; 6061-T6 or optional gunwales of Sitka spruce and mahogany.
- Moderately high sides (13 3/4") provide good carrying capacity and dryness without excess wind resistance.
- A carefully shaped hull to part the water gently, yet wide enough to provide good stability.
- A moderately high bow that helps keep out water, but not so high as to provide much resistance in a crosswind.
- A straight keel line that aids tracking and minimizes the effort to keep on a straight course.
- The nearly straight stern aids tracking nad provides efficient streamlining.
- A true shallow arch hull provides excellent initial and final stabillity for best performance.
- Standard sliding seat to aid in trimming nad steering.
ADDITIONAL DIMENSIONS
Maximum hull width:
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31 1/2"
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Maximum hull width at 4" waterline:
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30"
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Maximum gunwale hull width:
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22"
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Width at front thwart:
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27 1/2"
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Distance, front thwart to bow:
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63"
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Width at rear thwart:
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27 1/2"
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Distance rear thwart to stern:
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55"
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Weights (depends on hull material, construction and options):
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30-44 lbs.
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