General Information

Serial #

ZRY05294 L 197

Part Number

1

Total Parts

3

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

.1 SUPER KEVLAR CANOE; WOOD, SYNTHETIC & FABRIC COMPONENT PARTS..2-.3 WOODEN PADDLES; URETHANE PLASTIC TIP ON BLADE.

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

521.5 cm

Width

86.5 cm

Height

48.5 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

25.0

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Marine Transportation

Category

Vessels

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Bluewater

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

City

Guelph

Context

Country

North America

State/Province

Unknown

Period

THIS CANOE NEVER USED. THIS TYPE OF CANOE MFD. 1993 +

Canada

FREEDOM LINE OF CANOES IS ONE OF THREE DEVELOPED BY YACHT DESIGNER STEVEKILLING, FOR BLUEWATER CANOES. SINCE 1993 APPROX. 120 FREEDOM CANOES HAVE BEEN BUILT, EACH TO ORDER. BLUEWATER IS ONE OF APPROX. 12 MAJOR MFRS OF CANOES IN CANADA.

Function

TO PROVIDE MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION ON WATER.

Technical

MODERN VARIENT OF CLASSIC CANADIAN CANOE, DESIGNED TO INCREASE SPEED & REDUCE PADDLING EFFORT. FEATURES ADDITIONAL ROCKER WHICH INCREASES TURNING RESPONSE WITHOUT SACRIFICING SPEED, & MOLDED SPRAY RAIL ON BOW TO DEFLECT WAVES & DAMPEN PITCHING. THIS EXAMPLE FITTED WITH SLIDING FRONT SEAT, WHICH ALLOWS USER TO ADJUST TRIM. 17' "TRIPPER" REPRESENTS STANDARD PROTOTYPE MODEL; SUPER KEVLAR LAMINATE REDUCES WEIGHT TO 52 LB.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

.1 " TRIPPER 17 " applied with silver reflective decals on both sides of bow. " ZRY05294 L 197/ TRIPPER EXP " incised in stern, on proper right side. " FREEDOM [ flying crane sillouette ]/ BY BLUEWATER " applied with silver reflective decals on both sides of canoe, near bow. Blue oval disc mounted inside bow reads " DESIGNED BY STEVE KILLING/ [flying crane motif]/ FREEDOM/ MANUFACTURED BY BLUEWATER CANOES ". Safety warning label appears inside canoe: Yellow & black label applied to inside, proper right side, reads: " CAUTION/ SAFETY WARNING/ PADDLESPORTS CAN BE VERY DANGEROUS AND PHYSICALLY DEMANDING. THE USER OF THIS/ PRODUCT SHOULD UNDERSTAND THAT PARTICIPATING IN PADDLESPORTS MAY INVOLVE/ SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH. OBSERVE THE FOLLOWING SAFETY STANDARDS WHENEVER USING/ THIS PRODUCT./ - GET PADDLESPORTS INSTRUCTION SPECIFIC TO THIS TYPE OF CRAFT./ - OBTAIN CERTIFIED FIRST AID TRAINING AND CARRY FIRST AID AND RESCUE/SAFETY EQUIP-/ MENT./ - ALWAYS WEAR A NATIONALLY APPROVED PERSONAL FLOATATION DEVICE./ - DRESS APPROPRIATELY FOR WEATHER CONDITIONS. COLD WATER AND/OR COLD WEATHER/ CAN RESULT IN HYPOTHERMIA./ - CHECK YOUR EQUIPMENT PRIOR TO EACH USE FOR SIGNS OF WEAR OR FAILURE./ - NEVER PADDLE ALONE./ - DO NOT PADDLE IN FLOOD CONDITIONS/ - BE AWARE OF APPROPRIATE RIVER WATER LEVELS , TIDAL CHANGES, DANGEROUS CURRENTS/ AND WEATHER CHANGES./ - DO NOT EXCEED YOUR PADDLING ABILITY: BE HONEST WITH YOURSELF./ - CONSULT YOUR PHYSICIAN PRIOR TO BEGINNING YOUR PADDLESPORTS TRAINING./ - YOU MUST NOT USE ALCOHOL OR MIND ALTERING DRUGS PRIOR TO USING THIS PRODUCT./ - IF ADDITIONAL OUTFITTING IS ADDED TO THIS CRAFT, USE MANUFACTURER'S APPROVED/ MATERIALS ONLY: DO NOT IMPAIR ENTRY OR EXIT ACCESS./ - READ OWNER'S INFORMATION PACKAGE PRIOR TO USING THIS PRODUCT./ THE USE OF THIS PRODUCT ACKNOWLEDGES BOTH AN UNDERSTANDING AND AN ASSUMPTION OF/ THE RISK INVOLVED IN PADDLESPORTS./ IF YOU DO NOT HAVE AN OWNER'S INFORMATION PACKAGE, ONE MAY BE OBTAINED AT NO/ CHARGE BY CALLING (519) 824-1415./ IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS OR ANY OF OUR PRODUCTS, CALL OR WRITE TO:/ BLUEWATER CANOES/ THE UPSTREAM EDGE/ 699 SPEEDVALE AVE. W./ GUELPH, ONTARIO/ CANADA N1K 1E6/ (519) 824-1415./ [logo- Bluewater Canoes] [logo- The Upstream Edge]./.2-.3 Each paddle incised " GREY OWL PADDLE COMPANY/ [ owl perched on paddle motif ]/ MADE IN CANADA " on blade.

Missing

NONE.

Finish

.1 CANOE EXTERIOR IS BRIGHT RED; BRIGHT YELLOW WOVEN-TEXTURED INTERIOR; NATURAL WOOD DECKS, GUNWALE, THWARTS & YOKE; BLACK WOVEN NYLON SEATS./.2-.3 COMBINATION OF DARK, MEDIUM & LIGHT COLOURED WOODS, VARNISHED; BROWN URETHANE TIP.

Decoration

N/A