Accessories

     If you would like to order any of these accessories, please call us at 802.425.3926 . . .or, to send us an e-mail, click here. We accept personal checks....and also Visa/ MC/ AMEX/Disc.

Fancy Backrest   This backrest adds a grace note and a degree of comfort from an bygone era. "Like fishing from an arm chair," said one customer.  The seat back has snap-apart brass hinges (which we import from New Zealand), leather straps and brass buckles. With the extra set of hardware, the backrest can be easily mounted in the bow seat also. Almost every boat gets one....some 2 or even 3. This seatback happens to be mounted in a wooden boat (Martha Stewart's boat, actually) but it can go into any of our boats. $230

Sliding Seat  Some of our customers, particularly those coming from the world of sculling, feel that rowing just doesn't make any sense unless you are on a sliding seat. Think power as you push through the entire stroke of the oars with all the large muscles of your legs, arms and back. It's simple. It's cherry. And the boat doesn't require any outriggers, so you can come alongside any dock or boat with ease. Convert your boat in less than a minute by fastening directly to your boat's floorboards. A web strap is provided to hold you feet at the footbrace. $300  

Sliding-Seat Foot Brace  For those with a taste for sliding seat rowing, Steve has designed an  enhanced foot brace which provides a full platform for your feet, heel cups and Velcro straps. This will fit into any of our boats.  $150

Boat Cart    This boat cart makes moving your boat an effortless task. It is light, well-made and strong. It also comes apart with the push of 4 buttons, which makes for easy storage if you want to take it with you on back-country trips. Some folks who live near the water but not on the water roll their boats a few blocks to the water. Pneumatic tires make for easy rolling. A strap holds the boat to the cart.  $135

Blocks & Straps: Useful for safe and secure cartopping of your boat. $25

Oar Bag: Our two-slot Cordura oar bags protect your oars from scuffing against each other in transport. They also keep the black brass and lubricant residue from dirtying your clothes and car. Specify for which size boat, Guideboat, Dory or Packboat. (Note: the two longer oar bags come with a slot that will accept a sneak paddle. Cherry oars and sneak paddle are shown in the photo.)  $110.

Sneak Paddle: Each guideboat builder had a signature paddle, called a sneak paddle. It was used to navigate in water to narrow for easy transit with oars, or on days (or more likely, nights) when stealth was particularly important. The guide himself might use the sneak paddle, or a passenger at the stern might use it as a rudder for steerage. As its name implies; this finely dimensioned paddle was used in silent pursuit of game, particularly deer, during the hunt. This was called 'floating for deer.'  Frequently the paddle would not even be lifted from the water, silence being key. The graceful lines of the paddle made this maneuver all the easier. When Steve was giving a boatbuilding class at the Great Camp Sagamore, a Canadian Free-Style canoeist took up this paddle and admired it's lines. "Give it a try," said Steve.  Upon returning, the canoeist pronounced, "About the finest I've ever tried."   Cherry $150

 OAR CHOICES

Kevlar Skid Plates If you are going to be using your boat on rocky coastlines or other places where the bow and stern are going to get rough treatment we strongly recommend these Kevlar skid plates. They are highly abrasion resistant and don't add noticeable drag to the progress of the boat.  $150 per boat.

Fiberglass reinforced seats  Those who feel their seats are going to get a particularly tough workout might like to add a sheet of fiberglass to the underside of the seat for extra strength and durability. We use the same cane and cherry seat and add the nearly invisible cloth to the underside and bond it with epoxy. $30 per seat.

Boat Cradles:  Our wooden boat cradles, have carpeted slings and will protect your boat, whether sitting in a garage, boathouse or dock. When stored outside, your boat would be overturned and tied to the cradles. (We also recommend that the cradles be secured to the dock or lawn...our boats are light and the wind sweeping off the water can take your boat and fling it.) $200 per pair.

Boat Cover   Our Cordura boat cover will protect your boat when outside or when being towed upright on a trailer. Nylon straps secure the cover to the boat. Note: the cover can only be used when the boat is out of the water. Also, the boat needs to be on cradles or a boat rack so that the straps can be clipped under the boat. $350 for our 12' boat, $400 for our 14-ft and 15-ft boats.

Tie-Yak  A clever fellow in the kayaking industry invented this cable system for securing boats that are difficult to secure. One end loops around one end of your boat, then wraps around something else, a roof-rack, a tree or part of a dock. Then the other end loops over the other end of your boat and a padlock is applied. $45

Traditional Carry Yoke If you plan to portage your boat, this lovely yoke is a comfortable necessity. Laminated from select spruce and red cedar, it has brass ferrules at the ends of the arms and rubber bumpers to protect the hull from contact during use. Alone, it is a piece of sculpture worthy of display on the mantle or wall. (This yoke only fits our wooden boats.)  $350

Modern Carry Yoke    If you plan on carrying your boat any distance, a yoke is a necessity. It's made from cherry and sculpted to fit your shoulders. This yoke will fit our 12-ft, 14-ft and 15-ft Kevlar boats. $90

Packbasket:       Often, when we go to shows, folks notice the baskets we carry our various supplies in (raingear, sweaters, extra fliers, pretzels, etc) and ask if the packbasket is for sale. In the past they haven't been, now they are. They are light, strong, easily packed, easily carried...and they have a timeless beauty. $250

Motor Mount:  Our boats don't really need a motor....but for those so inclined, sure, why not? Steve has designed this rig which will allow a small electric motor to be side-mounted on your boat. It will work on any of our boats but probably works best on the dory.  $175

The Adirondack Guideboat, by Kenneth & Helen Durant. This is a fascinating history of the guideboat. The research for the book was conducted over a lifetime by Ken Durant, who first arrived in the Adirondacks in a packbasket carried on the back of a guide. Unfortunately Ken did not live to see his book in print. His wife, Helen wrote the final draft and shepherded it through publication. $25

Boats and Boating in the Adirondacks, by Hallie Bond. Hallie is a historian and the curator of boats at the Adirondack Museum. She is also, we confess, a friend of our company. She has written a comprehensive history of all the boating activities, spanning many years, in the Adirondacks. (Her father, following her recommendation, owns one of our Kevlar guideboats....in bright red.) $35

Rushton and His Times in American Canoeing, by Atwood Manley. J. H. Rushton is considered by many to have taken the art of small wooden boatbuilding to the very highest level. The years were 1890 to perhaps 1910. This book presents a beautiful portrait of Rushton, his times and his workshop. $20

Adirondack Camps, by Craig Gilborn   This is a social and architectural history of camps in the Adirondacks, from primitive bark shanties and cabins of trappers, loggers, and guides to the great camps where the rich roughed it in the company of servants and guides. Hardback, $50

Trailex Trailer SUT-200    We've been selling this trailer for years....made by Trailex (trailex.com) in Ohio. It's light and well-made....suiting our boats to a T. We sell them either assembled ($1050+ shipping, approximately $110.) or unassembled ($900 + shipping, approximately $110.) Assembly takes 4-5 hours. The trailer requires a 1 7/8" ball and what is called a 4 flat plug. This trailer makes moving your boat around a snap. And, it's so light, you don't even need to back your car to the water...just unhook the trailer and wheel it down like a big garden cart. 

Sail Rig: We now offer a sail rig for each of our molded boats. Both the guideboat and the dory accept the same rig, the packboat requires a somewhat smaller sail. $2000

Some folks, unsure of whether they want the sail rig or not....will have us do the modifications to their boat ahead of time, so, should they later decide they would like the sail, all we have to do is ship them the parts, no in-shop boat modifications are needed. $100.  If you'd like to go to our sailing page, click here.