Cedar Guideboats

 

 

       For a century and a half Adirondack Guide boats have been regarded as the highest example of the boat-builder's art. A fishing boat, a hunting boat, a hauling boat; it was a boat a man could carry for a mile or row for a week. The boats became lighter, faster, prettier, easier to row. Guides were pursuing game, but also they were pursuing customers. The stories a guide might tell, the game or fish his 'sport' might bag, the meal he might cook, they were all part of what brought the sport back year after year. The beauty and grace of the guide's boat was also part of the wilderness experience. 

 

      We blend contemporary materials and techniques with the traditional form of the guideboat. In designing our boats, Steve says he borrowed the ends of his boat from J. Henry Rushton's, the middle from Dwight Grant. He then smoothed everything to his own sensibility. The woods are carefully selected and joined one to the next. The exterior of our wooden boat is covered with a protective layer of nearly invisible fiberglass. Strong, elegant, beautiful....if given a modest degree of care, each boat is designed to last many lifetimes.

     

 

 

 

Hull Western red cedar
Ribs Laminated spruce
Stems Laminated spruce
Bottomboard Northern white pine
Skid strips White ash
Footbrace Cherry and Okume
Seats & seatbacks Cherry with woven cane 
Gunwales  Cherry
Decks Cherry
Oars Cherry
Trim Cherry
Floorboards Okume

     

 

 

    We build these boats in the sequence in which they are ordered. On occasion we have a wooden boat in stock, other times the wait can be 4 to 6 months, depending on the season. We ask for a 50% deposit when you place your order. The balance is due when we finish working on your boat. (If you would like us to hold delivery till spring, we are happy to oblige. However, we will still require payment when we finish working on your boat.) Order early, plan ahead.  

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

    

 

     

Length Weight +/- Price
13-ft 53lbs $14,960
14-ft 63lbs $15,400
15-ft 70lbs $15,840
16-ft 73lbs $16,280
17-ft 76lbs $17,380
18-ft 83lbs $17,820
19-ft 88lbs $18,040

 

 

 

 

Accessories

   

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Boat cart $135  
Carpeted Cradles, pair $200  
Sliding Seat Component $300  
Sliding Seat Footbrace  $150  
Block & strap set for easy car transport (4 & 2) $25  
8-ft cherry oars (included with your boat) $650  
8-ft soft maple oars $450  
8-ft feathering spruce oars $500  
Oar bag $110  
Boat Cover $400  
Adirondack Packbasket $250  
5’ cherry sneak paddle  $150  
Fiberglass reinforcing for the seats, per seat $30  
3rd backrest, fancy, cherry $200  
Tie-Yak, security cable $45  

Traditional carry yoke in spruce & cedar

$350  
Trailex Boat Trailer, assembled. $950  
Trailex Boat Trailer, un-assembled. $800  
Boats and Boating in the Adirondacks, Hallie Bond   $35  
The Adirondack Guide Boat  by Kenneth & Helen Durant   $25  

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