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DanCooke
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Lot more hulls than the ones listed on your chart.
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Banksiana
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Missing the Wenonah Advantage and the Savage River solos.
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andym
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It is interesting seeing the hulls from different builders on a single image. Two suggestions:
1) add the Souris River boats. They are pretty popular.
2) reorder them by either length or ratio of width/length. Then you could see similar hulls by different builders right next to each other.
But very cool!
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Ole496
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Actually, there was an Advantage, but it's so far out ahead of the others that it wasn't in the picture ;-)
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Blatz
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Ole496: "Actually, there was an Advantage, but it's so far out ahead of the others that it wasn't in the picture ;-) "
Yes !! and they can be reasonably turned with a nice lean and the proper stroke.
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gymcoachdon
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Not sure if you want comments, but here I go!
I have paddled 2 of the canoes you have listed. The Prism, and the Magic. The Prism belongs to a friend, and the Magic is an older Bell that I own.
Both are very easy to paddle with nice glide. I wouldn't think there is much difference in efficiency. The Magic is a prettier canoe to my eye, but that is just aesthetics. Seating in the Wenonah is normally a tractor seat, and normally they have a footbrace. I prefer the bench seat, it seems to give me more options sliding around and relieving pressure points. I loved the Wenonah foot brace so much, that I bought one and installed it in my Magic. There are a few differences: first, the Magic is tough to turn, but the Prism is even harder! Great for long open water paddling, but more work when things get twisty. Second, I have found the Prism to have more initial stability. I have read otherwise, but when standing up in both, my Magic is really squirrelly, and I had a much easier time in the Prism. Both have proven seaworthy when conditions get tough.
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whitecedar
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As Andy and Dan mentioned, many more available hulls, Wenonah Voyageur, Swift Cruiser 16.8, Keewaydin Series, etc., then group them according to their use/specifications. Looking forward to seeing this evolve!
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jdmccurry
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I have a Prism in carbon with wood trim. I use it for touring (5-7 days) and fitness day paddling, sometimes with fidgety 60 lb. Goldendoodle. I just love the boat and find it easy to paddle in all conditions; with or without loads. I have used it with all kinds of paddles, wood otter tails, carbon bent shaft, and double blade. Works well with them all. I have paddled it in small twisty streams and did not find it difficult to turn. However I am an experienced whitewater solo paddler. The sliding tractor seat lets me trim on the fly to adjust to tail or head winds. If I were to purchase a complimentary 2nd boat I would go for the Northstar Phoenix in IXP for mixed flat/moving water tours and day paddles.
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CStoke
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