Nova Craft Prospector 14 - Olive (No Yoke)
Nova Craft Prospector 14
Prices: £2799.00 — £2879.00
Highly Versatile Lightweight Open Canoe
The Nova Craft Prospector 14 is the ideal solo canoe for those seeking a lightweight and compact option. Its durable construction and versatile design make it perfect for sheltered waters and camping adventures.
The Prospector 14 canoe offers a design that is ideal for paddlers of all ability levels. Providing ample room for carrying extra gear, this canoe is a great choice for longer journeys, or an overnight paddling trip. The shallow arch hull increases stability, while the moderately rockered profile creates a more manoeuvrable and responsive paddling experience.
Outfitted with traditional canoeing features, the Nova Craft Prospector 14 includes a Nova Craft Ash Bootlace Seat, Nova Craft Ash Thwarts and factory fitted Bow and Stern Flotation Tanks.
Features
- Nova Craft Ash Bootlace Seat
- Bow and stern Ash Carry Handles
- 2 x Nova Craft Ash Thwarts
- Aircraft grade black anodized aluminium gunwales
- Factory fitted Bow and Stern Flotation Tanks
Specifications
- Length: 14ft (4.27 m)
- Width: 81.3 cm (32 inch)
- Centre Depth: 34.3 cm (13.5 inch)
- End Depth: 54.6 cm (21.5 inch)
- Rocker: 6.4 cm (2.5 inch)
- Manufacturers Weight Capacity: 249 kg (550 lbs)
Construction Weights
- Fibreglass: 22.7 kg (50 lbs)
- TuffStuff: 20.4 kg (45 lbs)
- TuffStuff Expedition: 21.8 kg (48 lbs)
- Aramid Lite: 15.9 kg (35 lbs)
- Blue Steel: 17.2 kg (38 lbs)
Construction Information
Fibreglass is an affordable composite material with a proven track record of durability. Nova Craft's fibreglass hulls are among the lightest and most rugged on the market today. Nova Craft use woven fibreglass cloth to make a truly superior hull. Fibreglass canoes are great for recreational use and are a good choice for budget-minded individuals.
TuffStuff is a cutting edge proprietary composite made of basalt and Innegra fibres. Basalt fibre is made of melted basalt rock, and Innegra is a fibre consisting mostly of polypropylene. When they are woven together into a cloth and infused with our high impact vinylester resin system, the result is simply amazing! TuffStuff canoes are a great choice for paddlers looking for a light canoe for extended flatwater tripping, with more than enough strength to handle lots of abuse in the back country.
TuffStuff Expedition (TSE) is a more robust, heavier duty version of Nova Craft's standard TuffStuff construction. These canoes are an excellent choice for an expedition grade canoe for extended wilderness trips and some whitewater use. Stiff for great performance, incredible impact resistance and lightweight all in one canoe.
Aramid Lite canoes are the lightest boats that Nova Craft make and are intended for flatwater tripping. Built by infusing Aramid cloth with our high impact resistant vinylester resin, these canoes have great strength to weight characteristics. While they are ideal for wilderness trips involving lots of long portages, it is also wonderful just to have a lightweight canoe to put on and off the car. Nova Craft use Twaron fabrics to give you the power of Aramid.
Blue Steel is an aramid and carbon fibre hybrid material. These canoes are light like our Aramid Lite boats, but are significantly stronger. Not only is the look of carbon fibre cloth very appealing, but the carbon fibres add stiffness to the hull to increase paddling efficiency. Adding an inner layer of Innegra and infusing these hulls with high impact resistant vinylester resin makes a very rugged canoe. Blue Steel canoes are most at home in flatwater scenarios but have been proven very reliable on long Arctic river expeditions as well.
Click the following link to visit Nova Craft's official website explaining these options in further detail - https://www.novacraft.com/buyers-guide/materials-explained/
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