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Jack paddling a Prospector 15

The Prospector was created in the late 1920's by the Chestnut Canoe Company of Fredericton, New Brunswick, and was designed to give the paddler maximum maneuverability in rapids and lakes, as well as to provide an extra large carrying capacity.

Length

15'
Width 35"
Depth 13.5"
Weight 65-70 lbs.
Load capacity approx. 850 lbs.
Covering #10 canvas
Weight covered in ceconite approx. 58 lbs.
Price $3140 US $3950 Cdn

"I've never seen anything that equals the Chestnut Prospector for an all round canoe." - Bill Mason