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The Adirondack guideboat has a very unique shape. The high, narrow ends contrast sharply with the low, wide-open cockpit. This shape allows the guideboat to cut through water very efficiently, while also hauling people and supplies.
Look at this typical guideboat. It has three seats and can carry one, two, or three people. If you're rowing all by yourself, you might choose the middle seat. If you're rowing with one other person, you sit at opposite ends of the boat. When three people are aboard, the rower can sit in the bow seat or the center seat.
This guideboat was made circa 1945-1950 by Willard Hanmer, a guideboat builder in Saranac Lake, NY. It is sixteen feet long and weighs 57 pounds. You might think that's heavy when compared to today's lightweight boats--made from modern, manmade materials--but 57 pounds is extraordinarily light for a boat made of wood, screws, and copper tacks!
Look at this typical guideboat. It has three seats and can carry one, two, or three people. If you're rowing all by yourself, you might choose the middle seat. If you're rowing with one other person, you sit at opposite ends of the boat. When three people are aboard, the rower can sit in the bow seat or the center seat.
This guideboat was made circa 1945-1950 by Willard Hanmer, a guideboat builder in Saranac Lake, NY. It is sixteen feet long and weighs 57 pounds. You might think that's heavy when compared to today's lightweight boats--made from modern, manmade materials--but 57 pounds is extraordinarily light for a boat made of wood, screws, and copper tacks!
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1969.195.0001
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Deck of bow
Profile of bow
Deck of bow
Profile of bow