Birder Decked Canoe 13' and 15'8

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Birder

Birder 2

Length

13’

15’8”

Beam

26”

28”

Weight

33lbs

45lbs

Propuslsion

Single or double paddle

1 or 2 single or double paddle

Capacity

1 adult or 1 adult + 1 child or 2 children

2 adults plus gear

The Birder is easy and comfortable to paddle. You sit comfortably with your binoculars, guides drinks and sandwich right at hand in dry storage with extra space for a jacket or other essentials. Of course, by building your own, you can customize the layout. 

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Below: A beautiful example of hull #91 (build log)

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Tom Lathrop with his birder, just after winning runner up boat builder at the Mid Atlantic Small Craft Festival in St. Michaels , Maryland.