Product Description
The Moccasin 14 is a stable solo canoe that is simple to build and suitable for extended camping, fishing or just messing about. Originally designed to satisfy the need for a small easy to portage tripping canoe for the World Class Bowron Canoe Circuit in British Columbia, Canada. Canoeist and builder of 3 Moccasin Canoes, Bill Burk was gracious enough to offer this article and pictures about his Moccasin Canoe. A testament to the simplicity and versatility of the design.
Construction: The hull is formed from four identical panels plus a center panel that have been carefully sized to fold together from a flat shape shown below. The M-14 kit includes these four panels pre-cut so there is no lofting or tracing. The panels are folded and held in shape with cable ties and straps until the gunwales and thwarts are installed. Then a doubler is glued into the bottom for extra stiffness before the chines are filleted and epoxied with fiberglass tape. A keel strip provides stiffness, chafe protection, and added directional stability.
UNFOLDED HULL
| Moccasin 12 | Moccasin 14 | Moccasin 2 (double) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Length | 12' or 12'-9" | 14' | 15'-6" |
| Beam | 27" | 28" | 33" |
| Height | 10" | 11.5" | 12.5" |
| Weight | 27 lbs | 38 lbs | 47 lbs |
| Capacity | 1 Adult+1 child or 2 children | 1 Adult+1 child or 2 children | 2 Adults +gear |
| Availability | Plans Only | Plans OR KIT | Plans Only |
Moccasin 14 Kit walkthrough
Assembly Demo: Oriental, NC 2016
Detailed Assembly Manual and Plan sheets.
Moccasin 14 Price List and Options:
| Cost | |
|---|---|
| Basic Kit | 415.00 |
| Level 2 kit | 175.00 |
| Fastening kit | 30.00 |
| Epoxy and Glass Pack | 220.00 |
| Seat Kit | 75.00 |
| Paddle Shaft | 30.00 |
| Building Cradle | 80.00 |
| THE WORKS | 1,025.00 |
Basic Kit:
For the builder with some experience and perhaps who already has epoxy and fiberglass tape on hand, this may be all you need to get started. In addition, you will need some solid wood stock to rip into gunwales, inwales, and keel. While the canoe can be built without our CNC cradle, it makes gluing down the bottom doubler a snap and provides a stand for construction so it is highly recommended.
The basic Moccasin 14 Kit includes:
-CNC cut 4mm plywood hull panels with finger scarfs, gear chine, and wire tie holes pre drilled.
-Plywood paddle blades.
-Plywood templates for the breasthooks and thwarts to be traced and cut out.
-Plywood filleting tools
Level 2 Kit:
Don’t have a table saw? Need some more help getting started? Consider the Level 2 kit. We chose Basswood for the solid stock parts in the Level 2 kit due to it’s light weight and even grain.
The Level 2 Kit includes:
-Pre cut Basswood breasthooks and Thwarts
-Basswood Inwales, Gunwales, and keel pre-scarfed and ready to be joined.
-Keel made of Southern Yellow Pine ready to scarf and install.
Fastening Kit:
There is very little hardware in the Moccasin but this kit is all you need.
-SS screws for installation of the Breasthooks.
-SS screws for securing the ends of the gunwales.
-Small zip-ties for going 3-D and temporarily securing the keel and chine joints together before glassing.
-3″ drywall screws for gluing down the bottom doubler.
Epoxy/Glass Kit:
This is a all you need to get your canoe in the water. The kit includes:
-3 gallon epoxy kit with metered mixing pumps.
-A bag of our “B&B blend” cabosil thickner for filleting and gluing.
-2″ fiberglass tape to strengthen the plywood joints.
-Epoxy trowel for spreading epoxy during bottom gluing operation.
Seat Kit:
These parts make up the seat and seat frame. CNC cut from 6mm plywood with 4mm seat and seat back. Also included are the rails that are glued to the bottom to keep the seat from moving side to side.
Paddle Shaft:
Complete your kit with a pre-shaped basswood paddle shaft for a light weight wooden paddle. The 4mm plywood blades are glued and filleted to the ends of the shaft and epoxy coated to create a simple and durable paddle.
Building Cradles:
The cnc cut building cradle consists of 3 cnc parts of 3/4″ birch ply. The cradle brings the canoe up to a comfortable working height and can be used to support the canoe upright or upside down for finishing. Not included are two 12′ 1×4’s which are used as a strong-back during the installation of the bottom doubler.
Shipping Box:
The Works Moccasin 14 Kit ships in a 98″ x 30″ x 2 1/2″ box. Epoxy and other materials ship in a separate 12″ x 12″ x 12″ box.
A Moccasin 14 gliding smoothly down the river. -Bill Burk
Beautiful shape from simple panels. -Bill Burk
