Some hold that the Whitehall rowing boat design was introduced from England. However the famed nautical historian Howard I. Chappelle, cites the opinion of the late W. P. Stephens that in New York City there is a Whitehall Street and this was where the Whitehall was first built. Chapelle, Stephens and others agree that the design came into existence some time in the 1820’s in New York City, having first been built by navy yard apprentices who had derived their model to some extent from the old naval gig.

if you need a bigger boat for the family, this is the right one; It comes with standard 4 paddles.

Features:

• Stunning beautiful clear graded cedar hull.
• Fiberglass adds important tensile strength and abrasion resistance to the wood.
• Top graded western red cedar make our boats surprisingly light weight and beautiful like a work of art.
• Beautiful PURPLE HEART GUNNELS. The gunnels color is not stained. The purple color is the natural color of the timber Purple Heart.
• Toughly built for more people

Bow depth - 25.8"

Horse Power - 10-25

Weight - 200-250lbs

Capacity - 4 people

Grande Canoes products are completely handcrafted and it typically takes about 200-500 hours to build one. We still use the traditional method of constructions while integrating the highest quality of materials currently available. Strips of cedars are joined together by hand and then encapsulated in fiberglass bonded in place with epoxy resin then coated with marine vanish. This combination of fiberglass and epoxy is very strong and completely transparent so that the beauty of the wood will be protected for generations..