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Mad River Canoe Malecite Touring Canoe

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Experience the canoe that started it all on the rivers of Vermont. Mad River Canoe's and Jim Henry's original and much revered classic is truly a timeless design that, when it meets state-of-the art composite materials, is a truly unforgettable experience.

A carefully engineered matrix of Kevlar ©, fiberglass, carbon and core yields a hull that is lighter, faster, more responsive than earlier editions yet has retained in full measure the stability, surprising seaworthiness, and “spark” that has endeared the Malecite to multiple generations of paddlers, tandem or solo. It's a design that has been referred to as “Poetry in motion” by those that have paddled it.

Features:

Contoured cane bow seat
Cane bucket stern seat
Contoured ash portage yoke
Shaped ash carry handles
Thermoformed polyethylene decks(Aluminum)
Beech wood decks(Wood)

Mad River Canoe Malecite Specifications
Gunwale:		Aluminum	Vinyl
Length:		16' 5"
Width	Gunwale:	34.5"
	@4" Waterline:	32.25"
	Maximum:	34.5"
Depth	@Center:	13"
	@Bow:	19"
	@Stern:	18"
Rocker	@Bow:	1.5"
	@Stern:	2"
Capacity:		850lbs
Weight:		51lbs	54lbs
2011 MSRP:		$2,449	$2,669

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Design Features

Pros

Predictable handling
Can be padded in reverse for better trim with adult/child paddlers or solo paddler

Cons

Slower than swede-form hull

Pros

Most versatile hull cross section
Highest final stability
Superior rough water performance
Better tracking
Superior rigidity for increased hull efficiency
Can be “tuned" (track: paddle straight up; maneuver: lean hull into turn)

Cons

Wear concentrated at point of Vee
Lower initial stability
Slower than shallow arch in calm conditions

Pros

Enhanced tracking, speed

Cons

Limited maneuverability

Materials

Kevlar® KX

Mad River Canoe has been building canoes of Kevlar aramid fiber longer than anyone else, so we know it well. Used to make body armor, Kevlar boasts a tensile strength 5 times stronger than steel and tremendous impact absorption and tear resistance. Over the years we've combined the best attributes of Kevlar and a hybrid composite matrix containing fiberglass, graphite and core material to build the most durable canoes per pound available.

*Colors may vary slightly from those shown. Color combinations will vary from those shown in catalog and are unique for each boat produced. Variations in color are not covered by warranty.

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