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As a child, Seliga's family owned two Morris canoes, a 15-foot and an 18-foot. His first experience in canoe construction came when his family's 18-foot canoe was severely damaged, requiring twenty-one new ribs and a new cover. Seliga built his first canoe form and completed his first canoe in 1938, which he immediately sold. [1]
Between 1971 and 1974 the Hughes 22 continued in production as the North Star 22. Also produced were a line of Sparkman & Stephens' designs, including the North Star 500, North Star 1000, North Star 1500, North Star 38 and the North Star 80/20. The company also built the Bruce Farr-designed North Star 727 and North Star 900 starting in 1973. [1 ...
The B.N. Morris Canoe Company of Veazie, Maine, produced wood and canvas canoes from 1891 until fire destroyed the factory late in 1919. The shapeliness, style, and workmanship of the Morris canoes and boats made some of the most picturesque craft that were ever built with this construction form.
Backlund had been a deep water sailor out of England for twelve years before coming to Lake Coeur d’Alene, where he owned five boats in five years before becoming captain of North Star. [3] Bell, Fred C. (b.1867), engineer, served on Amelia Wheaton, Volunteer, Echo, General Sherman, Coeur d’Alene, Kootenai, Georgie Oakes, and others. [21] [44]
Old Town Canoe Company is a historic maker of canoes in Old Town, Maine. The company had its beginnings in 1898, in buildings constructed in 1890 for a shoe business, and was incorporated in 1901. The company had its beginnings in 1898, in buildings constructed in 1890 for a shoe business, and was incorporated in 1901.
Trappers Canoes: A loose grouping of smaller canoes that has changed over the years. This class includes lower grade pleasure canoes and the Bantam, which is a 2nd grade version of Bobs Special. Cruisers Canoes: Designed to go fast, these models are narrower, more rounded across the bottom and have finer lines than other models. The Guides ...
The North Star 500 is a Canadian trailerable sailboat that was designed by the American firm of Sparkman & Stephens as an International Offshore Rule Quarter Ton class racer and first built in 1973. The boat was Sparkman & Stephens' design #2135. [1] [2] [3] The North Star 500 was also built in Finland as the Blue Bird 25. [1] [3]
North Star was a sternwheel steamer that operated in western Montana and southeastern British Columbia on the Kootenay and Columbia rivers from 1897 to 1903. The vessel should not be confused with other steamers of the same name, some of which were similarly designed and operated in British Columbia and the U.S. state of Washington .