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ANOE
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Click a below to find a specific canoe term
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| BAILER: Device used to remove water from
the canoe. Can be as simple as a milk jug cut to make a scoop. |
| BEAM: The widest part of the canoe, not necessarily
at the gunwales. |
| BENT SHAFT PADDLE: Canoe paddle
with the blade angled anywhere from 5 to 15 degrees for better touring
performance. |
| BOW: The forward part of the canoe. |
| BUOYANCY CHAMBER: An enclosed section of
the canoe, typically located at the bow and the stern filled with
foam or other buoyant material. |
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| CAPACITY: The amount of weight
a canoe can carry and still be safely operated. |
| CARRYING THWART: A brace that runs from gunwale
to gunwale, typically with a cut out for the neck, sometimes padded,
and located just forward of the beam of the canoe. Used to
portage the canoe on your back. |
| CLASS: Rating system for the level
of difficulty experienced on a body of water. Ratings range
from Class I for flat water or little current, to Class VI, which
is extreme danger, no possible rescue. |
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| DEPTH: The distance from the top of the canoe
at the gunwales to the bottom of the canoe when measured at the
beam. A good standard depth is about 13". |
| DRY BAG: A sack or bag used to hold vital
gear and keep it dry in the event of a capsize or water coming into
the canoe. |
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| FLAT WATER: Lakes, rivers, streams, etc.
with almost no current, waves, or chop. |
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| GUNWALES: The upper rails that run along
the outside edges of the canoe. |
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| INITIAL STABILITY: The amount of stability
a canoe has when standing still. |
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| KEEL: Center line of the canoe down the length,
some canoes will have an actual keel molded or attached. |
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| PAINTER: A line attached to the bow and/or
stern of the canoe. |
| PORTAGE: To carry acanoe on your back. To
do this thecanoe will need a carrying thwart. |
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| ROCKER: The amount of upward curve at the
bow and stern of the canoe. |
| ROD: A way of measuring distance when portaging
a canoe. Most people accept that a rod is 16 feet, or one
canoe length. |
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| SECONDARY STABILITY: The amount of stability
a canoe has while being paddled. |
| SOLO CANOE: A canoe typically paddled by
one person. |
| STEM: The shape of the bow of a canoe, rounded
for better maneuverability, squared for better tracking. |
| STERN: The very back end of the canoe. |
| STRAIGHT SHAFT PADDLE: Paddle where the blade
is straight in reference to the shaft of the paddle, no angle to
the blade. |
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| TANDEM CANOE: A canoe typically paddled by
two people. |
| THROW BAG: Emergency equipment used to throw
to some one in the water to pull them in. Typically used in
whitewater conditions. |
| THWART: A brace that runs from gunwale to
gunwale. |
| TOURING CANOE: A canoe typically used for
backcountry camping and cross country travel or long distances or
long durations. |
| TRACKING: Moving forward in a straight line
while being paddled. |
| TUMBLEHOME: The curvature of the sides of
the canoe. |
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