Ted Srygley of Archer Florida builds kids canoes!
(click images for larger photo)Well, that's not all he builds, but it's what has his attention at the moment. I believe he started with a plywood pirogue and then moved on to canoes.
Here I'm admiring Ted's strip built Wee Lassie canoe at a local Lake Santa Fe clean up event.
Here's a better view of it. Western red cedar covered with glass, epoxy and varnish.
His kids canoes are his own design. They have 1/8" plywood sides and 1/4" plywood bottoms. No frames, so they nestle stack very well. (It's a good thing because he's always hauling a load of them across country for grand kids and nephews and nieces.) The paddles are 1/8" ply blades on closet rod poles.
Here Ted is getting ready for some sea trials. The larger boat on the right is actually a "mama canoe" and you can nestle two or more kids canoes inside it for easy cartoping to a family adventure. (OK Ted, where's the "papa canoe" ?)
You can email questions or comments to:
Ted Srygley <stacks@mindspring.com>
