10’ 6” Wee Lassie Paddling lapstrake Canoe J H Rushton Start Price USD 3,800.00 Current Price USD 3,800.00 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price USD 4,200.00 Reserve Price - Start Time Wednesday, July 02, 2008 End Time Monday, July 07, 2008 Location 77 West St. Hatfield, Mass. WWW.RossBros.com See more about '10’ 6” Wee Lassie Paddling lapstrake Canoe J H Rushton ' Description 10’ 6” Wee Lassie Paddling lapstrake Canoe J H Rushton design, built by GEOFF BURKE   Weighing only 38 pounds, with a length of 10'6", she is constructed of Northern white cedar over an oak/pine keel, is framed with elm, and has grown tamarack knees for stems.  This boat was a special order for a customer but was never used. It comes complete with a hand build double blade paddle. Value: $200. Canoe replacement value: $5200.  NO Reserve .   Ever since GEOFF BURKE went on his first canoe trip in the Adirondack Mountains in second grade, canoes and small boats have been an important part of his life. In the early 1970s a love of the wilderness took him to Alaska where a job with summers off let him take a series of canoe trips varying in length from 200 to 1,000 miles. He came to realize that small boats could be capable of more than puddin’ around the pond—they could make voyages of epic length. Upon returning to New England long on watercraft skills but short on marketable ones, a chance encounter with an article in WoodenBoat magazine written by Robert Baker changed his life. Baker’s piece was on building PICCOLO, a 13' lapstrake sailing canoe. Geoff’s many seemingly disparate skills suddenly became a good foundation to becoming a boatbuilder. He attended courses taught by Walt Simmons and John Gardner. Henry Rushton and Pete Culler became the focus of much research. Today, Geoff owns a very successful business building traditional wooden small craft, and enjoys teaching boatbuilding classes at WoodenBoat School and Lake Champlain Maritime Museum.     Chocorua Boatworks (Geoffrey Burke)Chocorua Boatworks103 Old White Mountain Camp Rd.Tamworth NH 03886 This is an excellent craft and will not disappoint.   S/H $500. Most major US cities US lower 48 States.   As always, free pickup at our facility in W. Hatfield MA. 01088   Get Map        RossBros. Auction@RossBros.com   Place a Bid!