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B 17
Touring
NORTHWIND
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B 17

Is it a Bomber? A Ted Bell 17? A Bear 17? Could be any or all of them. We couldn’t follow the lead of every other canoe company and call this model a Prospector, even though it is our most versatile design. The B 17 will handle a month in the wilderness or carry the whole family for floats on the local river. You can load it with four barrels and enjoy its moving water performance on an expedition. Or you can enjoy its safe, stable reassurance while day-paddling when the two kids and Lassie are all hanging over one side of the canoe watching Mom land a walleye.

prices & specs

Measurements

Length: 17’0″

Length/Width Ratio: 6.2

Width: 36 gw / 36 mx / 33 wl

Sheer: 21.5 bw / 14 ms / 19 st

Rocker: 3 bw / 3 st

Weight: 40 SL / 43 BL / 64 IXP

Optimal Load: 400-700 lbs

Displacement: 2″ WL : 215 lbs
3″ WL : 370 lbs
4″ WL : 510 lbs
5″ WL : 690 lbs

Laminations

BlackLite:

Proprietary carbon outer with Aramid reinforcements. Combines the stiffness of carbon fiber and the excellent tensile strength of Aramid. Our full wet vacuum bag and foam core allows us to artfully balance strength and weight. For those that want significantly greater durability than StarLite, yet value a lightweight canoe. Exterior resin coated for maximum weight savings.

Color: Black carbon weave.

StarLite:

All Aramid. Our proprietary yellow and black makes a stunning moiré pattern. Full wet bag minimizes resin and creates the lightest weight canoe available. Foam core, ribs and internal reinforcements make a stiff, efficient hull. The choice of flat-water paddlers everywhere. Exterior resin coated for maximum weight savings.

Color: Northstar proprietary Aramid weave.

IXP:

Substantial Innegra with an inner blanket of Aramid. Innegra has excellent impact absorption, great flex and good abrasion resistance. A full wet vacuum bag makes a durable, reasonably light canoe. Multiple layers of Innegra with no foam core or ribs means a canoe capable of extended river tripping and expedition whitewater. An extremely durable lamination with far better performance than Royalex. Exterior resin coated because gel coat chips and cracks when subjected to substantial impacts.

Color: Innegra weave

Our Laminations

Learn more about Northstar's lamination options in this in-depth article.

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Trim Options

Tandem Canoe: Aluminum Trim: Standard Ash Components:

Proprietary two piece bronze anodized aluminum gunwales; thermoformed deck plates; bronze anodized aluminum thwarts and grab handles; ash yoke; laminated contoured ash web seats hung on ash drops.

Tandem Canoe: Aluminum Trim: Upgraded Walnut Components:

Proprietary two piece bronze anodized aluminum gunwales; thermoformed deck plates; walnut and ash laminated contoured web seats hung on walnut drops; walnut and ash laminated yoke and thwarts.

Tandem Canoe: Wood Trim: Standard Walnut Components:

Timeless oiled ash gunwales; sculpted and laminated walnut and ash end decks; walnut and ash laminated contoured web seats hung on walnut drops; walnut and ash laminated yoke and thwarts; tie down loops. Wood trim increases the weight of a tandem canoe by ~3 lbs.

What Kind of Gunwales?

Learn what the best material is for you in this article.

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