One Tree Canoe Company

14/01/2024

Looks like our resident Smooth Laminator is happy to be back on the tools!

We might be working out of a temp setup while the new facility is being built, but we're up and running!

20/09/2023

G decided that today was a better day to be on the water than building our new manufacturing facility.... hope you're all into Slip, Slop, Slap!

20/09/2023

30/08/2023

We are selling our 8m Voyageur Canoe. Includes a registered trailer and a rain cover
PM me for details

12/07/2023

For Sale
Ever fancied making your own canoe?
We are selling off our canoe moulds as we finish with them.
First to go are the 16 foot and 18 foot moulds
$750 each includes plugs
Call 0424001646 for details

21/06/2023

Looking for a great “Tree Change”?
How about buying One Tree Canoe Adventures?
See listing below, contact us or the agent for business details

'One Tree Canoe Adventures Company' - Listed by Ray White Lowood Qld

04/06/2023

Finally that day has come!

We have now officially closed our order book and have taken our last canoe order.
Sue and I will work over the next few months to complete the current orders and get them delivered as soon as possible.

As part of our closing the doors, we will be selling off our One Tree Canoe Adventures business. If you or someone you know is looking for a great little hire and tour business, give us a call.

Why? I hear you ask…
We are retiring!
We are packing up and going travelling, spending the kids inheritance and becoming grey nomads!

Happy Paddling everyone 🛶

28/05/2023

Had a great day on the water today with Global Paddler

17/04/2023

Trim is super important, especially in displacement water craft. Not only stability, but tracking and speed through the water will be affected by poor trim. Whilst kneeling in a canoe definitely improves stability, it is still possible to achieve a stable and responsive trim whilst seated

Why Canoe seats are not (always) for sitting on.

On a perfect day, with proper equipment, the minimum of canoeing knowledge and a well balanced (trimmed) canoe, the canoe seats work well for sitting. On a windy day with a canoe that is not trimmed correctly, sitting on the canoe seats is an invitation to fate to send you swimming.

The dad, who is a big guy and just naturally knows how to canoe... because after all he is Canadian, arrives at the dock with young child. Dad unloads the canoe, probably with one arm because it’s a light weight kevlar “prospector” style canoe. Child gets in the front (bow) and sits on the aforementioned “seat”. Dad tosses the snacks and fishing gear in the back where he’ll be sitting. (If he really knew what he was doing he’d call the back the “stern”). He climbs in, sits on the seat with his knees up, feet firmly planted on the bottom of the canoe. He let’s go of the dock... Hopefully they brought a change of clothes and maybe some hot chocolate. Despite tipping two feet from the dock, if there is hot chocolate involved the child will remember the day as being a success.

So what led to needing hot chocolate so soon? The stern seat is closer to the end of the canoe than the bow seat, so even if the paddlers are the same weight, the stern will sink lower into the water than the bow. Compound this with the adult being heavier than the child, the canoe being very light and the prospector shape having very narrow ends. The result is the bow is now in the air (Fig.1). The wide, centre area of the canoe is now out of the water. Dad is now trying to balance on a very small narrow part of the canoe (fig.2). The slightest gust of wind (possible), or sudden movement of the child (inevitable) and we roll the dice to see if they stay upright.

How can we avoid using up all our hot chocolate while still near the dock? First put the extra gear up in front of the child to balance the trim of the canoe (Fig.3). Or even turn the canoe around so the bigger person is kneeling against the bow seat, facing the stern. A child won’t mind sitting on the stern seat, facing the stern. This ensures that the centre area, the widest part of the canoe, is touching the water (Fig.4). The smaller person gets in first and kneels with their bum on the edge of the seat. Knees should be wide apart on the bottom, or pushing against the sides of the canoe if legs are not long enough to kneel. Bigger person then gets in, kneels on the bottom of the canoe, bum resting on the seat. Holding the midpoint of their paddle and putting the blade in the water, they let go of the dock and grab the top grip of their paddle. Ta-da, hot chocolate can be saved until later.