Experience the canoe that started it all on the rivers of Vermont. Mad River Canoe's and Jim Henry's original and much revered classic is truly a timeless design that, when it meets state-of-the art composite materials, is a truly unforgettable experience.
A carefully engineered matrix of Kevlar ©, fiberglass, carbon and core yields a hull that is lighter, faster, more responsive than earlier editions yet has retained in full measure the stability, surprising seaworthiness, and “spark” that has endeared the Malecite to multiple generations of paddlers, tandem or solo. It's a design that has been referred to as “Poetry in motion” by those that have paddled it.
| Gunwale | Avg Weight | Standard Outfitting | MSRP |
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Aluminum
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AluminumNEW for 2011 is the lightest aluminum gunwale ever deployed on a Mad River Canoe. Two part design accommodates hulls of varying thicknesses from Royalex to Composite while providing necessary stiffness to maintain hull shape. The aluminum gunwale is affixed to hull via rivets. 
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51 lbs/23 kg | Contoured cane bow seat, Cane bucket stern seat, Contoured ash portage yoke, Shaped ash carry handles, Thermoformed polyethylene decks | $2449 |
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Wood
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WoodTo many, there's nothing as classic as wooden gunwales, or the proven workmanship of these on a Mad River hull. Crafted of native white ash specially selected for long, straight, tight grain providing strength, stiffness, and a touch of flex. Periodic maintenance required. * Image shows wood gunwale with composite hull. 
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54 lbs/24 kg | Contoured cane bow seat, Cane bucket stern seat, Contoured ash portage yoke, Shaped ash carry handles, Beech wood decks | $2669 |
| Factory-Installed Options | Additional Cost |
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| Skid Plates | $250 |
* Price shown is suggested retail price, net not including taxes. Prices in your market may vary due to currency, VAT, and other taxes. Prices subject to change without notice.
Mad River Canoe has been building canoes of Kevlar aramid fiber longer than anyone else, so we know it well. Used to make body armor, Kevlar boasts a tensile strength 5 times stronger than steel and tremendous impact absorption and tear resistance. Over the years we've combined the best attributes of Kevlar and a hybrid composite matrix containing fiberglass, graphite and core material to build the most durable canoes per pound available.
| Length | Width | Depth | Rocker | Capacity | |||||
| Gunwale | @4" Waterline | Maximum | @Center | @Bow | @Stern | @Bow | @stern | ||
| 16'5" 501 cm |
34.5" 88 cm |
32.25" 82 cm |
34.5" 88 cm |
13" 33 cm |
19" 48 cm |
18" 46 cm |
1.5" 4 cm |
2" 5 cm |
850 lbs 386 kg |
