Canoe Guy BC: How to Install a Keel on a Wood-Canvas Canoe

by Mike Elliott, Kettle River Canoes

email: artisan@ canoeshop.ca

Speaking strictly in terms of form and function, canoes and keels don’t belong together.  Canoes are designed to sideslip easily in large, rapid rivers in order to avoid various obstacles along the way.  However, wood-canvas canoes have often been part of the family for decades.  In this context, they must also be seen through the lens of family history and tradition. ...