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Nova Craft Bob Special
Amazing Lightweight Tandem Laminate Open Canoe
The Nova Craft Bob Special - Fibreglass lightweight open canoe is the ideal boat for solo or tandem paddling on a range of calmer waters. At only 15ft this light fibreglass open canoe is easy to handle on and off the car & water.
Nova Craft Bob Special Fibreglass - Moonlight Blue
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Nova Craft Bob Special - FibreGlass
The Nova Craft Bob Special - Fibreglass open canoe is constructed from a lightweight laminate and is super popular for both solo or tandem paddling, this makes it one of the most versatile canoes around. It combines mild v-shaped hull with a slight rocker, these 2 things combined makes for an easy to paddle day tripper style canoe. This with a short 15ft length and its lightweight (26.3kg) nature it can easily be car topped and portaged around lochs.
The Nova Craft Bob Special is an ideal short, lightweight open canoe for around local fresh waters like the Norfolk Broads. The Nova Craft Bob Special will be just fine, in the right hands, crossing open waters such as large broads, or meandering its way down a narrower river. As standard the Bob Special comes fully fitted with 2 comfortable ash wood bootlace seats, a deluxe contoured carrying yoke, bow & stern ash carrying handles as well as front and rear buoyancy tanks which are factory fitted to save messing around and offer enough floatation that should you end up needing to perform an in the water recovery is much easier.
The Bob Special is a great canoe for both beginners just getting into paddling looking for a manageable canoe or in some more advanced hands really pushing its limits. New paddlers tend to enjoy how easy the Bob Special - Fibreglass is to handle, with good levels of stability helping increase confidence, feeling light on the water with a great glide so you can really cover the distance you're looking for. While in the hands of experienced canoeists, the Nova Craft Bob Special is very capable, manoeuvrable and can really move on the water in all directions.
Its Fibreglass Construction is a great option for paddlers looking for a lightweight canoe but also wanting to keep the overall costs down. Nova Crafts Fibreglass is constructed using a woven fibreglass cloth which has a proven track record for being rugged and durable, ideal for paddlers looking at a recreational use canoe that could be their first steps into canoeing or moving out of heavy plastic canoes into the initial steps of lightweight open canoes.
For those looking for an even lighter weight option check out the Nova Craft Bob Special - TuffStuff also available from Norfolk Canoes.
Please Note: We are able to source your dream Nova Craft Canoe in any of their lightweight materials: Tuffstuff, Blue Steel, Aramid Lite as well as with any factory fitted optional extras such as: wooden gunwales, skid plates and kneeling thwart. This means that you can special order a canoe that is fully outfitted with your personal preference of options.
Please call us on 01603 747139 or Contact Us for all Special Order Quotes and ETAs.
Features
- Fibreglass Construction
- 2x Ash Bootlace Seats
- Contoured Ash Carrying Yoke
- Bow and Stern Ash Carry Handles
- Black Anodised Aluminium Gunwales
- Reinforced ABS end deck plates
- Manufactured in Canada
- Symmetrical Hull
- Shallow Arch - Mild-V Bottom
- Slight Rocker with Raised Ends
Dimensions
Fibreglass
- Length: 15ft / 457cm
- Weight: 58lbs / 26.3kgs
- Width: 35″ / 88.9cm
- Centre Depth: 14” / 35.6cm
- Bow/Stern Depth: 21″ / 53.3cm
- Manufacturers Weight Capacity: 800lbs / 364kgs
Optimum weight capacity may differ - please contact us if you are unsure about the suitability of the Nova Craft Bob Special - FibreGlass for your weight
Recommended Accessories
Pelican Beavertail Canoe Paddle
A great cheap lightweight open canoe paddle with aluminium shaft and Polypropylene plastic blade. Lightweight, tough and an ideal spare paddle or for rocky areas when you don't want to be using your nice wooden paddle.
Length 57"
Price
£29.95
Grey Owl Voyaguer Paddle
Light, powerful and a superb all-rounder, the Voyageur is a popular choice of canoe paddle. Laminated Black Cherry, Basswood, Ash and Walnut with Epoxy tip and Polyurethane exterior coating.
Grey Owl Guide
A beautiful paddle for touring and deeper water. Ottertail design that cuts through the water effortlessly. Laminated Black Cherry with Epoxy tip and exterior Polyurethane outer coating.
Canoe Barrels - 30 or 60ltr
Tough canoe barrels are ideal for storing kit when open canoeing. Lashed to the canoe they also provide some additional buoyancy. Available in 30 or 60ltr sizes.
Railblaza C-Tug Trolley
Still the best Portage Trolley on the market, the C-Tug is strong, breaks down into small parts for easy storage and is fully adjustable for a range of canoe hull shapes.
Price
£94.95
Riot Folding Canoe Trolley
A great budget canoe trolley. Folds for easy storage when not in use, solid puncture proof wheels and a kick stand for easy loading.
Price
£67.95
Railblaza C-Tug Trolley
Still the best Portage Trolley on the market, the C-Tug is strong, breaks down into small parts for easy storage and is fully adjustable for a range of canoe hull shapes.
Price
£94.95
Colours
Green
Ox Blood
Sand
Moonlight Blue
Clear
Olive
Standard Delivery
If you would like the Nova Craft Bob Special - FibreGlass delivered, please contact us with your address details and we can discuss the options for delivery using our fleet of Canoe Shops vehicles.
Collection - Click & Collect
The Nova Craft Bob Special - FibreGlass is available for instore collection from Norfolk Canoes or from any branch within the Canoe Shops Group.
Our other stores are:
- Bournemouth Canoes - Poole
- Brighton Canoes - Newhaven
- Cornwall Canoes - St Columb Road Nr Newquay
- Kayaks & Paddles - Plymouth
- Manchester Canoes - Warrington
- Southampton Canoes - Totton
We will contact you to arrange collection upon receipt of you order.
