Adirondack guideboat
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The Adirondack guideboat is a rowboat that was developed in theTemplate:Nbsp1840s for recreational activities in the Adirondack region of NewTemplate:NbspYork state.Template:Zwj<ref name="sbm">Template:Cite magazine</ref> It was designed to have a shallow draft, carry three people and their gear, and be light enough to be portaged by one man, theTemplate:Nbspguide. It is propelled by oars in rowlocks, as a rowboat, rather than a paddle, as in a canoe. Typical dimensions are Template:Convert in length, Template:Convert beam, and a weight of Template:Convert.Template:Zwj<ref name="sbm" /> While superficially resembling a canoe in size and profile, its construction methods are very different and are one of its defining features.Template:Zwj<ref name="ag">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
The stem and ribs are made from spruce, a wood which has a very high strength to weight ratio. The hull is planked up with cedar laps, with seams tacked with copper tacks. The hull has a bottom board, like a dory, typically made of pine.Template:Zwj<ref name="ag" /> Ribs are traditionally cut from spruce roots which have a grain following the desired curvature of the rib.Template:Zwj<ref name="Sulavik">Template:Cite book</ref> Adirondack historian [[Alfred L. Donaldson|AlfredTemplate:NbspL. Donaldson]] credits Adirondack guides Mitchell Sabattis and Cyrus Palmer with the invention of the guideboat.Template:Zwj<ref name="Donaldson-History">Template:Cite book</ref>Template:Rp<ref name="Aber-King-History">Template:Cite book</ref>Template:Rp
Since 1962, the annual Willard Hanmer Guideboat Race has been held on the closest Sunday to the [[4th of July|4thTemplate:Nbspof July]] in Saranac Lake.Template:Zwj<ref name="ncpr">Template:Cite news</ref> It is a Template:Convert canoe and kayak race on Lake Flower and down the Saranac River.
In 2016, modern hand-crafted versions sold for about US$20,000Template:Zwj<ref name="bot">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> (Template:InflationTemplate:ZwjTemplate:Inflation/fn).
