nice looking canoe.
Kapena on Maui - Malama Ula C.C. now Wailea C.C. built an OC3 years ago… fiberglass construction. Boat wuz bitchen and ran in the flats as well as the down wind runs. It also was caused riot at the races and had to go un-official as i recall!
Yep Deb,
We took some “skins” off the front of a Force Five and slapped then together.
Process made it heavier than it should of been but still turned out to be a fast sit-on-top 3-man. Oh ya, had foot steering too.
Eric—
Kapena’s boat was fun, You should get him to bring back out…. You guys could use that boat during your practices. or i’ll just “small kine” borrow it!!!!!!!! It was a little heavy, but it moved fast. The foot steering is great.
ours is close to 90 lbs, but she’s been repainted and repaired quite a bit since she first made it to the states from tahiti many years ago. I think she was about 70 lbs then.
whats the length width and rocker if you don’t mind me asking.and it must feel light. its only 50 lbs a paddler,we have a 30ft dugout that would be a good 3 man. we have 5 seats in it and I use it for our 8 year old paddlers,mostly. our ladies race it in the 4 man races they have sometimes.
Today’s a good day.. I got a Hurricane again yesterday its my second one . its great to have good friends in the canoe business.
“looks like a million dollars” was a line i picked up in my years liiving in America, in spanish i would say:
” ESE CASCO ES UNA MAZA!!!!!”
as in Hawaiian slang would be “DAT HULL IS DA KINE!!!!!”
one day i will be visiting your home waters………
Ia Orana Hiro and Maurururu( is this correct fo thanks?) for being there, sharing the tahitian way to us!
56 Posts
thats a beautiful V3
Mon, 11/17/2008 - 8:33pm
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Yes, it’s wood….Poplar. Body-worked, primed, and painted.
Mon, 11/17/2008 - 9:12pm
244 Posts
And I thought ours was nice Toa,
Did you build that Bill? Looks awesome. Hows it run in the bumps?
“If you’re not certified you’re not qualified”
Mon, 11/17/2008 - 10:42pm
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I need one of those , even if I have to build it myself..
Anyone have line drawings ?
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Tue, 11/18/2008 - 3:20am
118 Posts
nice looking canoe.
Kapena on Maui - Malama Ula C.C. now Wailea C.C. built an OC3 years ago… fiberglass construction. Boat wuz bitchen and ran in the flats as well as the down wind runs. It also was caused riot at the races and had to go un-official as i recall!
:)
:)
Tue, 11/18/2008 - 5:16am
61 Posts
It was built by the Tahitian who built Livestrong’s two Tahitian-designed OC-6’s that are painted black.
Tue, 11/18/2008 - 5:46am
694 Posts
Anyone have any experience with the Maui Kanu V3 built in New Zealand?
Tue, 11/18/2008 - 6:09am
472 Posts
Nice canoe. holly. That’s what we need at our shed sometimes only 3 out of the 6 show up. is there any specs like length width height weight?
Listen….I can hear the water calling.
Tue, 11/18/2008 - 6:51am
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Yep Deb,
We took some “skins” off the front of a Force Five and slapped then together.
Process made it heavier than it should of been but still turned out to be a fast sit-on-top 3-man. Oh ya, had foot steering too.
Tue, 11/18/2008 - 3:59pm
118 Posts
Eric—
Kapena’s boat was fun, You should get him to bring back out…. You guys could use that boat during your practices. or i’ll just “small kine” borrow it!!!!!!!! It was a little heavy, but it moved fast. The foot steering is great.
:)
Tue, 11/18/2008 - 4:39pm
78 Posts
Any more photos of this boat an the livestrong 6man .
Design realy looks cool
Wed, 11/19/2008 - 11:24am
867 Posts
wonder how much she weighs.
Wed, 11/19/2008 - 1:30pm
472 Posts
a single is 25 give or take. and a double is 50 maybe it could be around 75 lbs give or take.
Listen….I can hear the water calling.
Wed, 11/19/2008 - 1:49pm
56 Posts
ours is close to 90 lbs, but she’s been repainted and repaired quite a bit since she first made it to the states from tahiti many years ago. I think she was about 70 lbs then.
Wed, 11/19/2008 - 2:35pm
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I’d estimate 150 lbs.
Wed, 11/19/2008 - 7:54pm
867 Posts
i bet it would be pretty sweet if you rigged it to sail too…
Wed, 11/19/2008 - 9:43pm
471 Posts
Our V3 is 65 kg… close to 150 lbs.
Be water, my friend.
http://tuaruavaa.blogspot.com/
Thu, 11/20/2008 - 6:41am
472 Posts
whats the length width and rocker if you don’t mind me asking.and it must feel light. its only 50 lbs a paddler,we have a 30ft dugout that would be a good 3 man. we have 5 seats in it and I use it for our 8 year old paddlers,mostly. our ladies race it in the 4 man races they have sometimes.
Today’s a good day.. I got a Hurricane again yesterday its my second one . its great to have good friends in the canoe business.
Listen….I can hear the water calling.
Thu, 11/20/2008 - 7:32am
471 Posts
Pics here http://www.ocpaddler.com/node/4211 , third post.
lenght is approx 11 metres.
Be water, my friend.
http://tuaruavaa.blogspot.com/
Thu, 11/20/2008 - 10:38am
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Hiro, i was looking at the pics on your linked earlier post, the V3 TUBUAI MANU bottom looks like a million dollars!!! is she as good as i think?????
i mean, she look like she can surf!!!!!!
Ia orana!
Fri, 11/21/2008 - 3:38am
471 Posts
Yes she can !
Wide and flat bottomed. and it doesn’t cost a million $, we got it for 3500 €.
Be water, my friend.
http://tuaruavaa.blogspot.com/
Fri, 11/21/2008 - 6:58am
245 Posts
“looks like a million dollars” was a line i picked up in my years liiving in America, in spanish i would say:
” ESE CASCO ES UNA MAZA!!!!!”
as in Hawaiian slang would be “DAT HULL IS DA KINE!!!!!”
one day i will be visiting your home waters………
Ia Orana Hiro and Maurururu( is this correct fo thanks?) for being there, sharing the tahitian way to us!
Fri, 11/21/2008 - 11:13am
71 Posts
Beautiful canoe…
Anymore Pics?
Misery is Optional…..
Misery is Optional…..
Wed, 11/26/2008 - 6:51pm