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Blue Viking

Wooden Canoe Maniac

• Sep 23, 2008

• #1

Came across a canoe last weekend stamped on the deck was "Stalek Canoe Co." of Canada...other than makeshift repairs, it was on fair shape. very narrow ribs,widely spaced. Couldnt find any serial #'s though! Anyone ever heard of this company?

 

bluedcanoed

LOVES Wooden Canoes

• Sep 23, 2008

• #2

Stalek canoe

Two google references - first one has numerous pictures.

Richard Guy Briggs' Greenspeed GTV-S6
Bow and Stern - March 1979


Cheers,

Bob

 

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Gero

New Member

• Aug 17, 2013

• #3

I have been given a 12' Stalek cedar stripped canoe, which I've patched. Anyone know anything further about them? Google seems to turn up nothing at all.

 

Greg Nolan

enthusiast

• Aug 17, 2013

• #4

Googling "Richard Guy Briggs canoe" brings you to http://tricolour.net/gtvs6.html which has photos of a canoe if you scroll down a bit. Don't know if this is any help. Googling "Bow and Stern - March 1979" gets to a trip report with a trip taken in a Stalek canoe -- but no information about the canoe or its builder.

 

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Gero

New Member

• Aug 17, 2013

• #5

I saw that thread, but I was interested in the history of the company. It's a beautiful canoe, and very light. Although it came with three paddles, I have an itch to make a cherry / maple laminate paddle.