Birch Bark canoe buoyancy

[Kim Ribic]

Morning
Would any one know what type of canoes were used in the movie,
Last of the Mohicans?
Who built them?
Are there plans available to build one?
Thanks for any info
Kim

[Greg Nolan]

There are at least 2 movie versions of The Last of the Mohicans

A trailer for the 1936 movie can be found at

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=roVEH5QKEJA

The canoe shown at 0:26 of the trailer appears to be an ordinary then-modern (that is, wood/canvas) large canoe (maybe 20+ feet) to which were tacked on raised sheers and stems to imitate a canot du nord. The gunwales of the basic canoe which was modified were not covered over and are pretty clearly visible.


Glimpses of the canoes in the 1992 version of the movie may be seen at the point indicated in the following trailers/clips:

http://www.zuguide.com/#The-Last-of-the-Mohicans
1:02-1:06

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aHLoJfnFNv0
5:02-5:07


http://www.ovguide.com/movies_tv/the...e_mohicans.htm
1:32-35
The canoe shown seems to be a better reproduction of a canot du nord than was made for the 1936 film, but from what can be seen in these short scenes, I won't hazard even a guess as to how these reproductions were built.

[Tom Widney]

I seem to remember seeing an add for the sale of the 1992 canoes, they were in a warehouse somewhere in the UK. This was in the last year or so.