- Adirondack-Guideboat

Welcome! This is a blog about the Adirondack guideboat. It includes whatever strikes that author’s fancy. For example, you might follow his progress building such an iconic craft, or go along on a 90 mile guideboat race, or learn about some particularly interesting person or happening involving these magnificent wooden boats. Enjoy.

Building an Adirondack Guideboat-Attaching the ribs and Stems

In the last post we prepared the bottom board to receive the ribs and stems. The board was beveled so

Building an Adirondack Guideboat-The bottom board

This is the first time I have built a guideboat where I have had long enough stock so that I can

The Adirondack Guideboat-90 Miler Guideboat Race-Brown’s Tract

Passage through Brown’s Tract occurs during the first day of the 90 Miler. I’m told it is a nightmare for those

The Adirondack Guideboat in wind

All boat designs are a result of trade offs. The primary drivers for the Adirondack guideboat were that it had

The Adirondack Guideboat-Wind:The Enemy of the 90 mile Canoe Race

We’ve been talking about the 90 Mile Canoe (guideboat) race held in the Adirondacks every fall. In three days, the

The Adirondack Guideboat-The 90 Miler Canoe and Guideboat Race-Part 2

Last time we met John Homer who races in the Adirondack 90 Mile Canoe and Guideboat race. I need to

The Adirondack Guideboat-The 90 Mile Adirondack Canoe (Guideboat) Classic

The 90 Miler, as it is known in the Adirondacks, is a three-day boat race held on the second weekend

The Adirondack Guideboat-Reuben Cary’s Guideboat

We have been talking about Reuben Cary, his prowess as an Adirondack guide in the late 1800’s. As it turns

Adirondack Guideboats-Making the Cary Guide’s Paddle

Last time, we heard about Reuben Cary, one of the most renowned guides and woodsmen the North Country has ever

The Adirondack Guideboat-Guide Reuben Cary’s Guideboat Paddle

Before going back to boat building this fall, I decided to finish the Reuben Cary guide’s paddle I started this summer at

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