Detroit Boat Company

The Detroit Boat Company offered three models of canoe. The different models were built on the same molds, and differ only in trim, as described below.

Detroit Canoe Dimensions
LengthMax. BeamBeam at RailsDepth
14323012
15323012
163330½12
17333112
183431½12½
20363313½
Data from 1911 catalog.

Hudson River Model - Spruce gunwales (closed), oak stems, oak or ash thwarts, seats and decks.

Yukon River Model - Rails spruce or mahogany; decks, thwarts, seats of mahogany.

Takoma Special - 18' length only. Same as Yukon River, but with higher stems and more upswept sheer. Decks birdseye maple or mahogany. Rails mahogany or maple. Seats and thwarts to match decks. 1911 catalog claims only 100 to be built that year, and no more than 5 to be sold in a single city.