The Bear Mountain Boat Shop

Well its been a busy summer gone by.. new home is almost done and were ready almost to movem in.. In hopes it will be my last move.. :eyebrows The summer was very nice here and we enjoyed the summer of nightless days..short but sweet.. Finally received the book Ive wanted for years :wink In otherwar...

Hello Bear Mountain Boats and Greetings Glen. :eyebrows Its been a long time ago since Ive been here but I have the itch once again and looking to start a canoe that the entire family is able to enjoy.. Our family consists of yours truly and my wife as well as my 6 year old son and 2 samoyed gals. A...

This is funny: And catchy... We had our new neighbor stop in for coffee and we got into talking about doing somthing special with our FAMILIES next summer.. I told them about our plans and guess what?? Now they want to build a canoe... :applause :shocked :laughing They dont speak english so they ask...

Ahhh shucks! Thanks We really do like the style and shape of the RedBird... Also I am a seaman and have sea rescue experience .. and I have been out in the Baltic on a raft with higher waves so ... I managed with that... The Baltic can get very rough in a storm too...Each 2 weeks we are out at sea w...

mt pocket Thank you for your output.. We have been in a heavier plastic canoe by I think it was by coleman in high winds unexpectedly and we didnt get scared or worried but ohhh boy was it tough to paddle against the wind.. plus we had our tent, euquipment and our hunting dog.. she loved it sitting ...

:thinking Thanks for your replies.. The wife was asking then if the Nomad would be a better choice? We dont want to go to anything we cant handle, and only fool ourselves and then to regret.. Classic Finn PS Maybe we could always build the Redbird after we learn on an easier canoe.. also thinking of...

Just want to ask... before ordering plans ... We both just love the Redbird... I believe it is the same one that Dean in California is building... would this canoe be good and stable for us (well ok..). Beginners??? Gee that was tough to admit.... :crying ( Beginners) ugh.. We would use it mostly fo...

Several European kayak builders use Picea Abies or Norway Spruce for boat building. It has a very light color and is not too heavy though a bit heavier than cedar. Glen I have heard that the American Finns use the cedar branches for Sauna Switches? when here we use Birch of course with the leaves o...

I guess we have a question right away (Gee one out of a future million)

The plans are they full-size mold drawings, which are glued onto the mold board, then cut to shape ??

Classic Finn

Thank You Kent: Your very kind folks on this website... :applause Now I have to see if we have cedar or red cedar here in Finland :thinking I dont think it grows here... Juniper does and its "Protected".. We do have Birch, Pine, Spruce...and hmmmmmmm. Okay I have to translate the other tre...

Hey, that is good news. You will get bitten by the boat-building bug. :laughing If you send an email to Bear Mountain, perhaps Joan can tell you if there are any import duties on plans. Don't forget to take a camera with you, we love pics. :eyebrows Hi Glen We are really looking forward to this adv...

Good evening to our faraway friends: First Id like to say thank you for the Independence Day Wishes..what a cold day to celebrate Finnish Independence Day - Brrrrrr We also wish it would be July 4th or another summertime day or month... But okay we are a free country to enjoy the benefits of what my...

Good evening Brian

I just showed your post to my wife... and I could tell by the expression on her face she
wasnt too enthused about the idea, especially when our 1 year old is all over waddling
around...


Nice photography on your website..

Classic Finn

Aloha Kent Thank you for your encouragement and nice thoughts.. At this time however building our own canoe is out of reach due to us having no garage or shop to build in. Another set back is that winter is with us for the next 5 months.. :crying Yes my wife is very creative and talented with design...

Yaa... I here that there's only two occupations in Canada.... 1. Hockey Players and 2. Boat Builders... :laughing Here as well.. Ship Building and Hockey ! But I,ll be Diplomatic about the Hockey Subject The ship building is big here though.. If you have been on RCCL or Carnival ...etc.. Including ...