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Profile showing 2 horsepower (1.5 kW) outboard motor

A Scanoe is a brand of boat originally built and named by Coleman, debuted in the 1980's.[1] It is a cross between a skiff and a canoe. It is wider than a conventional canoe and has a flat stern so that a small outboard motor can be mounted if needed, but it is lightweight enough (about 120 pounds (54 kg)) to be portaged or transported on a vehicle roof as opposed to on a trailer.

The Scanoe debuted in 1985 with a horsepower rating of 1.75 and a width of 38 inches, in 1989 the transom capacity was upped to 5 horsepower and the width was increased to 40 and then 43 inches. Later the Scanoe was produced with Coleman's Ram X plastic.[2] Later Pelican bought the brand name from Coleman in approximately 2001 and tried the concept but dropped it a few years later.[3] The term remained and remains in some use often referred to as a "Scout canoe".[3][1] The term loosely refers to a square stern canoe, albeit usually with some association with the Coleman and Pelican versions.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b https://activelyoutdoor.com/what-is-a-coleman-scanoe/ What is a Coleman Scanoe? A Scout Canoe Guide Retrieved April 20, 2022
  2. ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20051203054022/http://www.coleman.com/coleman/colemancom/detail.asp?product_id=S16M010&categoryid=66001 Archived product page Retrieved April 20, 2022
  3. ^ a b https://paddlecamp.com/scanoe/ Coleman Scanoe (The Original Scout Canoe) Retrieved April 20, 2022
  4. ^ https://boatinggeeks.com/coleman-scanoe/ Coleman Scanoe Specs and Review Retrieved April 20, 2022