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263 Station Street, Lake Placid NY 12946

Fall/Winter Shop Hours:

Wednesday - Friday: 1:00 - 5:30
Saturday: 10:00 - 5:00
(or by appointment - 518-524-2949).

We Ship Boats Nationwide!

Beat the '09 Price Increase
Buy Your Boat Before New Years and Receive a Free Werner Carbon Paddle!!!

"Your new laminates are as good as or better than that of the military aerospace industry I worked in ." - recent e-mail

Last Updated: October 23, 2008

About Us

A Canoe Design Primer

High-Tech lamination Method

The Trim We Use & Why

Outfitting - The Canoe Cockpit

Owners' Page

Storing & Transporting Boats

Links - Dealers, Suppliers, and Organizations we support

Adirondack Trails, a locally produced TV show, featured Placid Boatworks in a recent segment.

(To Play, click arrow in circle. Skip to 7:15 to see how we build a Placid Boatworks boat. To Pause, click button on far left at bottom. To view Full Screen, click button to right of time slider along bottom.)

NEW TANDEM FOR '09

SpitFire - 12' Pack Canoe

Read Spitfire paddling.net reviews

See video of SpitFire

RapidFire - 15' Pack Canoe

Read RapidFire paddling.net reviews)

NEW - See video of RapidFire

NEW TANDEM FOR '09

FlashFire - 13' Solo

WildFire - 14' Solo

Selecting the Right Paddle

Care and Feeding Instructions

2008 Price List

Boats in Stock

Placid Boatworks builds the highest quality solo and tandem recreational canoes available right in our waterside shop in Lake Placid. What sets our paddlecraft apart from other manufacturers?

Strong, lightweight carbon and kevlar construction.
Beautiful, hand-finished Adirondack cherry gunwales and seat frames or high-tech, ultralight Cobrasox (see below)
Highly water resistant thwarts and deck plates of colorful, laminated hardwood.
Clean and green - Click Here to read more on our lamination method or view video above...

Comfort Touring Package (standard equipment on our boats)*	Placid Boatworks	Others
Cherry Gunwales/ Dymondwood® Thwarts	Included	+$100 - $200 or NA
Foot Braces	Included	+$50 - $85
Two-Tone Hull with Scuff Patch	Included	+$125, if available
Custom Tinting of Clearcoat (Sapphire / Ruby / Emerald / Diamond	Included	Not Available with most
Custom Seat (wood or carbon)	Included	+$75
Kayak Back Band	Included	+$50

*(For the ultimate in light weight, we also offer a minimalist "Nessmuk Package" - deleting the seat, backband and footbraces and substituting a foam seat.)

Recycled Boats!

Our unique lamination process allows us to build complete boats out of small pieces of fabric that end up in the scrap heap of most boat builders. We offer a limited number of recycled material boats starting at $1,695. Ash rails, 30 lb SpitFire. Call for details.

Cobra XLT Gunwales and Thwarts- Ultralight, Zero Maintenance

20 lb SpitFire / 25 lb RapidFire*

* Includes molded seat, backband and footpegs

BAG IT! -- Wouldn’t it be nice to have a fitted cover for your Placid Boatworks paddlecraft? The BAG LADY, Sue Audette, will build you one of her high quality, custom fit boat bags. These are the same bags that racers use to protect their crafts from sun, rain and road grime, and they’ll do the same for your Placid Boatworks boat. Please visit Sue’s www.waterworkscanoe.com website for more information and to place orders. Particular questions can be sent to baglady@charter.net.

Custom spray decks are now available for the SpitFire and RapidFire. Deck kits include shock-corded aluminum poles, heavy duty coated nylon cover material with integrated shock cord for secure fit, and all hardware needed to mount. Comes in a coated nylon thwart bag. Made for us exclusively by The Bag Lady.

In Store for '07 - TEVA Karnali Wraptor sandals, Sunkosi watershoes and dry bags and packs. "The best go anywhere sandal we've tried."
(Wraptor - Ed.'s Pick, Best Value. National Geographic)

Wraptor

Sunkosi

RapidFire first in new solo rec class, 2007 Adirondack Canoe Classic (90-Miler).
(Click Here for Race Pics)

Next time you're in town, be sure to stop by and see Charlie and Joe. If the water's not solid, you can treat yourself to a Placid Boatworks test drive right outside our door. For more information about Placid Boatworks and our product line, call us at 518-524-2949, e-mail us at info@placidboatworks.com or stop by our 263 Station Street shop (across from the train station).

Pb Lightweight Touring Hats, Werner Paddles and Astral PFDs.

See Price List page for pricing on new items.