Canoe Materials
Our unique, high-tech Infusion System, adapted from the aerospace industry, offers distinct advantages over traditional boat building systems:
- Eliminates human error
- Drastically reduces the number of blemishes and imperfections
- Dramatically improves production efficiency
- Produces stronger, higher quality laminates
- Reduces excess resin in the laminate
- Has far less gas emissions (a plus for the environment)
- And produces better, more consistent boats.
Today, Nova Craft Canoe is the only boat builder using this unique process on every laminate canoe we make. It costs us more to produce canoes this way but the quality speaks for itself. The bottom line: You get a superior, stronger lightweight canoe, made to exacting standards while we protect the environment.
Laminates
Laminates are a great choice for river, lake or pond. In addition to their strength and light weight, they glide smoother and faster on the water.
Kevlar
These hulls are infused with high impact vinylester resin, sandwiched with fiberglass cloth between an outer layer of Cap (Chemically Activated Polyester) cloth and an inner layer of Kevlar.
Kevlar/Spectra
We combine Kevlar and Spectra with a high impact-resistant vinylester resin in these infused hulls for expedition quality, lightweight canoes that resist tearing and punctures far better than an all Kevlar canoe.
Blue Steel
Nova Craft’s exclusive BLUE STEEL is an advanced Kevlar Carbon material combined with Spectra and applied through a unique infusion process. The result is a tough, rigid canoe that’s surprisingly light and easy to handle. The ideal lightweight option for expedition adventure.
ABS Royalex
Royalex (expedition grade) and Royalex Lite (Royalex industry standards), are ABS plastic laminates with a core of expanded closed cell foam. We custom order our Royalex sheets for each model for extra hull strength and stiffness while keeping the weight down. These canoes are great for shallow rivers and whitewater and stand up under the most rugged conditions. The major advantage to ABS canoes is their survivability in situations where an accident might leave a less robust canoe unusable. When you’re on a remote wilderness trip and you need to rely on your boat to bring you back, ABS is still the most popular choice. 
