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Opal
Touring
PEARL
BOREAS
   

Opal

A smaller, more stable Pearl, we designed the Opal for pleasure paddling. An ideally sized canoe for two people to explore small lakes and streams, the small size also works great for parents paddling with kids. Paddle it backwards from the bow seat to freight large loads or big dogs.

prices & specs

Measurements

Length: 14ft 9in

Length/Width Ratio: 5.2

Width: 35.5 gw / 36 mx / 34 wl

Sheer: 21 bw / 13.5 ms / 21 st

Rocker: 2 bw / 2 st

Weight: 34 SL /  36 BL / 57 IXP

Optimal Load: 225-525lbs

Displacement: 2” WL : 160 lbs
3” WL : 290 lbs
4” WL : 395 lbs
5″ WL : 545 lbs
  • Note: shown with optional upgraded walnut components.

Laminations

BlackLite:

Proprietary carbon outer with Aramid reinforcements. Combines the stiffness of carbon fiber and the excellent tensile strength of Aramid. Our full wet vacuum bag and foam core allows us to artfully balance strength and weight. For those that want significantly greater durability than StarLite, yet value a lightweight canoe. Exterior resin coated for maximum weight savings.

Color: Black carbon weave.

StarLite:

All Aramid. Our proprietary yellow and black makes a stunning moiré pattern. Full wet bag minimizes resin and creates the lightest weight canoe available. Foam core, ribs and internal reinforcements make a stiff, efficient hull. The choice of flat-water paddlers everywhere. Exterior resin coated for maximum weight savings.

Color: Northstar proprietary Aramid weave.

IXP:

Substantial Innegra with an inner blanket of Aramid. Innegra has excellent impact absorption, great flex and good abrasion resistance. A full wet vacuum bag makes a durable, reasonably light canoe. Multiple layers of Innegra with no foam core or ribs means a canoe capable of extended river tripping and expedition whitewater. An extremely durable lamination with far better performance than Royalex. Exterior resin coated because gel coat chips and cracks when subjected to substantial impacts.

Color: Innegra weave

Our Laminations

Learn more about Northstar's lamination options in this in-depth article.

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Trim Options

Tandem Canoe: Aluminum Trim: Standard Ash Components:

Proprietary two piece bronze anodized aluminum gunwales; thermoformed deck plates; bronze anodized aluminum thwarts and grab handles; ash yoke; laminated contoured ash web seats hung on ash drops.

Tandem Canoe: Aluminum Trim: Upgraded Walnut Components:

Proprietary two piece bronze anodized aluminum gunwales; thermoformed deck plates; walnut and ash laminated contoured web seats hung on walnut drops; walnut and ash laminated yoke and thwarts.

Tandem Canoe: Wood Trim: Standard Walnut Components:

Timeless oiled ash gunwales; sculpted and laminated walnut and ash end decks; walnut and ash laminated contoured web seats hung on walnut drops; walnut and ash laminated yoke and thwarts; tie down loops. Wood trim increases the weight of a tandem canoe by ~3 lbs.

What Kind of Gunwales?

Learn what the best material is for you in this article.

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