How it’s made: Manufacturing canoes and kayaks near Peterborough
Owner Graham Wilkins says it’s one of a few companies in Canada to build watercraft with a process called rotomoulding.
In all, Wilkins said it takes about two hours to cook and cool a kayak. At their facility they churn out about four kayaks and four canoes daily.Once the watercraft comes out of the ‘oven,’ the top of the boat and holes for any seats are cut while the plastic is still warm. Wilkins said seats and end caps, or any additions, are made from the scraps of other canoes and kayaks.
“We’ve been so busy that we haven’t had our plant shut down,” he said. “We try to have it in August but for the past two years we haven’t had a plant shut down until October or November.” She noted bike and boat sales are starting to level-out and people are now focusing on those smaller camping essentials.
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