Mohawk Whitewater 16

Running Stokers on the Scantic

Of my 8 canoes and kayaks, the Mohawk Whitewater 16 is one of two that I inherited from my father (along with the Spirit II). Mohawk built the Whitewater 16 in the 1980's, and at the time was considered a pretty hot whitewater boat. It was later rebranded as the Intrepid. It is 16-feet long, 36-inches wide with a flat bottom. It weights a ton and will take a beating.

My boat was built in 1989. My father bought it new in the early 1990’s and had it outfitted for whitewater with larger bench seats, knee pads, thigh straps and float bags. We did annual whitewater trips up to the Androscoggin in the 1990’s with the Boston AMC. That was my introduction to paddling.

Running Staircase on the Scantic

Since then, the Mohawk Whitewater 16 has been my go-to tandem boat for anything other than lake paddling. As a solo boat it is a beast unless you have gear in the front. It is great as a tandem or as a poling boat. Even with the flat bottom it has good secondary stability, at least when you are kneeling. It surfs great and poles easy.

And it is tough. I wrapped this boat on a rock when I was poling at the Manville Dam. It took us a while to get it off, but it popped back with one foot stomp, and I have been paddling it ever since.

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