By the end of World War II Grumman was producing a line of 13', 15', 17', 18', 19', and 20' canoes. ![]() ![]() In 1945, the very first aluminum canoe, a 13-footer, was produced at the aircraft plant in Bethpage, Long Island. In the summer of 1944, after portaging a heavy wood and canvas canoe on a fishing trip in the Adirondack Mountains, William Hoffman, Vice President of Grumman Aircraft Engineering, had an idea: What about making a canoe from the same lightweight, stretch-formed aluminum that Grumman had used to become the single largest producer of carrier-based fighter planes during World War II? IMPORTANT: If you cannot log-in, please reset your password using our new 6 character format through and click Forgot Password.Īn email message with a reset link will be sent to your email address. Forum login is separate from account management but shares the same username and password. Your account will now be managed separately from the forum system. To upgrade or change your membership, please and select Upgrade > Supporting Membership. To post in the forums, you must register. ![]() NOTES FOR VISITORS: Welcome to the Alaska Outdoors Supersite forums! The contents of our forums are viewable by anyone, and may be read by clicking the forum headings below.
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