Bell Canoes... No longer in business?!?!?!

[riverrunningmaniac]

I guess I must have been hiding under a rock for the last couple years. I was looking at the bell canoe page, called to inquire about flotation bags and found out that Bell Canoe Works is out of business and has been for a while. After being purchased by ORC they have now decided to let the company die off and become a thing of the past... very sad!!! Here is the only article I found on the topic....

http://www.norcalcanoeing.com/?p=202" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

[Mikey B]

Last I saw, I believe Ted Bell is starting up another company...although the solo models like the Wildfire, flashfire, starfire I believe are being made by Colden?

[skrag]

http://www.northstarcanoes.com/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Bell's been gone so long that Ted Bell is already back in business for himself again. I doubt he'll be making WW boats anytime soon, but the new trippers are just as great as they ever were.

[skrag]

http://www.coldencanoe.com/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

You're right, Mike. Colden's making those Yost designs now. I've seen a couple of Flashfires with white gelcoats on the hull and the kevlar running up and wrapped around the gunwales to the inside. It's a strikingly cool detail.

[RodS]

Unrelated, but can anyone confirm whether Clipper is no longer making Vipers? I cannot find them on their website...

[pblanc]

Unrelated, but can anyone confirm whether Clipper is no longer making Vipers? I cannot find them on their website...

When Clipper recently redesigned their website, the listing for Vipers and Probes disappeared. A friend of mine called Marlin Bayes and was informed that, yes, Clipper still makes both.