Made-to-order canoes are submitted for build after your purchase. Typical build times range from 4-6 weeks, but can increase to 5-7 weeks during peak summer months.

After your canoe is built, it travels from Esquif’s factory in Canada to our warehouse, where our team inspects your boat before it ever heads your way. From there, it ships via FragilePak for a flat $249 — handled by hand, not by fork lifts — to ensure it arrives in the same condition it left the shop. While the full shipping process takes about 4–7 weeks, it saves you from the all‑too‑common headache of ordering a canoe elsewhere, waiting weeks, only to receive it damaged, file claims, return it, and start the entire process over. Choosing a made‑to‑order Esquif through us means one wait, one shipment, and a canoe that shows up ready for the water.

Total time from purchase to receipt is 8-14 weeks, so please plan purchases accordingly.