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Hello All, I am looking for help identifying a ~25 year old Canoe that I just purchased for cheap and am hoping to fix up for a fun summer of paddling. I found a serial number stamped into the hull on the back right of the boat under the gunwale. The serial number reads: SCSN6993K596 The...

Working on a Chestnut canoe I picked up at the assembly. I was thinking I would scarf in the gunwale repairs to replace the badly done prier repairs. (In-wales spliced with a 45 deg. cut that has separated) However after scraping off some of the cloudy varnish i found the gunwales are oak...