Craigs List Maine Canoe

charvey

Enthusiastic about Wooden Canoes
Please someone pick up the courting canoe that is presently on Maine's Craiglist. I would but it is just too far to drive from Atlanta.
 
Thank you for the offer Benson. I have been forbidden to purchase any more canoes until I finish current restorations. If this canoe doesn't sell in the next two week, I may have to face the wife's wrath and make the drive up from Atlanta.
 
So I ended up driving to Maine to pick up a courting canoe as I have always wanted one. The previous owner damaged the hull considerably with roof rack straps. All of which can be fixed.
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The decks are not original (slats with mahogany plywood). Torpedo ends, 48" decks with deck rail caps that may or may not be original. The stems have Kingbury'ish shaped ends. The interior has several layers of paint which I haven't removed to inspect if a serial number exist. Could this be a Kingsbury based on the two part inner gunnels and deck supports?

Yes, that is a poorly made float bag seen in the bow.
 
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