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fred capenos

Canoe Pilot

• Apr 11, 2009

• #1

We posted a thread a while back about a canoe we picked up that had been cut in half. It was on it's way to becoming bookshelves. I started working on it last November and it is starting to look like a canoe again. Not only had it been cut in half , it was also left in a field where large animals put holes in it, and it was rotted so bad that most of it will be new. We hope to have it done by assembly time. Here are a few pics of the progress. Fred

 

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Kathryn Klos

squirrel whisperer

• Apr 11, 2009

• #2

Looking great, Fred!

 

Dave Wermuth

Who hid my paddle?

• Apr 11, 2009

• #3

Well done Fred

quite a challenging project and looks awesome.
So, 17'? 18'.
Do you know the maker?
Regards, Dave.

 

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fred capenos

Canoe Pilot

• Apr 11, 2009

• #4

Dave, It's a 1942 Old Town AA grade OTCA. All new planking, new rails, new seats and 40 new ribs. Fred

 

MikeCav

Restorer/Videographer

• Apr 12, 2009

• #5

Fred can't be a real canoe builder - his shop is too neat! Great Job, Fred!

 

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Denis M. Kallery

Passed Away July 3, 2012

In Memoriam

• Apr 12, 2009

• #6

Fred
Again I must say you are an inspiration!
Denis

 

chris pearson

Michigan Canoe Nut

• Apr 12, 2009

• #7

Wouldnt it be easier to say what is original? Nice work.

 

Andy Hutyera

The Red Canoe Guy - Life Member

• Apr 12, 2009

• #8

Fred,

Nice work as usual! By the way I found this pair of old canoe decks and I was wondering. . . .

Andy

 

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fred capenos

Canoe Pilot

• Apr 12, 2009

• #9

Thank's for the kind words everyone. I have had a great deal of fun doing this project. However, it nags me to know that it is no longer the same canoe. Or is it? It will have apx.50% original stems, 80% of the deck's, three thwart's and 14 ribs that have new tips on them. In spite of the lack of a form, and my ineptness, at this point, it is laser straight, fair.and has the same rocker as the 1917 OTCA I used to bend ribs on. Here's some more shots. Fred

 

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fred capenos

Canoe Pilot

• Apr 12, 2009

• #10

Opps, Here they are!

 

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Douglas Ingram

Red River Canoe & Paddle

• Apr 14, 2009

• #11

Is there anything actually left of the original canoe? Doesn't look like much!

 

bredlo

LOVES Wooden Canoes

• Apr 14, 2009

• #12

Douglas Ingram said:

Is there anything actually left of the original canoe? Doesn't look like much!

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Looked like just the thwarts and decks to me! Very inspirational.

Makes you wonder how canoe restorers don't all have a God complex.
After all, He's the only other fellow I can think of that could make something so beautiful out of a single rib.