Yohawk
Curious about Wooden Canoes
Hi!
I came across this site while looking for info on canvas/wood canoes. My Dad had an old Old Town wood/canvas canoe when I was a little kid, way back in the late 50's. We spent a lot of time on Ponkapoag Pond in Massachusetts. I can still recall the beauty of the varnished wooden ribs against the green canvas. I also remember it kind of creaked when you paddled it! Great memories......
I spent a lot of my summers paddling in the Adirondacks as a kid with different canoes over the years, but none had the elegance of that one in my childhood dreams. Even had a short stint with an aluminum boat as well.....didn't even make it the whole summer! I recently "upgraded" from a poly canoe to a Mad River Kevlar Explorer. The weight was getting to be a bit much to load on the cap of my pickup truck, so the Kevlar made sense. It's a great boat, easy to handle and load on the racks, however, something is missing. I have just finished oiling the gunwales for the season and while doing so, I started thinking about that old, green image in my head of what a canoe should look like! At 63, there is more time behind me than in front, so I've decided to try and recapture a little of this old memories while I still can. I look forward to learning what I can from the forums and hopefully it will help me find a Classic of mine own! Thanks and I look forward to getting to know you folks!
Jack
I came across this site while looking for info on canvas/wood canoes. My Dad had an old Old Town wood/canvas canoe when I was a little kid, way back in the late 50's. We spent a lot of time on Ponkapoag Pond in Massachusetts. I can still recall the beauty of the varnished wooden ribs against the green canvas. I also remember it kind of creaked when you paddled it! Great memories......
I spent a lot of my summers paddling in the Adirondacks as a kid with different canoes over the years, but none had the elegance of that one in my childhood dreams. Even had a short stint with an aluminum boat as well.....didn't even make it the whole summer! I recently "upgraded" from a poly canoe to a Mad River Kevlar Explorer. The weight was getting to be a bit much to load on the cap of my pickup truck, so the Kevlar made sense. It's a great boat, easy to handle and load on the racks, however, something is missing. I have just finished oiling the gunwales for the season and while doing so, I started thinking about that old, green image in my head of what a canoe should look like! At 63, there is more time behind me than in front, so I've decided to try and recapture a little of this old memories while I still can. I look forward to learning what I can from the forums and hopefully it will help me find a Classic of mine own! Thanks and I look forward to getting to know you folks!
Jack