Need help with 16' Penobscot canoe

[Ray Pape]

My son is restoring a 16' canoe which we are pretty sure was made by Penobscot Canoe Co.

Although I am a third generation cabinet maker and can do all the necessary wood work I really have no clue about putting the canvas on the canoe.

Could someone suggest a book that will give me the information I need.

Thanks!!!

 

[David McDaniel]

"The Wood & Canvas Canoe" by , Jerry Stelmok & Rollin Thurlow. It is available here at the Online Store!

 

[Ray Pape]

Outstanding. Thanks!

 

[Dave Wermuth]

check out the various you tube videos. It's easy actually.

 

[Kathryn Klos]

Please feel free to check back here with questions, and we love seeing pictures of projects in progress-- and then the final launch!

 

[Dan Miller]

Unfortunately, the book Dave recommended is out of print. Fortunately, some reasonably priced used copies can be still found on the various used book sites.

Lots of stuff on this site, and our own Fitz was slumming around over on the WoodenBoat forums and posted this sequence, which describes the process pretty well: http://forum.woodenboat.com/showthread.php?141075-Canvassing-Your-Canoe

You are not at all far from the Delaware Valley Chapter or Upper Chesapeake Chapter - these chapters have been known to help folks get their canoes into canvas. Chapter contacts are here: http://www.wcha.org/local-area-chapters/

 

[mccloud]

The Upper Chesapeake chapter meets at the Havre de Grace, MD, maritime museum (within 200 feet of the Concord Point lighthouse), every Tuesday evening at 7pm. We've got 2 or 3 guys who drive down from NJ nearly every week. But more to your question - a restored Old Town is scheduled for recanvasing on 21 Feb. That might be worth a drive down. Tom McCloud

 

[Ray Pape]

Wow! Would you mind a couple quests attending?

 

[greenvilleguy]

Ray,

Here is a link I found helpful as an augmentation to the Wood and Canvas Canoe -- http://www.facebook.com/note.php?note_id=10150376875212696. It's a tutorial by Mike Elliott.

You can see pictures of my own "Rube Goldberg" setup on this forum at http://forums.wcha.org/showthread.php?8422-My-Canoe-will-float-again!

Anyway, it's easy and actually fun. My only advice is to have a helper when you get ready to close up the ends. Stretching the canvas with one hand, holding the tack with the other one and hammering with the third one is tough by yourself. I did it, but next time I'd buy a six pack and invite a helper over.

 

[mccloud]

Guests are always welcome. In fact, we sometimes shanghai tourists walking past. Tom McCloud

 

[Ray Pape]

My son and I will be there.

Thanks,
Ray

 

[Fitz]

Slumming

Fitz was slumming around over on the WoodenBoat forums

Slumming???!!

I kinda consider it Missionary Work..who knows how many people I have brought over to see the light of wooden canoes and the WCHA!