A current offering on ebay shows a 1941 Old Town Trapper.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=7194560275&rd=1&sspagename=STRK:MEWA:IT&rd=1
The seller says it has two cracked ribs.... not from abuse but from age.
The photo shows two adjacent ribs broken and it looks like the planking behind them is cracked also.
How likely is that from age?
S/N 131469.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=7194560275&rd=1&sspagename=STRK:MEWA:IT&rd=1
The seller says it has two cracked ribs.... not from abuse but from age.
The photo shows two adjacent ribs broken and it looks like the planking behind them is cracked also.
How likely is that from age?
S/N 131469.