Old canadian wood canvas

[ndevlin]

Found an interesting old 'barn ready' canoe in the shed of a former summer camp. It is of unknown age and not bears no readily identifiable markings. Years of heavy camp-use has led to repainting and varnishing by the looks of it, and replacement of the seats with solid boards.

Dimensions are:

16' long, single twart

32" wide

12" deep

Ribs: 1.5" wide, 3/8" thick, spaced 1 3/4" apart

Pics attached.


Any ideas what this might be?

Cheers,

- Nick.

 

[ndevlin]

...found the faintest ghost of a decal which appears to be the shield shape of the Canadian Canoe Company.

 

[JClearwater]

The deck shape, rib shapes, planking style(what you can see of it) and the end cant rib being thin and very wide all say Canadian. It's likely a Chestnut or Chestnut clone. What model it is will have to wait for someone a lot more knowledgeable than me. Just my 2 cents worth and at that you may be over paying. Good luck with your project.

Jim

 

[shelldrake]

The deck looks identical to the deck on my Canadian Canoe Co Y stern.

Matt