KAT
LOVES Wooden Canoes
This is the latest found boat for us, which at the time of purchase it was unknown what it was for certain as there was only a ghost of a deck decal. With a bit of spit and elbow grease the model number was carefully raised on the bow stem to reveal it to be a Champlain. Unsure of how old it may be, what appeared to be the original canvas under the outwales and stem bands was tacked on, brass tacks on the ends, steel tacks along the sides. Hardware is a mix of brass and steel, all original for thwarts and seats, all being slotted, not Robertson head.
Stem bands are brass. Thwarts were just chunks of wood, seats were kitbashed over the years so we doubt much of it was original to the boat. Inwales are cracked in a couple of places and have the usual end rot and stems will need a few inches of new wood. It has lost shape in the middle where 9 ribs are broken but this should be a relatively easy and quick rebuild. Only 4 rib tips need to be done which is amazing considering the boat was stored outside for many years.
The seller had numerous calls from people wanting to cut the boat up into shelving units but dropped the price significantly to send it literally down the road to us where it will be restored. It was found 8km north of Warren, in the town of Woodlands, Manitoba.
A couple of hours on a Friday afternoon messing about with boats got it stripped down to a workable stage, now it just needs to dry out.
Karin
Stem bands are brass. Thwarts were just chunks of wood, seats were kitbashed over the years so we doubt much of it was original to the boat. Inwales are cracked in a couple of places and have the usual end rot and stems will need a few inches of new wood. It has lost shape in the middle where 9 ribs are broken but this should be a relatively easy and quick rebuild. Only 4 rib tips need to be done which is amazing considering the boat was stored outside for many years.
The seller had numerous calls from people wanting to cut the boat up into shelving units but dropped the price significantly to send it literally down the road to us where it will be restored. It was found 8km north of Warren, in the town of Woodlands, Manitoba.
A couple of hours on a Friday afternoon messing about with boats got it stripped down to a workable stage, now it just needs to dry out.
Karin