New member with an old canoe. We have owned a wood & canvas canoe for a number of years. It is hung in our store to help set the theme in our lake resort town setting. We would like to learn more about it.
My knowledge base is limited to reading many of the posts here since recently registering. I will try to provide descriptions using your terminology. The canoe is 16 ft. The bow deck resembles a J.R. Robertson detail that is shown on the Dragonfly website. No Diamond Head bolts are observed. The gunwales are closed with the bottom inside (inwale ?) beveled 45% at about 3/16th inch. No builder’s plates or decals are noted. The wood is course grained and is possibly oak.
The varnish/finish on the woodwork appears dusty (not shiny or new) and no restoration is noted, not that I would know anyway. Exterior varnish (?) shows large checks with a few sections missing, down to a dark gray undercoat of paint. Wood appears to be in good condition throughout without dry rot. Dirty, but way up inside, the bow stem just looks like a sound old dry piece of unfinished wood. Serial number is stamped into both stems, 16 1004.
During one of the annual antique boat shows on our lake, a gentleman came in and used the name Nutting of Waltham though the deck is nothing like the Nutting shown by Dragonfly. Several have placed their names and contacts inside the boat “Just in case…”
Wish me luck in posting some photos for you to reference. Additional photos and close ups of details are available if anyone would find them helpful.
My knowledge base is limited to reading many of the posts here since recently registering. I will try to provide descriptions using your terminology. The canoe is 16 ft. The bow deck resembles a J.R. Robertson detail that is shown on the Dragonfly website. No Diamond Head bolts are observed. The gunwales are closed with the bottom inside (inwale ?) beveled 45% at about 3/16th inch. No builder’s plates or decals are noted. The wood is course grained and is possibly oak.
The varnish/finish on the woodwork appears dusty (not shiny or new) and no restoration is noted, not that I would know anyway. Exterior varnish (?) shows large checks with a few sections missing, down to a dark gray undercoat of paint. Wood appears to be in good condition throughout without dry rot. Dirty, but way up inside, the bow stem just looks like a sound old dry piece of unfinished wood. Serial number is stamped into both stems, 16 1004.
During one of the annual antique boat shows on our lake, a gentleman came in and used the name Nutting of Waltham though the deck is nothing like the Nutting shown by Dragonfly. Several have placed their names and contacts inside the boat “Just in case…”
Wish me luck in posting some photos for you to reference. Additional photos and close ups of details are available if anyone would find them helpful.
