Old Town 50# build record

[patrick corry]

I recently acquired my first Old Town 50# canoe; actually two of them but more on that later. In the notes on the build record there is a reference to rubber bumpers around stem and rails. I have not seen this note before. Anyone know about this?

 

[Benson Gray]

there is a reference to rubber bumpers around stem and rails. I have not seen this note before. Anyone know about this?

I've not found a good picture but this is probably exactly what it says. Rubber bumpers were often simply rubber hoses sliced on one side and tacked to a boat.

Benson

 

[JClearwater]

The build record says it went to a Phys. Ed. Department. Just a wild thought but maybe the canoe was intended to be used in a pool for instruction and the rubber bumpers were needed to prevent damage to the tiles on the side of the pool. Or maybe I'm thinking too much.

JCC