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  1. Thoepker

    First Wood & Canvas Canoe - Repair Questions

    Hello everyone! I have been a silent viewer of the site for 7-8 months now, but I just bought my first W/C canoe and decided to join up and pipe up. I picked up a 1964 OT 15' 50lb. The boat was restored in 04 and overall is in great shape, though I do plan to do another complete restoration at...
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  2. buffalostu2

    Cracked Ribs on a 1923 OTCA

    Recently my 1923 OTCA wood canvas canoe took a spill. It cracked 13 ribs along the front left side, hairline fractures. A couple significant, some barely noticeable. The canoe bounced on impact and the ribs all received these hairline fractures (but are still broken all the way through). The...
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