I've just completed that 16' E.M.White I picked up last year.
Purists may note that the seats & thwarts are a little fancier than Whites had from the factory. I had to remake the seats anyway, so I decided to make them in the curvier Old Town style rather than just the slightly...
Can someone provide me some pics of the 'bang plate' area on an E.M.White - especially at the top by the decks. I do have pics taken from my canoe, but the wood was a little rotted away and the copper a bit dented - see 1st pic. Plus I'm not sure the upper part - the part that forms a V around...