1908 XX

[Denise MsWdnBoat]

Just arrived to my shop yesterday 9/28

Seems she's a rare one!

In amazing condition, just the usual rot under the tips under apparently someone drove into the side and cracked 6 of the pristine ribs just under 20ft

 

[Ron Bedard]

What a beauty!
Is there a joint that leaves a piece of outwhale at the stern deck when the rest is removed? Do you think that's a splice from an earlier repair? I'm tempted to investigate that on the 16' O.T. I just picked up today. Both tips are bad.
Regards,
Ron

 

[Denise MsWdnBoat]

Ron it's a common repair, there's probably not many canoes that somebody has attempted to repair the tips ie ends of the in-rails, out-rails and the point of the deck, they are usually the first parts to rot when stored outside.

 

[Just1moredave]

Are you going to have to strip the interior? It looks pretty dark from photos so far.

 

[Denise MsWdnBoat]

it's almost black! I advised the owner to strip it, but he doesn't want to.

 

[Denise MsWdnBoat]

Woo, 1/4 sawn NJ white cedar, we ran enough to make 10 ribs even though he needs about 7. Next is the planking, which will eventually be 5/32 x 3-5/8.

I'm hesitant to start using it too soon, the ribs are not a problem when they get steamed they become stable, The planking, even though it's quarter sawn
may shrink if we size it too soon.

I'm going to microwave dry some sample pieces see on how much it does shrink.

 

[Denise MsWdnBoat]

I was having doubts because the owner keeps thinking it's a war canoe 20-foot 24ft but he's never actually measured it anyhow it's an 18-footer XX I took the time to compare the numbers to the invoice they seem to jive 7041 9 18

 

[Benson Gray]

Can you supply some pictures of the serial numbers from both ends? The picture from the Wooden Boat Forum looks like 70419. The build record for this number shows an 18 foot long HW. My guess is that you actually have the canoe with serial number 70416 so the last digit may have been inverted by mistake. This is an 18 foot long, CS (Common Sense or middle) grade, Otca model with red Western cedar planking, open spruce gunwales, birch decks, birch thwarts, birch seats, and a keel. It was built between March and May, 1922. The original exterior paint color was dark green. It shipped on June 6th, 1922 to Passaic, New Jersey. Scans showing both of these build records can be found by following the links at the attached thumbnail images below.



These scans and several hundred thousand more were created with substantial grants from the Wooden Canoe Heritage Association (WCHA) and others as you probably know well. A description of the project to preserve these records is available at http://www.wcha.org/catalogs/old-town/records/ if you want more details. I hope that you will join or renew your membership to the WCHA so that services like this can continue. See http://www.wcha.org/about-wcha to learn more about the WCHA and http://www.wcha.org/store/membership to renew.

It is also possible that you could have another number or manufacturer if this description doesn't match the canoe. Feel free to reply if you have any other questions. Thanks,

Benson

 

[Denise MsWdnBoat]

You're an amazing person Benson! THANK YOU!
It's a 9 it's almost like they purposely made it obscure because it's the one number that's not deeply stamped.

 

[Denise MsWdnBoat]

Better!