Boat ID. Home build?

[wstiles]

Greetings fellow paddlers,
I'm new to wood and canvas canoes, but have long had an interest. On a recent trip to Maine (near Gorham), I picked up a 20 footer for free that someone had glassed, poorly. Fortunately the glass and resin are jumping off the boat like a snake shedding skin.
The canoe was used for a wedding decoration, and then set on the side of the road to find a new home.
So now the question (first of many I'm sure), what have I got?
It's 20'6" at the extreme, with a 48"beam.
The guy getting rid of it said it was a home built boat according to his son in law, but he thought it was basically a cedar strip boat (referenced Gilpatrick's book) .
Planking is 2.5" at the widest, ribs about 2, secondary ribs, 1.
Gunnels appear to be spruce.
I don't think the decks, thwarts, or seats are original, and they might be a bit wide. . No numbers or badges anywhere.

I'd love to get it back on the water, but figure if nothing else, it'll make someone a large decorative item.

 

[Benson Gray]

My guess would be a home made canoe. The dimensions might match one listed at https://wcha.org/catalogs/plans.html which may help identify the original plan. The U.S. Coast Guard mandated that all commercially made canoes in the U.S.A. have hull identification numbers on the starboard stern in 1972, and Canada implemented a similar system in 1981. Good luck with the project,

Benson

 

[Todd F]

Pretty cool. If you want to restore it you came to the right place. Looks like a nice canoe to restore and use.

 

[dtdcanoes]

Seems like it may be a little tender but with a moose and two happy hunters, I bet stable enough. A good find .
Dave

 

[MGC]

It appears to be pretty well made. It might be a guide-built boat. Even as recently as a few years ago there are/were a few old Maine guides around who built a couple a year, often finishing them with glass.
The 20 is a lot of canoe and moose is certainly within it's capacity. We used to put our boys in ours seated side by side and then load in a week's worth of gear and still have plenty of room. Packing was never a problem. A virtual minivan water taxi. Carries left a mark.