Can someone please identify this canoe?

[Frontier_Steel]

I am thinking of purchasing this canoe and restoring it but would like to know what make it is before I do so. I don't know much about it other than it is 16'.

Thank you for your time,
Matt

 

[Dan Miller]

Hard to tell from just the one photo, but it looks like a "Peternut" - could be a Peterborough, Canadian Canoe Co., or Chestnut.

 

[Frontier_Steel]

Here is a couple more images:

 

[MackyM]

Closer pictures of the decks would help. Also you might check for numbers on the inside of the stems. Thanks

 

[davelanthier]

It was built on a Chestnut form but could have been sold as a Peterborough. With only one thwart I suspect it may be a 15' or lesser grade 16'. The shoe keel and 4 thwart bolts also indicate Chestnut/Peterborough. We need the width,depth, rib width and stem face number to determine what model and brand name it received at the factory.

 

[john hupfield]

Looks Chestnutty to me. There may be the remains of a decal on the bow. Oval would be Peterbourough. Larger would be a Chestnut leaf. Usually UV leaves the wood lighter where the decal was applied.
John

 

[Frontier_Steel]

Thank you for your responses everyone, they are much appreciated.

I just bought it and the dimensions are:
15' long
31'' width
14'' depth
1 1/2 inch rib width

I don't know what a stem face number is so that is unanswered.

There is a serial number but it is very hard to make out, what I can make of it is two sets of numbers: 5171 139

Again thank you for all the help,
Matt

 

[davelanthier]

With those serial numbers it is unlikely a 15' Peterborough Minetta but probably a 15' Chestnut Chum. These are the same canoes. The factory dimensions were a 12" depth and 33" beam with 1.5" ribs. FYI, I have a 15' Chestnut Chum for sale on the WCHA classifieds site which might be a good comparison for you.