canoe Identification: Kennebec?

[lboeye]

I am still looking for help with an identification on this canoe,( see earlier post ). Further work has perhaps revealed some additional clues:

The canoe appears to have had sponsons connected at every fourth rib. (Photo DSCN072)

The stems are oak and bear no numbers, but they are 3/4 inch, and show screw holes that do not line up with the existing stem band. could it have had an external stem? ( Photo DSCN1082 )

I am not familiar with long deck canoes, so is framing with the two end ribs free floating typical? ( DSCN1069, DSCN1077 )

Would the direction of the planking possibly be a clue to its identity? ( PhotoDSCN1079 )

The seats and thwarts appear to be original, and all of the trim is mahogany. ( DSCN1088 )

Any help would be appreciated.
Larry Boeye

 

[Dave Osborn]

Nothing screams Kennebec to me... But it could be a Kennebec.

 

[Kathryn Klos]

I will attach a picture of a thwart and seat from a RacineWis canoe I once owned.

Did the person you bought the canoe from say why it was believed to be a Kennebec? Do you know where it was found?

 

[Gil Cramer]

A full length photo of the shear plank might help with the ID. I'm still leaning towards a Wis. canoe.

 

[Paul Miller]

I vote Thompson,

Thwart, seat, ribs and plank pattern,

Paul

 

[Paul Miller]

Second choice Racine,

Need more pics of rib tops and true shape of the top of the thwart.

Paul

 

[Gil Cramer]

photo 1079 shows a very wide shear plank as it extends into the upsweep of the canoe. This suggests Racine to me. If the shear plank is perfectly horizontal with a joint at the approx. center, then it most likely is a Racine.