Does anyone know what kind of canoe this is?

[trapper]

Advertised on E-bay as Old Town , no diamond hardware, Could it be an early moliter, ? It's in Duluth MN. How about Chestnut, or Seliga, Thank's, Trapper.

 

[Kathryn Klos]

Did you mean this canoe?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&item=320312656785

This one doesn't appear to be an Old Town, and the seller has done a nice job preventing us from getting a good look at the deck... and has also kept us in the dark re the canoe's length (a commonly-omitted detail).

 

[Dave Wermuth]

I think

I think the well camo'd deck looks Penn Yan ish. (esque?) but the ribs look far apart. is that flashing on the one deck?

 

[Dan Lindberg]

I agree will Gil,

The end profile looks T, and that looks like a T deck shape, and I think I see the chamfer on the top of the ribs.

The rib spacing looks a bit wide, I counted 46 ribs, so I'm thinking 15 or 16 ft'er.

Dan

and, here is another T for comparison;
http://cgi.ebay.com/Old-town-wood-c...=39:1|66:2|65:1|240:1318&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14

 

[Paul Miller]

How about a Peterson Brothers 16' Princess.

I say that based on the deck and the profile of the stem and the ribs and no "battens" on the bottom.

Paul

 

[birdbrain]

Well, for better or worse, I bought this canoe. Will post some better photos for those interested in a week or two.

 

[Kathryn Klos]

Congratulations! Maybe we can determine the species of your canoe!

 

[michaelrandrews]

I think the planking tells it all.