Feeling Sorry for a Boat

[Kathryn Klos]

This is a very appropriate forum for this particular canoe: wood canvas/fiberglass. Add to that "water-filled" and "left to rot outside a junk shop".

The canoe is a 15 footer, built by Detroit Boat Works, and is nearly a hundred years old. Its junk shop home is in Spooner, Wisconsin.

Price was negotiated down to $375. And so, all we could do for the poor thing was to dump the water out.

But the story may not be over... will a Brave Knight of the Wooden Canoe Heritage Association be able to persuade Junk Man to make a donation to a canoe museum?

Stay tuned...

 

[Dan Miller]

Go into the back issues of Wooden Canoe and read about "Merigold's Marvel. Best to start from the beginning if you can...

 

[thompsonboatboy]

I've been to Poor Richard's north of Spooner, WI many times. It is SAD to say the least. The condition of the boats and canoes is disheartening.

Andreas in Minneapolis

 

[Kathryn Klos]

Disheartening, indeed...

Strange that Poor Richard thinks they are worth several hundred dollars as-is.

Maybe care of these boats will change as progress is made on the proposed canoe museum in Spooner.

 

[thompsonboatboy]

I wasn't aware of efforts to start a canoe museum in Spooner. They should get together with folks in nearby Shell Lake, WI who are also interested in getting a watercraft museum up and running. They, of course, want to focus on Shell Lake Boats.

I want to get one going in the Peshtigo, WI area for Thompson Boats et.al. It is part of the mission statement for the Thompson Antique & Classic Boat Rally, Inc. It is a long shot!

Andreas

 

[Chuck Hoffhine]

Well at least you know the Detroiter doesn't leak. -Chuck