Help Identifying Canoe

nloding

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I know little about this, other than it has been in the garage at my family cabin in northern Michigan for many, many years. It was owned by my grandfather, possibly my great-grandfather, but my mom doesn't have a guess as to when it was purchased. The interior is painted and I didn't have time to try to scrape away any paint to try to find a serial number, nothing stood out as having any numbers/letters etched on it though.

You can see it's in rough shape - if you have any opinions on whether this is salvageable or not, please let me know too. The hull feels soft - not like I could put my finger through it, but it gives a bit - and I'm not familiar with what that means yet. That's the only bit that really gave me any concern.
 

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There are few obvious identifying features left. Any canoe is salvageable with enough time and money. This one will take a lot of work. Try using some paint stripper on the inside stems to see if there are any serial numbers there. Good luck,

Benson
 
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