I have no experience with canoes and no real need for this one. I’ve been badly needing something to do with my hands, and I always thought it would be nice to fix up my grandfather's old canoe. I don’t want to start something I won’t do properly so I am interested in what you all think. What work could/should be done on this canoe? How much would it cost for materials? I am not worried about the project taking too many hours as long as I can finish it this summer on the weekends.
My grandfather used this canoe for many years prospecting in northern Ontario. My grandmother says it was 100 years old when he got it, which would be at least 25 years ago. That doesn’t seem likely to me but I know it isn’t new at least. My uncle said grandpa found it in some company warehouse when they were going to throw it out and saved it. I went over to where it’s stored the other day and took some pictures of the wear and tear. Couldn’t find any serial numbers etc, but I wasn’t really looking for that stuff. Interesting to see all the patch jobs that got done to it over the years. I have more pictures of little scrapes and areas where the fiber glass is degrading.
My grandfather used this canoe for many years prospecting in northern Ontario. My grandmother says it was 100 years old when he got it, which would be at least 25 years ago. That doesn’t seem likely to me but I know it isn’t new at least. My uncle said grandpa found it in some company warehouse when they were going to throw it out and saved it. I went over to where it’s stored the other day and took some pictures of the wear and tear. Couldn’t find any serial numbers etc, but I wasn’t really looking for that stuff. Interesting to see all the patch jobs that got done to it over the years. I have more pictures of little scrapes and areas where the fiber glass is degrading.
