Ballantine
New Member
My name is George. I have an Old Town Otca 17 that I bought about 21 years ago for $100. and it has been in my basement ever since. it is in decent shape, needs a few ribs and a couple of planks need to be replaced. When i bought it had been store upside down,out side on the ground. So naturally both end decks are rotted as well as the stem heads. The hull was glassed over some years earlier and the glass was failing,and has been stripped off since then. She has been sitting on saw horses waiting patiently for me to find the time to restore her. I've worked on boats most of my life, but could use some pointers on the in and outs of canoe restoration. I want to restore her back to her original condition right down to the original paint color and accents as close as possible. I have the serial # and will submit it for a search shortly. What I do know is it was built some time in the 30's and is AA grade with mahogany trim. Should be a fun project.
Cheers, George
Cheers, George