Kathryn Klos
squirrel whisperer
Looked up a canoe currently for sale on eBay and found it to be a model I hadn't seen before--- the paddling canoe. I attached the scan below. The canoe is 15 feet (looks longer in the listing!)-- a guide special grade with open spruce gunwales, oak decks, seat frames and thwarts, a keel and sponsons. In the picture it has half ribs, outside stems and a keelson... those things may be indicated on the record but simply don't show up in the scan (sometimes quotation marks look like smudges and vice-versa).
I'm not planning to bid but am curious about this model. It's pictured with an outboard motor and appears to be built for that option... so, why call it a "paddling" canoe?
Also, is the ring on the front an example of a bob stay?
Attached picture of canoe is from the listing below:
http://cgi.ebay.com/OLD-TOWN-CANOE-...ryZ23800QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
I'm not planning to bid but am curious about this model. It's pictured with an outboard motor and appears to be built for that option... so, why call it a "paddling" canoe?
Also, is the ring on the front an example of a bob stay?
Attached picture of canoe is from the listing below:
http://cgi.ebay.com/OLD-TOWN-CANOE-...ryZ23800QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem