It's the Real Thing...
- Thread starter Kathryn Klos
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Dave Wermuth
Who hid my paddle?
Hi Kathy
Is it a Sawyer?
"Nothing paddles like a Sawyer"
that's what they said before they closed.
Is it a Sawyer?
"Nothing paddles like a Sawyer"
that's what they said before they closed.
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Kathryn Klos
squirrel whisperer
Attack of the eBay Gadfly
Dave-- I wasn't going to bug this eBay seller, but because of your question I HAD to ask if there was a maker's name on the canoe. All the seller says is that it's Kevlar. Delightful, lightweight (yet indestructible) Kevlar.
The person selling the Budweiser canoe several weeks ago didn't list the builder's name either, but because it looked so much like one that Benson took to the Assembly, I asked the seller... and sure enough, it was an Old Town. It didn't sell, and I wondered if it might have, had the seller made that fact known, making it one of those collectibles that appeals to Old Town collectors as well as "brewerania" (that is not my term-- it's an actual category).
Here's the listing, if anyone needs all the pictures:
http://cgi.ebay.com/16-ft-Kevlar-Co...goryZ423QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
Dave-- I wasn't going to bug this eBay seller, but because of your question I HAD to ask if there was a maker's name on the canoe. All the seller says is that it's Kevlar. Delightful, lightweight (yet indestructible) Kevlar.
The person selling the Budweiser canoe several weeks ago didn't list the builder's name either, but because it looked so much like one that Benson took to the Assembly, I asked the seller... and sure enough, it was an Old Town. It didn't sell, and I wondered if it might have, had the seller made that fact known, making it one of those collectibles that appeals to Old Town collectors as well as "brewerania" (that is not my term-- it's an actual category).
Here's the listing, if anyone needs all the pictures:
http://cgi.ebay.com/16-ft-Kevlar-Co...goryZ423QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
Todd Bradshaw
Sailmaker
My first thought was that maybe it's a Yankee Rebel (a cheap fiberglass line that Sawyer made to sell in places like K-Mart before the low end became dominated by Colemans and similar rotomolds). The single center thwart and lack of those little end thwarts to reinforce the end-caps don't indicate high-end construction for that type of boat. I'm also not at all convinced that it's Kevlar as it would be pretty unusual to have the resin on the inside colored red and hiding the Kevlar color. Perhaps it was specifically ordered that way by Coca-Cola for the promotion, but before I'd pay Kevlar prices like $1,000 for it, I'd want visible proof that there is any gold stuff hiding down in the layup under that red.
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Kathryn Klos
squirrel whisperer
Yup
The eBay seller got back to me with this information:
Sawyer Canoe Company, Oscoda, MI
Model: Yankee Rebel 16'
The eBay seller got back to me with this information:
Sawyer Canoe Company, Oscoda, MI
Model: Yankee Rebel 16'
Todd Bradshaw
Sailmaker
Damn, I'm good 
Do I win a prize for playing "Know Your Ugly Fiberglass Canoes"?
That pretty well settles the Kevlar question, too. I don't believe Sawyer would have ever wasted Kevlar on a Yankee Rebel hull, so unless he can show some gold fabric hanging out somewhere, he's most likely misinformed. This also means, of course, that it's worth about $300, not $1,000.
Do I win a prize for playing "Know Your Ugly Fiberglass Canoes"?
That pretty well settles the Kevlar question, too. I don't believe Sawyer would have ever wasted Kevlar on a Yankee Rebel hull, so unless he can show some gold fabric hanging out somewhere, he's most likely misinformed. This also means, of course, that it's worth about $300, not $1,000.
Andre Cloutier
Firestarter. Wicked Firestarter.
worth vs value
Normally I print off everything Todd writes that relates to sails and sailing, however I have to offer a correction - Its VALUE is about 300.00, its WORTH is whatever someone on Evil Bay will pay. Selling items on Ebay I'm constantly amazed by what they're worth compared to what I valued them at. Now if I could just concentrate on selling and quit buying....
Normally I print off everything Todd writes that relates to sails and sailing, however I have to offer a correction - Its VALUE is about 300.00, its WORTH is whatever someone on Evil Bay will pay. Selling items on Ebay I'm constantly amazed by what they're worth compared to what I valued them at. Now if I could just concentrate on selling and quit buying....
Actually, it's value to Todd as a canoe is $300. To a collector of Coca-Cola memorabilia, it's value may be somewhat (even significantly) different... or maybe not. Value is determined when cash changes hands between two willing parties, not anytime else...
Andre Cloutier
Firestarter. Wicked Firestarter.
value
Dan, for what its worth I value your input.
you must have had the most remote site at Killbear, didnt see you once.
Dan, for what its worth I value your input.
you must have had the most remote site at Killbear, didnt see you once.
Ok, you owe me a plugged nickel now...
You won't believe the conspiracies against me this fall... no Killbear, no ROO, no St. Michaels. I am, however, going to learn bronze casting in November
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