Just completed this Yankee I picked up from WCHA member Tom Berl

[patrick corry]

Howie, have you weighed this canoe? I have growing interest in Dacron, and my next project;

Thread 'Old Town 52079 16 build record request'

Oct 22, 2024

Thanks in advance!

It's funny how canoes find you once you begin to restore, build, or collect. I met a fellow a year ago at a local convenience store when I struck up a conversation about his Woodenboat window decal on his truck. Turns out he builds plywood prams and small sailboats. A year later he stopped by my barn last week where I was working on my Atkinson Traveler build. It turns out his neighbor had "an old wooden canoe" which he wanted to get rid of.... the neighbor decided he had no time for the project.

So.. here's # 52079 16:

• patrick corry
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• Forum: Wood and Canvas

may be a good candidate if the planking is smooth enough.

 

[Howie]

What you have there is an Old Town- I can tell by the shape of the decks. It look to be in great shape - well worth restoring. I note the ftont5seat has a hole for a sail mast and has a chunk of wood under the seat to hold the bottom of the mast. But like my canoe the rear area doesn't seem to have holes for hinges for the rudder. And both seats seem new, so it's likely the canoe didn't start life as a sail canoe.

Post a note in WCHA Forums with the serial nbr on the stem and somebody will tell you the canoes history.

O... and the Yankees I've restored have weighed between 68 & 74 lbs (all had filled canvas). Haven't weighed this one yet - ill do so tomorrow. I expect it'll weigh about 10 lbs less than it did before.

 

[patrick corry]

Howie, yes... Benson has already kindly provided the build sheet. 1919 HW model 16', delivered to Trenton, NJ. Clearly the seats are not original, nor is the mast step. Otherwise all seems original. It's a heavy SOB compared to all my 15' canoes; even heavier than the 17'6" filled new canoe!

 

[Worth Gretter]

even heavier than the 17'6" filled new canoe!

Do you know the actual weight of your new build?

 

[Howie]

If anyone is interested... I covered this one with Dacron. Just weighed it: 61 lbs - not bad for a 16 footer! I've restored 5 canvas 16ft Yankees (with #10 duck) and they average about 72 lbs. The canoe weighed 81# when I bought it, but I figure that was from multiple layers of additional paint.

 

[patrick corry]

Do you know the actual weight of your new build?

Nope. Just a clear difference between them when I lift one end from the rack.