Kathryn Klos
squirrel whisperer
Found a Kennebec advertised on Craig's List and directed the seller to the serial number search on forums for build information. The seller was unable to find a serial number and wondered if his canoe was, in fact, a Kennebec.
The canoe has the dramatic recurve of the Kennebec torpedo and Katahdin models, but its open gunwales don't have the Kennebec rail caps. There isn't a serial number plate, but there's a spot on the stern deck where it appears a painter ring or something was attached, and maybe the sn plate was removed for this purpose.
I'm wondering what other canoe builders--- besides those of the Charles River area and Kennebec and Morris (no splayed stem on this boat)--- torpedoed the ends to this degree...
In the pictures, the thwart in the middle is original to the boat.
This seller was very forthcoming with information and pictures, so I told him I'd post the question here: Kennebec, yes or no or possibly... and if not, what else?
Here's the listing from Craig's List:
http://providence.craigslist.org/boa/535499751.html
The canoe has the dramatic recurve of the Kennebec torpedo and Katahdin models, but its open gunwales don't have the Kennebec rail caps. There isn't a serial number plate, but there's a spot on the stern deck where it appears a painter ring or something was attached, and maybe the sn plate was removed for this purpose.
I'm wondering what other canoe builders--- besides those of the Charles River area and Kennebec and Morris (no splayed stem on this boat)--- torpedoed the ends to this degree...
In the pictures, the thwart in the middle is original to the boat.
This seller was very forthcoming with information and pictures, so I told him I'd post the question here: Kennebec, yes or no or possibly... and if not, what else?
Here's the listing from Craig's List:
http://providence.craigslist.org/boa/535499751.html