jeffjohnson
Hoosier Canoeist
Long Deck Indian Princess
Could someone please post any available build record info for serial #13926 -17? I have what appears to be an early Carleton, Indian Princess Grade, with 30” long decks, open wales, and tapered ribs. The canoe measures 12.5” x 35” x 17’ matching Carleton’s catalog description. The mahogany decks have a tapered king plank with unique cross bracing underneath. The deck and coaming meet on each side in a decorative way. The coaming is missing the name tag…but there is a faint rectangle outline with four corner holes. The center thwart is also missing but the end thwarts and seats have fastening with recessed steel bolts, the heads are below flush wood plugs. In the photo of the bow profile I have a 1958 OTCA below for reference. Any help with identification would be appreciated.
Thanks Jeff
Could someone please post any available build record info for serial #13926 -17? I have what appears to be an early Carleton, Indian Princess Grade, with 30” long decks, open wales, and tapered ribs. The canoe measures 12.5” x 35” x 17’ matching Carleton’s catalog description. The mahogany decks have a tapered king plank with unique cross bracing underneath. The deck and coaming meet on each side in a decorative way. The coaming is missing the name tag…but there is a faint rectangle outline with four corner holes. The center thwart is also missing but the end thwarts and seats have fastening with recessed steel bolts, the heads are below flush wood plugs. In the photo of the bow profile I have a 1958 OTCA below for reference. Any help with identification would be appreciated.
Thanks Jeff