Looking for images L.A. Picard Square Stern Canoe (circa 1976)

[brandon_deyoung]

I recently rescued a 16 foot 1976 L.A. Picard square stern Canoe. It appears to have cedar ribs and a fiberglass hull. I'm planning on restoring it and am looking for images of what it looked like new. I'm mostly interested in the transom, which is very rotten and has had several repairs.

 

[Benson Gray]

Welcome and congratulations, the available information may be limited. The old Picard catalog at https://woodencanoemuseum.org/manufacturer-catalog/picard-brothers and the classified archive at https://wcha.org/classified-archive/Great-Canadian.html don't show a square stern. The Great Canadian catalogs at https://exhibits.lib.usu.edu/exhibits/show/outdoorcatalogs_g-n/company_gallery/greatcanadiancanoe only show the covers. You may want to contact the Utah State University Library directly to see if they can send you scans showing the interior pages. Please let me know if you find a better resource for this quest. Good luck,

Benson