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Paul Miller
Canoe Nut
Could be an early long decked Old Town, but we need more pictures.
Close up of deck would help, plus stems, thwarts.
Have you looked for a serial number on the top of the stem?
Looks like a good project.
Paul
Close up of deck would help, plus stems, thwarts.
Have you looked for a serial number on the top of the stem?
Looks like a good project.
Paul
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Rick L
Curious about Wooden Canoes
not yet
that the best picture I have from the seller, guess I will need to go take a look, i know it been glassed not sure what other issues I will find
its a 16 footer - i'd like to find something that that will be lighter to handle on my own than the 18 OTCA sailing canoe.
been watching for a small Penn Yan row boat -but they are scarce and people seem to think they were tacked with gold not copper
that the best picture I have from the seller, guess I will need to go take a look, i know it been glassed not sure what other issues I will find
its a 16 footer - i'd like to find something that that will be lighter to handle on my own than the 18 OTCA sailing canoe.
been watching for a small Penn Yan row boat -but they are scarce and people seem to think they were tacked with gold not copper
A glassed 16 foot canoe with long decks like that may not be much lighter than your 18 foot Otca. This doesn't look like an Old Town to me since their long decks were usually more arched. The boat at http://maine.craigslist.org/boa/3895158241.html may be a Penn Yan but it still seems overpriced at $50. Good luck,
Benson
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Rick L
Curious about Wooden Canoes
well it would not stay glassed. I am GUESSING that a canvassed 16 footer should go around 75 - 80 pounds - am I way off on that?
I was hoping the center trim on the decks would be an identifying characteristic.
as for that Penn Yan - he forgot to mention the good transom
I was hoping the center trim on the decks would be an identifying characteristic.
as for that Penn Yan - he forgot to mention the good transom
The table at http://www.wcha.org/catalogs/old-town/dimens-1.gif shows that most Old Town models of 16 foot long canoes are about ten pounds lighter than their 18 foot long versions. The center trim on the deck like this is usually found on canoes from the Charles River area builders. The images at http://forums.wcha.org/showthread.php?4175 show a known Old Town with a different style of long decks from the 1920s.
Benson
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It might also be a Kennebec.
Paul Miller
Canoe Nut
Gil Cramer
The wooden canoe Shop, Inc.
All ufo's are Kennebecs until proven otherwise. The Penn Yan boat probably has enough cast bronze/brass braces to be worth $50.
