morris floor grate

[steve morang]

I am looking for dimensions for a floor grate for a morris model a type 3. I don't have the original one so i'm looking for width, spacing and overall dimension. Any information would be very helpful. Thank you.

Steve

 

[Benson Gray]

I don't have a Morris to measure but the pictures from the classified archive at https://wcha.org/classified-archive/Morris.html may help. The ones from 8/28/21, 10/28/21, 7/17/23, and 10/7/24 all have floor racks. They aren't all the same. Good luck,

Benson

 

[Todd F]

I have a Morris in the living room, no idea what style etc, Will get you the info, I have another outside but not sure if the grate is original...more to follow

 

[Dan R.]

Hi Steve,
I have a Morris that, based on my research, is a Model B 74, type 1. See the link below for photos.

Post in thread 'B. N. Morris Canoe Identification'

Dec 21, 2023

Todd and MGC,

Here are some pictures. In order of posted, Canvas repair, paint repair surface, paint repair down to canvas, keel.

I plan to do a new canvas when my skills improve and am just trying to get by for a year or two on repairs. I picked up a no-name wood canvas prior to the Morris that has been fiberglassed. Ribs and planking are not too bad but it needs much more love than the Morris. That will be my practice piece.

It is definitely very different. This is my first wood canvas but I've done a lot of paddling with fiberglass and plastics of different shapes, weights, and...

• Dan R.

Picture of the rack out of the canoe attached.

If the dimensions would be useful I can get some for you.

Post a pic of your Morris if you have one!

Dan R.

 

[JClearwater]

Steve,
I have two Morris canoes, both with floor racks. The rack on my 16' Model A, Type 1 is 130" long, six spruce strips, each 3/4" wide and about 1/4" thick. All the strips are the same length, cut square on the ends. The rack is 10 1/2" wide in the center, 8" wide at the ends. There are four cross pieces made of hardwood. The two at the ends will need to be steamed and bent to fit the curve of the hull. They are about 1/4" longer on each end than the rack is wide. The strips are attached to the cross pieces with brass escutcheon nails rudely bent over under the cross piece. The little blocks for the toggles are also hardwood. The toggle, made of a piece of stem band is held on with an escutcheon nail again rudely bent over on the bottom. (A brass screw like Old Town used would have been a better way of doing) Two brass flathead screws secure the blocks to the rib.
On my 17' Model A, Type 3 (24" decks with coaming) the rack is 142" long and it has five cross pieces. It's a foot longer than the other canoe which is logical given that the canoe is a foot longer.
I expect that there is a bit of variation in the racks depending on who was putting it together that day.
Good luck with the restoration.

Jim

 

[Todd F]

Steve, Dan's picture matches mine. Note the curve at the ends and heed Jim's advice about bending it to match the inner hull. Good luck and look forward to any photos.

 

[Benson Gray]

I have a Morris in the living room, no idea what style etc

The Morris catalog information and dimensions at https://www.wcha.org/catalogs/morris/ may help you identify yours. Good luck,

Benson

 

[Todd F]

Thanks Benson, very helpful. Got a couple months until the shop is up and running, will get the Morris canoes in and see what I can determine. Thanks again. Good stuff