Need a mast ring for sail canoe...
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JClearwater
Wooden Canoes are in the Blood
Howie, I have complete faith you will find it right after you stop looking for it. You will find it in exactly the place you left it. I have a bad case of CRS and it kicks in all the time anymore!
Jim
Jim
MGC
Scrapmaker
I'm with Jim on this. Like many of us are, Howie is a packrat. It was not disposed of. That thing is sitting in some prominent spot where he placed it, 100% certain that it would be would "safe" and easily retrieved.
In other words, it's sitting in about the most unlikely spot possible, right under your nose.
In other words, it's sitting in about the most unlikely spot possible, right under your nose.
A good plumbing supplier will probably have something similar. There is one at https://www.ebay.com/itm/285884127206 if you are in a real hurry. Another option is https://www.woodencanoe.org/builders-suppliers-1/springfield-fan-centerboard-company but it may take longer. You can probably buy an old canoe with one to salvage for less. Good luck,
Benson
Benson
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Dave Wermuth
Who hid my paddle?
Try using a magnet. Wave it over all your stuff.
ALCEDO ATTHIS
Enthusiastic about Wooden Canoes
try to remember what tools you use to remove it , find the tools and maybe ...
Dave Osborn
LIFE MEMBER
I see lots of Thompson canoes, being in close proximity to Peshtigo. I’ve never seen one with a sail rig. Yours is likely a Cortland build.
Maybe the did more sailing canoes at that plant.
Keep looking. It’s there.
The other option is to check with Robert Ros$. He probably has a ring that would work.
Maybe the did more sailing canoes at that plant.
Keep looking. It’s there.
The other option is to check with Robert Ros$. He probably has a ring that would work.
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Howie
Wooden Canoe Maniac
Um... it's brass...
ALCEDO ATTHIS
Enthusiastic about Wooden Canoes
for brass maybe you want answer to Dave ? I just think what tools did you need , generaly the removed item is near if you want to rebuilt faster and don't search another time the same tools ... the key for spark plug on the lawn mover jerrycan , the beer bottle opener in the fridge , the oyster knives in the car, in the diving bag and fishing box , the drill chuck key on a chain and some other on magnet on the drill corp ....
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Howie
Wooden Canoe Maniac
It's maddening. I remember unscrewing the 4 screws in the ring, I remember holding a screwdriver blade against the inside of the brass and tapping with a mallet to remove it. But I can't remember whether I did it at the canoe or in the basement. Can't find it in either location. Maddening!
Michael Grace
Lifetime Member
If you cannot find it in a timely manner, you can get a local machine shop to make one for you. They are very simple pieces. Alternatively, find a nearby maker space and learn to do it yourself.
ALCEDO ATTHIS
Enthusiastic about Wooden Canoes
find the mallet and search around ..........and did you have a box for any pieces of a canoe , maybe you put it in a wrong
I dont say something , I search tools in all my little man cave under the house , there where in front of me on an hanged blister
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Howie
Wooden Canoe Maniac
As it happens, I have a retired machinist buddy I used to work with who has a small metal/wood shop in his basement who's just itching for a something to do. So I just bought a bar of brass from Amazon for under $22 that'll do the trick. No doubt I'll find the lost part someday...
Dave Osborn
LIFE MEMBER
probably rolled across the floor to parts unknown
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Howie
Wooden Canoe Maniac
Just got a call from the fella who owns the canoe. Turns out the canoe didn't come with the sail hardware! So I don't know what diameter to make the hole in the fixture! I'm guessing the mast is 1.5" dia. Can somebody please measure the internal diameter of the mast ring on their canoe? Or failing that, the diameter of the mast. To at least 2 decmal points. Thanks!
Dave Wermuth
Who hid my paddle?
Wink, wink.
There are five mast rings on the Old Town canoes in my garage ranging from 1927 to 1958. They all appear to have about a two inch inside diameter. (I don't own a micrometer.) The factory notes at https://forums.wcha.org/attachments/1068/ indicate that the mast diameters ranged from one and 1/2 inches to one and 7/8 inches. Most of the ones in my garage are about one and 3/4 inches in diameter. Let me know if this and the picture below don't answer your question.
Benson
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