Old Town on Ebay

[Gil Cramer]

I'm breaking my MYOB rule on this canoe,but Item#140390422939 appears to have significant salt water damage to the fasteners. I would expect that much of the canoe will need to be re-tacked, and practically all of the screws are worthless. The white marks are not from age, but from the reaction of saltwater with brass. Otherwise; it looks like a really good canoe. Being from the Midwest, salt water damage was foreign to me until a certain Penn Yan swift showed up in the shop. Obviously, it made quite an impression. Gil

 

[Kathryn Klos]

Too bad about that salt-water-reaction! This is a seller who did his/her homework in all other respects, and doesn't seem aware of the problems created by salt water. Glad you brought this up, Gil.

 

[Dan Lindberg]

Yup,

More good eyesite from Gil.

I have a '27 HW at home that must have seen salt water sometime in the past, as all/most of the tacks are missing the sharp ends, and it needs a complete retack.

Dan

 

[dtdcanoes]

good ol' salt, not !

I sent a note to the ebayer regarding the salt condition very early on and he seemed a little reluctant to understand the issue and the consequences.been there, done that, and not pretty. Certainly hope he adds the new info to the listing. Dave

 

[Brad Koeneman]

Thanks for the insight. Another other side of saltwater is that while it eats fasteners, it also "pickles" the wood, albeit at a slower rate. Not a very good trade off in w/c canoes, but worthy of mention.