fred capenos
Canoe Pilot
Hello,
Could someone please post the build record for 147831 16. It has copper bang plates. Thanks Fred
Could someone please post the build record for 147831 16. It has copper bang plates. Thanks Fred
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Kathryn Klos
squirrel whisperer
hmmm...
Hi Fred--
Your canoe's build record has something on it I haven't seen before and can only guess about, but probably others here may know...
Old Town 147831 is a 16 foot, CS grade Otca with spruce planking... and it's the spruce planking I haven't run across in looking up build records. Maybe they had a hard time getting cedar in the years directly following WWII... that's just a guess.
To continue (now that I've already spilled the beans re your canoe's birth-era), the canoe has open spruce gunwales, was fitted with a keel and painted dark green before being shipped to Kaufmann's in Pittsburgh, PA on May 6, 1947.
I've attached the record below... if you want a larger size scan, email me and I'll send directly to your email.
I know you're a member and that you'll be attending Assembly and look forward to spending time with you and Aleta.
For the benefit of those reading this who aren't WCHA members yet, scans of approximately 210,000 records were created with substantial grants from the Wooden Canoe Heritage Association (WCHA) and others.
Additional information about the project to preserve these records is available at http://www.wcha.org/catalogs/old-town/records/ if you want more details. Please join WCHA or make a tax deductible contribution so that services like this can continue.
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Kathy
Hi Fred--
Your canoe's build record has something on it I haven't seen before and can only guess about, but probably others here may know...
Old Town 147831 is a 16 foot, CS grade Otca with spruce planking... and it's the spruce planking I haven't run across in looking up build records. Maybe they had a hard time getting cedar in the years directly following WWII... that's just a guess.
To continue (now that I've already spilled the beans re your canoe's birth-era), the canoe has open spruce gunwales, was fitted with a keel and painted dark green before being shipped to Kaufmann's in Pittsburgh, PA on May 6, 1947.
I've attached the record below... if you want a larger size scan, email me and I'll send directly to your email.
I know you're a member and that you'll be attending Assembly and look forward to spending time with you and Aleta.
For the benefit of those reading this who aren't WCHA members yet, scans of approximately 210,000 records were created with substantial grants from the Wooden Canoe Heritage Association (WCHA) and others.
Additional information about the project to preserve these records is available at http://www.wcha.org/catalogs/old-town/records/ if you want more details. Please join WCHA or make a tax deductible contribution so that services like this can continue.
See http://www.wcha.org/wcha/ to learn more about the WCHA, http://www.wcha.org/wcha_video.php to watch a 10 minute video about WCHA and our programs and http://www.wcha.org/join.html to join.
Kathy
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fred capenos
Canoe Pilot
Thank Ya Kathryn,
I am only baby sitting this canoe while it's owner has traveled onward for a few days. (gas prices you know) It is a good chance for me to spend some time with a complete, un-molested OTCA. I've started the restoration on the first of two that I have.
The spruce planking notation has got to be a mistake. It looks like every other cedar canoe that I've ever seen. However, there are at least two big difference in the two canoes. First, the decks on my friends, (it's a 16 ft canoe) are the same length, but much flatter. (less radius between the combing and tip) The second thing I've noticed is my 17ft is 12" deep and the 16 is 13" deep. Any comments? Fred
I am only baby sitting this canoe while it's owner has traveled onward for a few days. (gas prices you know) It is a good chance for me to spend some time with a complete, un-molested OTCA. I've started the restoration on the first of two that I have.
The spruce planking notation has got to be a mistake. It looks like every other cedar canoe that I've ever seen. However, there are at least two big difference in the two canoes. First, the decks on my friends, (it's a 16 ft canoe) are the same length, but much flatter. (less radius between the combing and tip) The second thing I've noticed is my 17ft is 12" deep and the 16 is 13" deep. Any comments? Fred
