Pete North Boy

[Dave Wermuth]

To test the site mostly, I thought I'd post the progress on the North Boy. I noticed that photos aren't showing up so I'll try to post some to see what happens.
Here's the 'before'
Transom was broke out some.
Temporary stringers.
Planking the 'good side'
Adjusting ribs.
Hmm, uploads failed. Trying again with smaller file size.
not working yet. My files are 1000 x 750 or 1200 x 900. Is that too big? Or are photos not yet working?

 

[bluedcanoed]

Not for me.

Bob

 

[Dave Wermuth]

photos are back

Ill try again.
1. 'before'
2. transom broke loose
3.temp stringers to bend ribs to.
4. planking the 'good side'
5. making adjustments to ribs.
I think it worked.

 

[Mark Adams]

You're a better man than I, Gunga Din! I'd have tossed it in the burn pile.

 

[Dan Lindberg]

Very Nice Dave,

That actually looks like it's in better condition than an old OT I got talked into a number years ago.

Dan

 

[bluedcanoed]

Very nice job! And North Boys can't have been made in large numbers, so they're pretty rare.


Bob

 

[Dave Wermuth]

Bob

I did not know that. I'll tell the owner. I would have guessed they were common amoung the pike fishing community of the Great White North. One thing that interests me is that it is not set up for rowing. I would have thought that a center seat and oarlocks would be standard, but not on this one.

 

[Hodtay]

From a newbie, Wow, I thought that canoe would be beyond repair. My first project suddenly doesn't seem so difficult.

Dave, great job! and it must have been fun.

Steve

P.S. Thanks for your reply to my first post.

 

[Dave Wermuth]

Wait til you see the April issue of Wooden Canoe. (I think)

 

[cedarboater]

Dave; She looks pretty good... a far cry from when I saw her last, would love to see it finished. Randy

 

[Dave Wermuth]

Randy-

Stop by, I could help reaching to clinch the tacks on the 4 inner planks.

 

[Andre Cloutier]

Great work Dave!
I'd have tossed it in the burn pile.
Mark, shame you're all the way in Reno, we'd have fun....

 

[chris pearson]

Very cool Dave!!!!

 

[chris pearson]

Andre is a P Y R O ! ! ! !

 

[Mark Adams]

I think that Andre, like me, has gotten lazy in his old age. Time was I wouldn't have passed that up. I thought I could restore anything. The closest I did to that was an old chestnut that had a tree fall on it. My kids called it the "air canoe". It turned out great, but man, what a lot of work. I have gotten more picky about what I'll restore as time has gone on. I have attached pics of "air canoe".

 

[fred capenos]

Hey Dave,

Did you see the two piece Yankee last week? 1927 and free to good home. I wanted to jump on it before you did, but the boss said "no". You know they stack together and dont take up much space. Looks like you have the hard part done on that one. Good job. Fred

 

[Dave Wermuth]

Mark, the air canoe is impressive! I can't say 'no'. That's why they call me derelict dave.
Fred, I did not see the 2 part canoe. Good thing.

I keep telling myself to use constraint when it comes to saving the derelicts, but, well, consider it a counter balance to Andre' the Pyro. That way it all averages out.