Please help ID this Chestnut barn find

[Mike Br]

Hull length is 15'-0"
Width is 35" canvas to canvas
Depth is 13 3/4" rib to top of inwale @ thwart
Regular ribs 2 3/8" tapered to 1 1/2" and 1/4" thick spaced 1 1/2" apart
Ribs are chamfered on both sides, one side has a greater angle than the other
46 regular ribs plus 2 larger cant ribs
Had a keel, holes are straight line not staggered
3" planking
18 planks wide @ midships
Heart shaped decks
Seats & thwart bolted directly to the inwales, no dowels

I'd appreciate any information on this canoe. It seems to be a BOBS but I have absolutely no canoe knowledge. I'm a wooden sailboat enthusiast and builder. I bought this canoe because it's lines are so beautiful and didn't want her rotting away.

Thanks in advance,

Mike

 

[Pook]

Well Mike, good save.

That does look and sound like a Bobs Special to me- especially the rib thickness and spacing.
It is narrower and deeper than my Bobs, but going by decal and deck this one is much older so probably built on older mold.

I don't have specs that line up directly with this but the seats look like replacements so perhaps in the repair/refit they pulled the waist in.

Hopefully Andre or one of the more knowledgeable Chestnut folk will chime in.
Bruce

 

[Mike Br]

Thanks for the info Bruce.

This morning I shot lots of close-up pics of the decal as I found a great thread by Roger Young and co. on dating by decal. I'm going to clean them up digitally to see if they bring out any interesting information.

Thanks again for your time Bruce,

Mike

 

[Mike Br]

Decal Detail -

I took some close-up pics of the decal on the deck and superimposed a 50% shadow image of the decals located in this thread (http://www.wcha.org/forums/index.php?threads/chestnut-canoe-co-decal-variations.11484/) by Roger Young and co. The ca. 1921 seems to fit the best. Does this date my Chestnut between 1921 and 1939 or am I missing something?

Thanks,

Mike