JClearwater
Wooden Canoes are in the Blood
Does anyone know how to date a Robinson canoe?
Robinson Canoe
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Do you mean J.R. Robertson?
and did you end up with the one on ebay?
If you mean Robertson, Michael Grace and I had a long email chat about them, and I'll try and post some things we derived, but otherwise I'm not aware of a sure fire way to date them. Maybe some others on the forums can assist too.
and did you end up with the one on ebay?
If you mean Robertson, Michael Grace and I had a long email chat about them, and I'll try and post some things we derived, but otherwise I'm not aware of a sure fire way to date them. Maybe some others on the forums can assist too.
Dave Osborn
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Robertson
If this is the one that you are referring to Fitzy, it sure looks like the Kennebec 3A Deluxe that I have, but ya never know.......
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=7153858006&rd=1&sspagename=STRK:MEWA:IT&rd=1
Dave
If this is the one that you are referring to Fitzy, it sure looks like the Kennebec 3A Deluxe that I have, but ya never know.......
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=7153858006&rd=1&sspagename=STRK:MEWA:IT&rd=1
Dave
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JClearwater
Wooden Canoes are in the Blood
Robertson
Fitz,
Yes I did mean Robertson not Robinson and yes I did end up with the ebay canoe that ended last night. Now I have to make a trip to Mass. I put in a low bid only so I would not be kicking myself later for having not bid on a nice boat and ended up winning it. I also have to convince my wife that I really did need another canoe. Like the sign said: "If I buy another canoe my wife is going to leave me - damn I'm going to miss her." I presumed it was a Robertson maybe it is a Kennebec. Thanks, Jim C.
Fitz,
Yes I did mean Robertson not Robinson and yes I did end up with the ebay canoe that ended last night. Now I have to make a trip to Mass. I put in a low bid only so I would not be kicking myself later for having not bid on a nice boat and ended up winning it. I also have to convince my wife that I really did need another canoe. Like the sign said: "If I buy another canoe my wife is going to leave me - damn I'm going to miss her." I presumed it was a Robertson maybe it is a Kennebec. Thanks, Jim C.
Good home.
Didn't mean to be nosy, just interested to know it found a good home. Look it over and let us know what you find! I have a reported Robertson short deck with a serial number on the stem and a longer decked one that I cannot find a serial no. on. Michael Grace told me to look for numbers stamped on a rib below the coaming, but I haven't found one there yet either. I have found Robertson "wave form" stamps on top of the thwarts near the rails on both boats.
As I mentioned to Dave above, the thwarts do seem to be thinner on your canoe.
Didn't mean to be nosy, just interested to know it found a good home. Look it over and let us know what you find! I have a reported Robertson short deck with a serial number on the stem and a longer decked one that I cannot find a serial no. on. Michael Grace told me to look for numbers stamped on a rib below the coaming, but I haven't found one there yet either. I have found Robertson "wave form" stamps on top of the thwarts near the rails on both boats.
As I mentioned to Dave above, the thwarts do seem to be thinner on your canoe.
