Tom Widney
LOVES Wooden Canoes
While guiding for Sommers canoe base in '70 I had a hero shot (photo)taken of me posing by one of Joe's canoes which was sitting down by the canoe yards by the dock. Thanks to facebook and the Sommers Alumni Association I have again located this canoe. It was assigned to a fellow guide who paddled it from '67 to '71 and then purchased it from Sommers at the end of the '71 season and took it to the west coast. About 12-15 years ago he refinished it (sand paint &varnish) w/ new seats, finally, bought from Joe, he says it had copper stem bands. The name La Peregina which was all ready painted on it when he got it means "The Wanderer" according to one of the translations he found that next winter. The serial number is 3 65 4272, according to earilier posts the 65 is the year it was built 4 translates to April the month it was built and it was canoe number 272, what would the preceeding 3 stand for? or am I completely confused? I told him I would ask you good folks for help in decifering.
Thanks,
Tom
Thanks,
Tom