16', low profile. Bow deck missing......
Serial # 6274
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Gil Cramer
The wooden canoe Shop, Inc.
St Louis canoe,most likely.
Dave Wermuth
Who hid my paddle?
I saw the photos on the other post. that's the Swartz Creek canoe for $375. I have some cell phone shots of it.
I agree with Gil that it could be a Saint Louis Meramec Canoe since both the Old Town and Carleton records for this serial number show a 17 foot long canoe and Kennebec doesn't appear to have ever issued this number. The information at http://www.wcha.org/catalogs/meramec/deck.jpg and http://dragonflycanoe.com/wood-canoe-identification-guide/ may help. It would be helpful if you or Dave could add some more pictures in addition to the ones at http://forums.wcha.org/showthread.php?9193 in your other message.
Benson
Benson
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Probably not - pictures are here: http://forums.wcha.org/showthread.php?9193-Canoe-ID&p=48921#post48921
Odd little duck...
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Dave Wermuth
Who hid my paddle?
Having seen it in person, I think it is war era. Steel slotted screws. But may be a replacement. It just looks not that old. The current remaining deck is a replacement triangle. The ribs are very narrow and far apart. In talking to another member smarter than me, it was suggested it may be a narrow rib New York Thompson. I think the short inwales are from rot, possibly. I wish I had paid more attention to the plank pattern. the seats are on cleats, but not quite Shell Lake type cleats that I've seen. So, I wonder if the ser no. is consistent with St Louis?
The messages at http://forums.wcha.org/showthread.php?5443 describe a canoe that is thought to be a Saint Louis and the pictures at http://forums.wcha.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=9892&d=1267436640 and http://forums.wcha.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=9894&d=1267436794 show the serial numbers which are not consistent with this canoe.
Benson
Gil Cramer
The wooden canoe Shop, Inc.
Photos don't look anything like a St Louis.
Dave Wermuth
Who hid my paddle?
So, does anyone think it might be a New York Thompson, narrow rib model?
I don't...
Dave Wermuth
Who hid my paddle?
My other expert agrees with Dan. I think I'll refer to it as Odd Little Duck also.
