Norm. Thanks for the info. I will take a few pix and post them here. It is still original as shipped, but in need of varnish, inside and out. It has some dry rot in several places on the outwhales, with a bad attempt to putty over. Also the thwart is broken and glued. When whatever happened to the thwart occurred both inwhales split long ways, but not completely through. Good news, in the rain this afternoon, I went out to check something and saw that the outside, when wet, looked beautiful, so I assume that some sanding and varnishing should really spruce up the old gal. Again thanks for info. Regards, Jim...ps. I'm joining the WCHA as soon as the "Assembly" is finished and folks are around to process my request. pps. I live in Hamilton. Are you close?