Dave Osborn
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Ya know, most restorers report that a large percentage of the time folks that bring in sponson canoes request to have them left off of the restoration. Well, for me at this game for 15 years plus full time, plus hobby years, I have never had anyone do that. They all want them put back on. Which by the way is not a big deal to me. I assess an up charge for it and nobody has balked. (Maybe I should charge more!)
Now I’ve got an 18’ Old Town Square Stern Canoe in the shop without sponsons, but my customer wants sponsons.
Luckily, I was gifted a canoe that has a good set of sponsons. There is no way they will fit as is. Curves are wrong and they are too short.
I’m going to need to take them apart and re-engineer them on the square stern. I haven’t quite figured out how to add 24 or so inches to the length. Add blocks to the center to stretch it out both ways? How would I figure the height of new blocks? Don’t want a flat looking section.
Anybody have any thoughts?
Now I’ve got an 18’ Old Town Square Stern Canoe in the shop without sponsons, but my customer wants sponsons.
Luckily, I was gifted a canoe that has a good set of sponsons. There is no way they will fit as is. Curves are wrong and they are too short.
I’m going to need to take them apart and re-engineer them on the square stern. I haven’t quite figured out how to add 24 or so inches to the length. Add blocks to the center to stretch it out both ways? How would I figure the height of new blocks? Don’t want a flat looking section.
Anybody have any thoughts?