Veazie #320 with long deck and coping

[Howie]

Thought you folks might like to see pics of this Veazie that was just gifted to me by WCHA member MGC (who claims to have too many canoes and outside interests and not enough time to work on it himself). I can't thank you enough Mike.



Mike has gathered some history on the canoe, and I believe he'll add this info to this thread when he gets time.

The canoe has long decks with a long coping strip - a Veazie decal is just barely visible on the front deck's coping. A brass plate under the front deck shows it to be serial #320. It has thin rail caps and sides, and floor boards that are screwed directly into the ribs. And it has a keel and brass stem bands. O - and there are diamond-shaped brass plates on both decks as well as a brass 'socket' that are meant for holding pennant or flag posts.

I haven't stripped any wood yet so I don't know the wood used for all the trim.

It has been fiberglassed (Mike tells me this was done in 1959). I'm hoping it'll come off easy!

 

[MGC]

I don't make a regular habit of giving canoes away and especially A grade boats that are closing in on 110ish years of age, but in my queue, this would not be touched for at least few years. I know you will get it back to it's original condition a lot sooner than I would. And speaking of wood, it's all mahogany trim including rail caps, decks, king planks, comings etc. Except for the low SN and the Veazie decal, it is a Morris A grade canoe rebranded for direct sale.
I am still working with the original owner to establish it's purchase date and when we do, I plan to write up a short article about it. The history is quite interesting. And....this one may help us crack the code for dating Veazie canoes if the original purchase date is eventually established.
Here is an image of the covering of the canoe. Fiberglass was all the rage at that time. The then owner paddled it after it was done and expressed disappointment that the canoe did not feel the same under paddle. If you have ever paddled a canoe before and the after stripping off fiberglass you will undoubtably agree with her.

 

[Todd F]

Looks nice, look forward to seeing your progress.