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- Thread starter Pete Mathews
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Looks like it could be a Racine Boat Manuf. Co. from Muskegon....
Cheers,
Dan
Cheers,
Dan
Pete Mathews
Enthusiastic about Wooden Canoes
Thanks Dan; If I may ask, what leads you to Racine. Not doubting your judgement at all, just curious so perhaps I'll know myself if I ever come across one again.
Pete
Pete
Hi Pete,
It's partly the "gestalt" - look at enough of these things and you get a feeling. But also, the decks, seats, thwarts and stem profile are consistent with an RBMCo canoe. The seats resting on risers were only done by a handful (notably Rushton, but Rushtons will have trapezoidal stern seats and the rail caps, if original, are wrong for Rushton). You may find a short heart-shaped deck tucked up under that long deck, another characteristic. The planking pattern, not evident in the photos, would be another clue. You can read more about identifying the Racine canoes in Wooden Canoe issue 116.
It's partly the "gestalt" - look at enough of these things and you get a feeling. But also, the decks, seats, thwarts and stem profile are consistent with an RBMCo canoe. The seats resting on risers were only done by a handful (notably Rushton, but Rushtons will have trapezoidal stern seats and the rail caps, if original, are wrong for Rushton). You may find a short heart-shaped deck tucked up under that long deck, another characteristic. The planking pattern, not evident in the photos, would be another clue. You can read more about identifying the Racine canoes in Wooden Canoe issue 116.
