What Happened To Dan Miller's Identification Pages?

[Richard Mosley]

I am a long time member (#275) but haven't visited the forums for some years. Tonight I wanted to check some specs on Dan Miller's identification page but couldn't get in. Looking to identify a Canadian cedar canvas canoe with these specs: 16' x 12 3/3" x 33" with narrow ribs: 3/8" thick x 1 1/2 wide with roughly 1 5/8 spacing. Thought it might be a Chestnut Kruger but the upturn on the ends is too steep. Any ideas?

Richard

 

[Richard Mosley]

Found the CD of Canadian builders in my library compiled by Daniel Miller and Benson Gray. Am now thinking the canoe is more likely a Peterborough Champlain model #1492 given the dimensions, high ends, narrow ribs and spacing. Still wondering why the Dragon Fly site does not appear to be accessible.

 

[mccloud]

Dan has re-worked his pages, but I have no trouble reaching them at https://dragonflycanoe.com/

 

[Richard Mosley]

I get to that page but apart from the decks and decals pages I can go no further. It appears to now require a log in which, as I recall, I did not need before. Previously, I had found pages of canoe specs.

 

[Benson Gray]

Tonight I wanted to check some specs on Dan Miller's identification page but couldn't get in.

See https://web.archive.org/web/2016040...flycanoe.com/wood-canoe-identification-guide/ as described at http://www.wcha.org/forums/index.php?threads/15704/ in more detail. The definitive source of this information is in the scanned catalogs as you have discovered.

Benson

 

[MGC]

I've found this to be helpful for the nut canoes........
http://www.picturetrail.com/jockogilvy
http://www.picturetrail.com/sfx/album/view/5725889