Thanks for having me aboard. First post from Essex UK, I saw this canoe on fb marketplace last week, then it popped up on ebay.... And so shortly after i find i have won it for not a lot. Picked her up today & pleasantly surprised as its better than it looked in the photos.
She is approx 16' 6" overall & 16' 2" at top of stems. Beam 35" with tapered outwales exttending 1 3/8" beyond the hull planking. Depth inside midships 12".
The seller has had her two years just sitting outside uncovered, He did not know where she camr from save that the previous owner had bought her in excellent condition & owned her for some years. Planking is Mahogany with a narrow white timber plank below the sheerstrake.
Ribs are either White Oak or could be Ash, not sure. No id marks or signs of Decals that i can see, Hull is fastened with copper tacks As are the outwales.
She has a vestigal full length keel with 4 rubbing strips each side then a slightly deeper bilge runner then two more rubbing strips above that. Hull has another rubbing strip just below the contrasting plank.
To my eye she doesnt look to be that old, Im guessing 70's or 80's? but i could be wrong. Stems are rotten at the top & will have to be replaced as will several other bits. Only 4 broken ribs so far though i expect more will be suspect. My son & his girlfriend arrived & vacuumed her out after a scrub out & she looked a whole lot better.
Any ideas as to what she is & who built her? I will not be covering her in epoxy!
She is approx 16' 6" overall & 16' 2" at top of stems. Beam 35" with tapered outwales exttending 1 3/8" beyond the hull planking. Depth inside midships 12".
The seller has had her two years just sitting outside uncovered, He did not know where she camr from save that the previous owner had bought her in excellent condition & owned her for some years. Planking is Mahogany with a narrow white timber plank below the sheerstrake.
Ribs are either White Oak or could be Ash, not sure. No id marks or signs of Decals that i can see, Hull is fastened with copper tacks As are the outwales.
She has a vestigal full length keel with 4 rubbing strips each side then a slightly deeper bilge runner then two more rubbing strips above that. Hull has another rubbing strip just below the contrasting plank.
To my eye she doesnt look to be that old, Im guessing 70's or 80's? but i could be wrong. Stems are rotten at the top & will have to be replaced as will several other bits. Only 4 broken ribs so far though i expect more will be suspect. My son & his girlfriend arrived & vacuumed her out after a scrub out & she looked a whole lot better.
Any ideas as to what she is & who built her? I will not be covering her in epoxy!
