what kind of canoe is this?

[gussy23949]

This belonged to a relative who kept it on Lake Lashaway in East Brookfield, Mass. It hasn't been in the water since the 1950's. It did have a sail at one time, but that is gone now. We could not find any identification markers or numbers anywhere. I am curious as to the manufacturer and also interested to know if this should be put in the water again.

The images on the attached PDF are snipped from a video so they be a little blurry. I will be taking better photos soon, but wanted to get the conversation going.

Thank you!

 

[Benson Gray]

It was probably made by one of the Charles River area builders. Can you crawl under the decks and get some clear pictures showing the ends of the stems and any serial numbers that may be there? The link below has some suggestions that may help if the numbers are hard to read. Good luck,

Benson

Thread 'How do I find a serial number on an old wooden canoe or boat?'

Oct 2, 2005

Many old wooden canoes and boats have a serial number on both inside stems and a decal or tag with the manufacturer's logo on the bow deck. The number is usually stamped on the top of the lower part of the stems. The inside stems are the long curved pieces of wood that form the ends of the canoe. You want to look on the part that extends out from under the decks on the bottom of the floor inside the hull. The serial numbers are stamped in each end of the canoe so check both if a single digit is not clear. These numbers in the stern of boats are occasionally on the edge of the center...

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[Todd F]

Looks nice