Michael Grace
Lifetime Member
With the coming winter, a lot of canoes will leave the hardening water. It would be fun and interesting to see where they go. Even though we don't have to worry about hard water where we live, a few original, unrestored canoes have found their way into the house - see the attached photo.
Top: Charles River-area canoe (builder unknown) with unusual short, triangular decks
Middle: E.M. White with all-mahogany trim, wide thwarts, long (for a White) decks, and fancy paint job much like Old Town's design #7 (two-tone with dot-and-dash line ending in an arrowhead)
Bottom: Rushton Grayling.
This photo was taken just before a new rack was made to hold three canoes, so now there's also a long-decked courting canoe with another beautiful, original paint job. Updated photo to come. Surely I'm not the only one with canoes in the house. You should hear the comments of people when they come to visit - even the pizza delivery person! Apparently nearly everyone is fascinated by wooden canoes.
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Top: Charles River-area canoe (builder unknown) with unusual short, triangular decks
Middle: E.M. White with all-mahogany trim, wide thwarts, long (for a White) decks, and fancy paint job much like Old Town's design #7 (two-tone with dot-and-dash line ending in an arrowhead)
Bottom: Rushton Grayling.
This photo was taken just before a new rack was made to hold three canoes, so now there's also a long-decked courting canoe with another beautiful, original paint job. Updated photo to come. Surely I'm not the only one with canoes in the house. You should hear the comments of people when they come to visit - even the pizza delivery person! Apparently nearly everyone is fascinated by wooden canoes.
Share your photos and stories?