Who got the Gerrish?

[chris pearson]

Gerrish, Gerrish, Gerrish ME WANT A Gerrishh, .....AAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Sorry, I lost it for a minute there.

 

[chris pearson]

Hey, we didnt do Gerrish as a featured builder yet! These are popping up to the point where we need ALL of them in one assembly like Kathy suggested. Heck, Rollin alone has a floatilla of them!!

 

[Bob Bassett]

I want one too but I will get to work on Steve's with him

 

[Dan Miller]

Hey, we didnt do Gerrish as a featured builder yet! These are popping up to the point where we need ALL of them in one assembly like Kathy suggested. Heck, Rollin alone has a floatilla of them!!

Actually, we did in 1987. That was before my time though, first assembly I went to was 1993...

 

[Bob Bassett]

How many showed up at that time? It could be time to do it over

 

[Rob Stevens]

Actually, we did in 1987. That was before my time though, first assembly I went to was 1993...

In 30 years, Assembly themes have covered a wide range.
Sometimes they have focused on a particular builder/company, occasionally on a construction type (stripper, lapstrake, birchbark). Peterborough covered an wide swath (Peterborough, Walter Walker, Lakefield and the Canadian Canoe Museum). Last year was a dual theme of 30th anniversary and sailing canoes. The theme for 2010 is "Guide Canoes and Guiding Culture"

I thought someone (Benson?) had posted the list here, but couldn’t find it.
Apparently some builders/companies have already been covered more than once. I'll post the list of themes with years once I'm back home in a new thread. Since we haven't got themes picked for even next year, it would be great if you all could share any ideas you have.

 

[Kathryn Klos]

Seems to me that Gerrish, E.M. White and other early builders of wood/canvas fit easily into the "guide" theme of this year's assembly, as they were guides and built canoes for guiding, even if their canoes don't look like a "guide model".

Having a section of the green for older (pre-1920ish) canoes would include those that were originally built for use as hunting/fishing craft, as well as canoes used for pleasure-paddling and early courting vehicles. I like the idea of having these canoes in one area, where we can explore them... a history of the w/c canoe, in-person.

Also, because this area would be about "learning", more folks might bring their un-restored canoes and UFOs. We might have to get a trailer.

 

[SPLIT]

$300 Christmas STEAL, East Tn pic buy

YES Gang: Also just noticed that $200 New H ad last night for Gerrish. .Glad it was not a prank.. Heading still popping up on Locator LInks (?) ,but the C.L. original ad long deleted. . Glad it was a member / collector.
. Here is a $ 300 Christmas STEAL my friend got here in East Tenn. .Still trying to do the Thumbnail insert (?) , but will give a link. He got early 50's Wolverine, Excellent cond with also very rare Suspension Trailer. 16" tires. Very few other outboard guys even knew about this design.
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[Bob Bassett]

Nice Boat I love the trailer thats a great idea