Mark Adams
all wood nut
There is a pretty sweet looking Willits sailing canoe on the Seattle Craigslist. For once, there is a pretty complete set of pictures with the listing.
Willits Sailing canoe in Seattle (05/50/10)
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pat chapman
Willits biographer
Well, whoever restored it put the mast partner in upside down!
Dan Lindberg
Ex Wood Hoarder
Note that the verbage in the xbay listing claims it is the same canoe that is listed on the Seattle c-list.
Dan
Dan
bredlo
LOVES Wooden Canoes
I had a nice talk with the seller of the canoe in Mark's original post tonight (the Seattle example). I should be getting detailed photos and dimensions of the original canvas cover in the next few days. It has three wood posts inside to keep it taut, and perhaps hardware to keep it all together - we'll see.
Should be another neat accessory to get a closer look at - I'll post my findings.
Should be another neat accessory to get a closer look at - I'll post my findings.
pat chapman
Willits biographer
That description of the support system for the canvas cover sounds original. The brother manufactured a canvas cover to be used to protect the canoe in storage (not while transporting it) that consisted of the cover that was made from tanbark canvas. If I remember correctly, it either had a line around the perimeter for cinching it just under the gunwales, or it had hooks every so often to hook onto the gunwales. The cover is supported by a rope ridgeline attached by brass or bronze hooks that hook over the tip of the decks. Attached to the rope are three wooden slats that stand vertically from the inside of the hull. When set up, you've got a nice little canvas tent over your canoe to keep dust, rain, or little critters out of it.
Dan Lindberg
Ex Wood Hoarder
There sure seems to be a number of Willits canoes that are offered for sale. Maybe that's because of the hi $$'s??
I could look in the book if I had it with me but, how many canoes did they make? Something in the 1000 range?
Hmmm. I'm mentaly comparing that to either Joe S or Lloyd Rehbein, each of whom made about 600 canoes, and with both of these guys, finding a used one for sale is hard. Joe's might be a bit more common, just cause of the publicity, I only remember seeing maybe 4-5 of Lloyd's in the past 6-8 years.
Dan
I could look in the book if I had it with me but, how many canoes did they make? Something in the 1000 range?
Hmmm. I'm mentaly comparing that to either Joe S or Lloyd Rehbein, each of whom made about 600 canoes, and with both of these guys, finding a used one for sale is hard. Joe's might be a bit more common, just cause of the publicity, I only remember seeing maybe 4-5 of Lloyd's in the past 6-8 years.
Dan
pat chapman
Willits biographer
Earl and Floyd built 956 canoes over the course of roughly 50 years. Not a very high production rate, but they were able to make a decent living!
