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Thank you Michael - just what I was looking for. Not that I doubted Mike... Nice boats BTW...

Yes, it is true. Morris stembands were very short on deck, and there is a kind of elegance to that treatment - not showy, just neat...

1) I found a posting from - hell, I've forgotten the date - where Mike/MGC says that Morris stem bands don't hardly extend onto the...

Outstanding! What a great accomplishment and it looks like a fine day of celebration for all three of you. Congratulations on a job...

Update on my Island Falls 1889 build. Thanks to all the advice, the Epifanes deep red hull and varnished hull, decks, thwarts, etc. came...

Epoxy resin would be good, except for the fact that it has terrible UV resistance, and that part of the boat is going to be subject to...

Update on my Island Falls 1889 build. Thanks to all the advice, the Epifanes deep red hull and varnished hull, decks, thwarts, etc. came...

I have worked on a lot of the fiberglass Old Towns. They were the rage before the Royalex canoes came along. Of all of the more common...

Agreed. Look at steel nails used in attaching ribs to inwales that are over 100 years old…..most are still holding.

This is the problem: so many of these cedar strip canoes are very similar in their construction including rib shape and size, the strip...

This is a book that needs to be published. I'd like two copies because I have plans to give one as a gift. I just finished mowing my...

I'm no expert on Stricklands (1893-1904) but I've been working on one for a few years and there are similarities. The mast step and...

Hi! I have a 1988 Old Town square stern…thanks again Benson for the identification help! I started the renovation today and...

Hi Benson! Yes! That’s exactly the one! Thank you! Gerard

I'll get back to you, Pat. I think I have some photos . Dave