Latest activity

Thank you so much Benson!

The picture below shows the unique 'single sided toggles' on the floor rack for an Old Town centerboard sailing canoe. I've never seen...

Funny... when I wrote this post I figured I'd catch flack from you sharper eyed folks for using ring nails to attach the outer rails -...

Welcome and congratulations, the Old Town canoe with serial number 166669 is an 18 foot long, CS (Common Sense or middle) grade, Otca...

The picture below shows the unique 'single sided toggles' on the floor rack for an Old Town centerboard sailing canoe. I've never seen...

Actually, my favorite sort of drift. Some of us learned something new and there was confirmation of another Morris build oddity. Canoes...

The Northland canoe is now finished. It has three new ribs, a fair bit of planking, new stem tips, new gunnels and decks. I replaced all...

On my Old Towns that have a floor rack the toggles are held in place with a screw which as Howie pointed out is a better way of doing it...

When I got the Morris it didn't have the blocks that hold the brass retainer bars. So, you may well be right in thinking that the brass...

I've seen the bent-over escutcheon pin too, though I can't recall if it's on all Morrises I've seen or just some of them. I wouldn't...

Nice job Howie! Question - on your fourth picture, the floor rack is held down with a piece of brass stem band in the normal fashion but...

Hello, I am seeking the build sheet for my first wooden canoe. It is an Old Town OCTA. 18ft. SN 166669 (I think) It may also possibly...

Amazing

With a bit of work we should hopefully have a pair of birchbarks out on the Thames. We found one at the Boathouse 4 years ago and then...

Michael: * Yup, Epifanes Deep Green (Jamestown Dist #MU3123750). I like their Deep Red too. * Again, yup, the front seat has a hole for...