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Thanks Patrick. I'll be going for something like the solitude as I like to paddle from the middle. I plan a clamp on yoke

Thanks Patrick. I'll be going for something like the solitude as I like to paddle from the middle. I plan a clamp on yoke

Just for the sake of discussion, here is a Stewart River 14' Solitude with it's thwart arrangement: The only drawback I see is the...

Thanks for this Michael and Howie. I think I'll probably use two symmetrical thwarts at roughly thirds. Another question:working out...

This is interesting. Several years ago I restored a 13' 50 Pounder that needed new inner rails, and I found that using two thwarts...

This is interesting. Several years ago I restored a 13' 50 Pounder that needed new inner rails, and I found that using two thwarts...

I took it twice to the lake and immediately returned to shore since it was leaking. This time I kept it in the shop and added water on...

Thanks, Benson!

Thanks, Benson!

The Old Town canoe with serial number 176545 is a 16 foot long Guide model with a keel. This originally had thwarts in place of seats...

Could I please get the build record for OT 176545-16? Thanks!

Old Town's very popular Lightweight/Trapper/Fifty Pounder usually had only one thwart, and a great many of these canoes end up looking...

Old Town's very popular Lightweight/Trapper/Fifty Pounder usually had only one thwart, and a great many of these canoes end up looking...

I’m building a 14 foot cedar canvas canoe. It’s going to be a solo boat so I will be placing the seat near the centre. Because of this...

This is a very unusual EM White canoe relative to the vast majority of those found today despite the fact that ones similar to this...