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Those wide paddles must have been effective... as evidenced in this 1967 photo of our Boy Scout canoe team result!

Those wide paddles must have been effective... as evidenced in this 1967 photo of our Boy Scout canoe team result!

The width at the thwart, if measured from outside the gunwales, is 36". The depth is 12.5".

The dimensions at the link below may help. These are approximate. Benson...

Generally, he sat but he would also stand when it made sense to. His was a 20 foot White. When he soloed, it was generally from the bow...

I'm thinking the same as Dave Osborn... Chestnut Bobs Special. Here's my recently restored one. What is the width at the center...

Chestnut Bobs Special??

My gut reaction was that they were someone's initials because they were not professionally done, but I was holding out hope that they...

My guess is that you may have a canoe that was made in Canada and might have once been owned by someone whose initials were "C. D. C."...

I picked up this 14'9" wood and canvas canoe for free this morning from a woman who said her father-in-law had used it at a lake up in...

An Old Town build record with "WC" on the planking line usually stands for red western cedar as Dan suggested. An "MC" commonly means...

Yes, Western Cedar (Western Red Cedar). Northern white cedar was designated "MC" (Maine Cedar). The two are usually easy to differentiate.

Guess this is a question for Benson, though I'm sure others of you will know the answer. A few months ago Benson provided me a copy of...

MGC, it's cool that you have your fathers paddles. At 69" or more did he sit or stand with them? I'm also curious what 20' boat he...

James, it seems to be pretty common that people request build sheets and the original shipping location turns out to be close by. I...