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Always trust the Willits Bros. records before trusting AI. The brothers were extremely careful and detailed in everything they did...

I did one lateen for a local guy who would occasionally move the tack corner back to the mast, raising the yard up behind the mast and...

I posted this before and Todd talks about it in his book- Sunfish sailing has a ton of information on YouTube and the web, the rig is...

I have seen this record. An AI program claims there is a 1958 record showing it was not delivered until after 1958. I have a letter...

Whelp I'm sure I will be seeking much advise for recanvassing the canoe.

Welcome, it may take some more pictures and details (like the length) to identify your canoe. The link below has the build records for...

Posting photos of the canoe (decks, stem profile, seats, thwarts, etc) can help verify it's an Old Town. A good photo of the serial...

The Willits records I've seen show it as planked on August 28th, 1942 and delivered on August 31st, 1942 to Paul Hosmer in Bend, Oregon...

I’m new to the WCHA and this forum. Looking for info on OT serial number 8030 or number 18030. (It’s hard to read). Any suggestions.

I restored the Willits Broters Canoe #689. A member found that it was completed in 1942. It was purchased by Paul Hosmer Sr., in 1958...

I've sailed my ACA rig a few times with the tack of the sail right up against the mast (I have hole drilled in the fore end of the boom...

I’m not saying use a sunfish rig, just to clarify, 80 square feet is a bit too much. Those aca sails ( though I want one) does not allow...

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A standard Opti pram rig is useful..not reefable and a bit small for light winds on my 17 footers. I rig mine with carbon fibre mast...