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Still Ready and Willing: An old Morris Special Indian, circa 1896, quietly basking in the summer sun on the banks of the Ipswich River...

OK... the consensus is to keep the old planking. That's my honest wish also, I guess I wanted to assess other opinions before I plunged...

So, Pat. I know you have sworn before but I have learned that for sure I have on occasion needed to repeat my boobooshka to get it...

On Wednesday Evening at the Assembly Michael Grace will be giving the following talk and presentation. Like Nothing Else: The Penn Yan...

So, Pat. I know you have sworn before but I have learned that for sure I have on occasion needed to repeat my boobooshka to get it...

My experience is that high aspect "NACA-esqe" foils perform well on canoes in the 16-18 foot range. There are some general rules of...

You could replace all of the planking. And if you don't like the contrast between old and new wood, you could then replace all the ribs.

You could replace all of the planking. And if you don't like the contrast between old and new wood, you could then replace all the ribs.

You could replace all of the planking. And if you don't like the contrast between old and new wood, you could then replace all the ribs.

You could replace all of the planking. And if you don't like the contrast between old and new wood, you could then replace all the ribs.

I owe you some pictures. Here is the 1960 receipt for 945. Michael was right, it is on the receipt. The pictures are of Paul Hosmer...

What Michael says makes sense. Paul Hosmer Jr. Actually gave his dad the money for both and kept the second for himself later. I could...

If you want to "pass on" a new canoe, it would be easier to just build a new canoe. But if the purpose is to save and pass-on an old...

Patrick, we have seen pictures of your good work. I'm sure you can make it work either way!

Oh man... the "keep the old planking" folks have spoken. When are the "rip it all off and start over" folks going to chime in?:oops...