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  • Benson Gray
    Benson Gray reacted to BoulderBill's post in the thread Old Town serial number search - 177839 with Like Like.
    Benson, thanks so much. My dad was very fond of this canoe and had it in Michigan, Ontario and then Maine for many decades. I have it...
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    BoulderBill replied to the thread Old Town serial number search - 177839.
    Benson, thanks so much. My dad was very fond of this canoe and had it in Michigan, Ontario and then Maine for many decades. I have it...
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  • shelldrake
    shelldrake replied to the thread Conundrum.
    Looking back at my notes, the process was: - Interior seal coat of thinned varnish - Heated linseed oil exterior one day later - 2nd...
  • shelldrake
    shelldrake reacted to MGC's post in the thread Conundrum with Like Like.
    Strange things happen. This is a canoe I picked up a few years ago. I was pretty surprised to see the Douglas Plaid. I tend to varnish...
  • shelldrake
    shelldrake reacted to Rollin Thurlow's post in the thread Conundrum with Like Like.
    Now that I can see the pictures, I would agree that it appears to be varnish. If coats of varnish are applied to the interior before...
  • shelldrake
    shelldrake reacted to Gil Cramer's post in the thread Conundrum with Like Like.
    Varnish.
  • Benson Gray
    Benson Gray replied to the thread Old Town serial number search - 177839.
    Welcome and congratulations, the build record for the Old Town canoe with serial number 177839 shows a 15 foot long Lightweight model...
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    BoulderBill posted the thread Old Town serial number search - 177839 in Serial Number Search.
    Artificial intelligence introduced me to this forum and I am so delighted to get a little bit more information about my dad’s 1967 old...
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    Maxtoon reacted to Rollin Thurlow's post in the thread Conundrum with Like Like.
    Now that I can see the pictures, I would agree that it appears to be varnish. If coats of varnish are applied to the interior before...
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    Maxtoon reacted to Michael Grace's post in the thread Conundrum with Like Like.
    Perhaps test with rubbing compound or even very fine sandpaper to see if the problem is only on the surface rather than through the...
  • Dave Osborn
    Dave Osborn reacted to MGC's post in the thread Conundrum with Like Like.
    Strange things happen. This is a canoe I picked up a few years ago. I was pretty surprised to see the Douglas Plaid. I tend to varnish...
  • Dave Osborn
    Dave Osborn reacted to Rollin Thurlow's post in the thread Conundrum with Like Like.
    Now that I can see the pictures, I would agree that it appears to be varnish. If coats of varnish are applied to the interior before...
  • Dave Osborn
    Dave Osborn reacted to Gil Cramer's post in the thread Conundrum with Like Like.
    Varnish.
  • Dave Osborn
    Dave Osborn reacted to Gil Cramer's post in the thread Conundrum with Like Like.
    Long ago, I did not finish the interior before canvassing. Occasionally, either the stain or the varnish or both would affect the canvas...
  • MGC
    MGC replied to the thread Conundrum.
    Strange things happen. This is a canoe I picked up a few years ago. I was pretty surprised to see the Douglas Plaid. I tend to varnish...
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