Yes, Schuyler is the man, he sold me my first w/c canoe, a Chestnut Pal. I spent a lot of time in his shop thru the years, he's the type of craftsman who has no problem sharing his knowledge, in fact he used to encourage diy. He taught me pretty much everything I know about wood canvas canoes.
Although he restored many classic canoes that saw little use, he encourages folks to get the canoe off the mantel piece and use it.
He was also a pretty good paddler, winning many down river races and taking some pretty significant canoe trips.
One time he and his paddling partner showed up at a down river race on the Housatonic River here in Ct. with a narrow 18' wood canvas canoe. They where dressed in white short sleeve shirts, narrow black ties, khaki pants and penny loafer shoes. They looked liketwo rich kids who had just stepped out of one of the local private boarding schools. Got quite a laugh from the crowd.
