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Not sure I made a good deal but I just swapped my NC Prospector 15 for a Swift Prospector 14. I’m hoping the expedition Kevlar will...

After a closer look, I believe you are correct. It is most likely cedar.

The lines look nice... I'm trying to figure if the red is due to stain, or if they used a very amber resin for the glass. That's got to...

I once used oak as sheer strips in hopes of avoiding gunwales on a lightweight/light duty build. I compared the weight of the oak...

I'm still wondering lol (Facebook canceled me a couple of years ago... they never did say why) Maybe I'll try one myself someday to...

I'm guessing that isn't oak, but cedar. Perhaps the gunwales and trim are oak. Looks like western red cedar for strips.

https://www.facebook.com/share/cW29EW2rj4xhzEes/?mibextid=kL3p88 Ever wonder what an oak stripper would look like?

New to the forum, 33 yrs old and fish in southern Maine in my 1971 Radisson 12ft Canoe or on my paddleboard. Just got a hand-me-down...

Canoes used to be transported by fancy cars more frequently. (The first image is a 24 foot canoe behind an MG.) Benson

Just picked up a Chestnut Chum that is all original and in really great shape. It has minor damage to two planks and otherwise all wood...

Picked up my 1980 Old Town Tripper today. Cleaned it up with some magic erasers and soapy water and gave it a coat of 303. Inside...

Since Easter Sunday, PA has gotten a ton of rain with my hometown of Blairsville checking in at 4.7 inches by Thursday. This caused...

Well I thought it was time to finally start my canoe build thread. I was planning on building my canoe during the winter months, but I...

At it again..... Gotta paddle daily to get a photo of the day, right?? Got out for a quick round before work this morning.

Thanks everyone! I also posted this in a FB group and the consensus was as M Clemens said, an Old Town Guide 119. I plan to replace...