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Good luck! https://canoeguybc.wordpress.com/2018/04/15/how-to-weave-rawhide-babiche-seats-for-huron-wood-canvas-canoes/

Thanks! This was one of the hardest parts, lol. I finally found a website that gave pretty good directions on how to weave the pattern.

I finished my canoe restoration. I used PVC trim board for the inwhales and outwhales. I know it may not be the best material but it was easy to work with and in my budget. It took a few tries doing the babiche weaving with paracord for the seats but I finally figured it out. I used an oil based...

Thanks for your input. I didn’t think of that option, which could be a likely possibility. I may be able check some old department store catalogs to see if anything looks similar.

Thanks! Yes, I’ve looked everywhere. I read somewhere that “they” only started requiring canoes to be registered with serial numbers some time in the 1970’s. I’m hoping someone may have seen similar deck plates and/or the aluminum band on the keel. It’s a wonderful and stable canoe.

Hello! I’m a newbie here. I bought this 15’ canoe used in 1979 in South Jersey and at that time the wood gunwhales were rotten and needed replacing. I’m thinking the canoe is at least 45 years old but maybe 50+ years or more. I’m restoring it and someone asked me the brand? It’s fiberglass with...