JohnSand

Someone at the Wooden Canoe Heritage Association might be interested. Good luck with it.

I have a mostly-restored 1908 17' closed-gunwale Old Town HW (CS grade) for sale - life got in the way of finishing it unfortunately. It...

Hi, Glad to be on this site. I've been around canoes for a while (mostly OT 174s) but just recently have started to refurbish them. I...

I used that name b/c it was the name of the original thread. Yes, I didn't see anywhere which alcohol was used. I was AMAZED at how much...

The first two pictures below show how the mast seat and step looked on one old factory style configuration in an ABS canoe. The last...

A different sort of wilderness trip in a different and beautiful sort of terrain. If you like the Barren Lands, how about relatively...

I've been involved with wooden boats for decades, people will often confuse materials or forget details. I doubt it's all oak.

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

Like going to sea on sailboats, to see and experience things that can only be found in that way.

Thanks John. I appreciate the advice.

No worries, I weigh 265.

Seemed like good price.

I weigh about 235, my brother has been around 400, we both paddle. Learning to get in and out of a canoe can be a bit of a trick for...

Prudence is a key element of boating.

It was gorgeous here in NW Wisconsin yesterday. The Totogatic is high, little wind. I moved my NC P15 out and fitted her with my seat...