Recent content by Benson Gray

I have asked them that question and the response was that they didn't like how it performed in their testing. The prospect of buying their primary raw material from a competitor probably also factored into the decision. The sad reality is that the current market for T-formex / Royalex / ABS...

At least one person has done this with a short kayak as shown below. Benson

I casually review many of the new messages here to see if I can help. Your message popped up in that feed. Researching information about old canoes has been a hobby of mine for many years starting with Old Town Canoe in the 1990s. I've gotten reasonably good at finding information like this on...

The 1986 catalog at the first link below may interest you. The Pearl model is shown on the bottom of page nine. The Minstrel is shown at the bottom of page 13 in the second link from the 1990 catalog. The third link has a number of other Mad River and similar canoe catalogs. Benson...

A good start will be the three volume Canoeing series of books by Zip Kellogg. These are out of print but available from many used book stores. The links below show some examples. Benson https://www.thriftbooks.com/w/canoeing-one-maine-geographic_zip-kellogg/20313020/...

Nice one, the first link below has more details as you probably know. The second link has information about the similarities between the early Kennebec and Morris canoes. Benson https://forums.wcha.org/threads/kennebec-build-information-request.6450/...

What is the serial number? Benson

Probably not if you want to be compensated for your efforts. These can be very difficult to repair and will have limited resale value when you are finished. Good luck, Benson

The link below had one but it may be sold by now. Benson https://www.canoetripping.net/threads/canoe-trailer-for-sale.128520/

I suspect that this will depend on how strict the local state is about requiring registrations for canoes. Ohio requires canoes to be registered so nearly all of their canoes have HINs, regardless of who made it or when. The one shown below was issued by Ohio for a Grumman aluminum canoe that...

The link below has another variation on that theme, Benson https://forums.wcha.org/threads/xtc-43092m821-budweiser-fiberglass-canoe.14122/

The link below has a similar example from the 1960s, Benson https://hub.catalogit.app/antique-boat-museum/folder/entry/canoe-fiberglass?query=antique%20boat%20museum%20old%20town%20canoe

The videos at the links below may give you some ideas, Benson

The links below may offer some options. Good luck, Benson https://www.longlakemarine.com/bethel-me-boat-rentals/ https://slipstreamboating.com/boat-rentals/me/bethel/maine-river-runners-llc/ https://www.beaconboatrentals.com/rentalinformation.php

We are already looking forward to next year’s session on May 28-30 at Bryant Pond! Congratulations to Megan-Mack Nicholson who won the raffle for the Discovery 119 solo canoe which was generously donated by Old Town Canoe and Johnson Outdoors as shown below. Benson