Recent content by Mike K

I am open to offers if somebody has an interest in this canoe.

1981 Blue Hole MGB canoe for sale. 17.6 ft asymmetrical tandem canoe. Weighs around 90 lbs. de I recently purchased this canoe thinking it was a strange looking Old Town Canadienne. The outer gunwales, seats, and handles were replaced with Cherry. The inner gunwales, decks, thwart, and...

Here is the final product. Outer gunwales, seats, handles are all made out of cherry. The original inner gunwales, thwart, yoke, and decks are mahogany. Skid plates were added as a small portion of the outer vinyl layer on the bow did have some damage. Overall, this is one solid canoe. I...

Everything appears to original except for the seats. The decks I believe are two pieces and there are two broken screws under the bow deck plate where a hidden handle was located at one time. The outer gunwales appear to be original as well and I believe the inners and deck plates are...

I did not include the A at the end of the serial number. TBH09302M81A. The canoe is exactly 17 ft 6 inches, weights 90 lbs, beam is 36 inches. Bow height is 20 inches and stern is 19 inches. Maybe 3 inches of rocker in the bow and 2 inches in the stern. The canoe does appear to be an MGB...

Yes, TBH09302M81. I think the MGA and MGB are different models from the one that I have. I came across the MSB model designation in my research yesterday, now I cannot find it. I will post the reference if I come across it again.

I am sure I can find some spruce at my local specialty lumber supply store. I was thinking ash or maybe cherry, and spruce will be considered. Depends which wood is more workable for the upward bend at the bow. I also have 16 ft Old Town Canadienne that I picked up for $60 that will need the...

OK....I have concluded that have a canoe problem, similar by problem with Cross Country skis, and maybe fishing gear, and maybe camping gear. I purchased a 1981 Blue Hole Canoe which I think is an MSB model. It measures 17 ft 6 inches with a 36-inch beam and weighs around 90 lbs. The outer...

Tough to make an upgrade when the Penobscot will serve me well as a solo or tandem. One spot on the aluminum gunwale right where my paddle will touch has a dent on it which is nicking my paddles. I attempted to fill in JB Weld. It worked but not great. I am contemplating replacing the...

I think I am going to pass on the canoe, although I could pick it up for $100. I might try working on a used Old Town Ranger that needs new wood gunwales.

I am new to the canoe restoration world and I am considering purchasing this canoe as a BIG project. Not that I need a canoe project but it seems like this canoe would be beauty when completed. Is this canoe worth the effort. I have no additional information on this canoe.

I took the Old Town on a river trip the other weekend with some class 1 rapids and I found the canoe maneuverable enough to easily navigate around rocks and obstacles. I attempted to catch a couple of eddy's with no real success, either due to lack of experience or relatively low flow...

I recently purchase a new to me 1994 Old Town Penobscot 16 for $75. I repaired the degraded cane seats with new webbing, added a walnut yoke, and made my own pull handles and thwart out of mahogany (should have been walnut). There were some minor blemishes on the hull which I repaired with...

The canoe was finally painted with Rustoleum Topside paint. Skid plates are next. I am looking forward to taking on a river trip, probably next spring.