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These look similar to the pictogram used by the Canadian Canoe Museum as their logo. The link below has more details. Benson https://canoemuseum.ca/2016-2-18-trip-report-from-the-1st-most-excellent-canadian-canoe-museum-mazinaawbikinigin-expedition-to-pictured-lake/

Correct, Royalex and other modern ABS canoes commonly have a vinyl exterior layers. Benson

An eight foot long Old Town display canoe from 1924 and a half size reproduction of a Passamaquoddy paddle from 1849 seem to go well together. Benson

My son calls this centerboard sailing canoe 'the pirate ship' due to the black paint and tanbark sail. Benson

This commonly indicated that the planking, ribs, and canvas were all thinner as found in the Fifty Pound models. The ribs would be 1/4 inch thick instead of the standard 5/16. The planking would be 1/8 inch thick instead of 5/32. The canvas would be number ten instead of the standard number...

What is the serial number? Benson

It has been speculated that some of the paddles from the Pacific with pointed ends may have been also used as weapons. The link below mentions this and includes many pictures. It has also been suggested that the pointed end simply made it easier to travel quietly while hunting. Benson...

My understanding is that any place on a fiberglass canoe hull where there is a rapid transition from a very stiff area (like a thick rib) to a very flexible area (like a thin skin) is at risk of becoming a 'facture zone' which is prone to cracks and other failures. This is why many high end...

Yes, there was clearly an error on that page so I have replaced it with the specifications from the 1938 catalog in my previous message. Jerry has just corrected this. Sorry about that, Benson

Wow, I knew that the Allagash has some silly rules but this one seems clearly absurd. The page at the link below requires the width of a canoe "at the widest point shall not exceed 20% of the craft's overall length." This means that the 11 foot and 13 foot versions of the Old Town Fifty Pound...

See the link below for another perspective. Benson https://brfisher.substack.com/p/why-wood

This image was shared on the sailing group in Facebook by Holger David Kelm with "oh oh" as the caption. It is from the Kip Marina at Inverkip, Grennock, Scotland. Benson

The link is below, which requires a Facebook account. The chart at https://woodencanoemuseum.org/builder-history/b-n-morris dates the serial number to around 1917. Benson https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/854061559160709/

My guess is that this canoe might be a Kennebec Torpedo model as shown on the following page from their 1922 catalog. This would be similar to the small canoe of @Boatman53 pictured at the link below. Fun Stuff, Benson...

This storage problem was even worse with wooden canoes that had to sit for a few months while the filler cured. These would occasionally be stacked on the factory roof or in employees' back yards around town as shown below. Their children would often help to sweep the snow off. Benson

Old Town canoes were frequently stacked floor to ceiling and wall to wall in large storage areas. This was a classic first in, last out situation so it was not unusual that a low volume model like a 12 foot canoe would occasionally get buried for a very long time. Benson

Better late than never? The Old Town canoe with serial number 197616 is a 12 foot long Chipewyan model that weighed 45 pounds. It was built between September and October, 1973. The original exterior color was yellow. It shipped on April 9th, 1975 to Phoenix, Arizona. A scan showing this build...

If you are really concerned about toxicity then you may want to consider a wood and canvas canoe. These probably require fewer toxic things than any plastic canoe. The first link below has list of builders if you aren't sure where to look. Bark canoes are likely to be the least toxic option...

The links below may interest anyone who has ever thought about an air powered canoe. Benson https://www.lanemotormuseum.org/collection/floating/item/old-town-yankee-canoe-16-with-aerothrust-engine https://www.wcha.org/forums/index.php?threads/canoe-and-aircraft-prop-what-is-this.17587/...

More information about the eight foot Old Town model at the Dayton Canoe Club is available at the first link below. The second link has the details about the 'war boats' and the third has the story behind the Rushton Indian Girl canoe used by Wilbur Wright which is stored in a museum in Dayton...