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Yes they are pricey and I think a lot of it is just because they are getting hard to find. There are some good alternatives like a Nova Craft Trapper and the Esquif Adirondack.

Hi Matt, Yes I think you are right. My boat must be that early style. I'm impressed how knowledgeable you are about old Old Town canoes! So yes the white plastic seat was far to the rear just as the picture shows. It was also attached right to the gunnel. And just one thwart. The hull is 3/8"...

Matt, Nope, it was a long ago heat baked piece of plastic Dynamo tape. However, embossed into the hull is this: "197616" on the outside of the hull and directly opposite but inside, the logo "Old Town" is embossed. If the numbers mean anything, maybe the 16th week of 1976? In that case maybe...

I fell into Lake Mary (7000' altitude) in February (snowmelt). Middle of the lake, no PFD. One moment I was canoeing, the next moment I was fighting for my life. Probably the closest I've ever come to killing myself. That icy water saps your strength and ability to think. I was 25 at the time...

Have the old fiberglass canoe all sanded down and want to use a HVLP gun to apply the paint. Never used this paint before, have heard to thin it 10% at least and not go over 60 psi. Anyone with experience with this paint? Thank you in advance for any tips.

Thank you for the very nice compliments. I am humbled because I am really a noob in most things canoe related. This forum of lifelong canoeists has been a great school for me, so it is I who owes thanks to you folks.

Asking price? It is $849 on craigslist. I am in Tempe, Arizona

Hello Mike, You are correct, the old gunnels were a bit brittle. After I removed the gunnels they were left outside in the sun and after six months or so they were even more brittle. They also turned dark from the sun exposure. The old deck plates were white and rather large and heavy. I tossed...

Matt, I don't have a good way to weigh the Pack, but I did saw one gunnel up into foot long pieces and weigh it at the post office. It was a whooping 4 lbs 15 ozs. Also, when the gunnels were removed both of them were loaded with things like sand, silt, bugs, etc. Those hollow plastic gunnels...

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Finally got it finished, time to start a new project.

I fell out of a canoe once and shouted some four letter words that are considered a crude description of sex. That's about it.

Oh Man that hurts! My favorite all time boat is my Kevlar Malecite. Because I have one, and am very biased, I vote to replace the gunnels. But what about that damaged hull? That looks like the big problem to me. I think I might call my auto insurer and see if they can help put the old girl in...

OK, I sold this big boy. It was just a bit too much to handle for me. And found a 12' Old Town Katahdin to fit into the "beater" category.

Ok thank you, I figured out how to post a picture. Those barnacles are dried tree sap. Took an hour working with a razor scraper to get most of it off. The crack is fixed, just not sanded down as the resin is taking forever to set up. I roughed out a new 41 inch carry yoke because no one makes a...

Turner Turnpike in Oklahoma. No one wanted a toll road in Oklahoma. Government said it would only be a toll road for a short time, till it was paid off. That was in the 1950's and it's still a toll road today.

I think it is kin to a Stillwater. I had a Stillwater 16 for a bit. But this 12 footer just looks so weird being short and stubby and fat too. Hull numbers end with 92. If my bargaining skills were a bit better, I probably could have got the seller to pay me to remove this thing from his yard.

I picked up a Katahdin 12 fiberglass. It was on offerup for $200 and seller let me have it for $175 because I found a crack in the hull. And a lot of gouges. And rotten wood. And faded gelcoat. I have never seen anything like this thing. With a Stanley tape measure this boat is a whopping 41...

From the picture it looks like you have wood screws thru the gunnel holding up the seat. No washer under the screw head on top of the gunnel. That's beautiful, BUT, the only thing resisting gravity is the diameter of the No 8 screw head. I've never seen this and it looks like that arrangement...

It was listed on Craigslist, a Old Town Penobscot 17 but the ad said fiberglass with a seven inch crack. I was the first caller and the gentleman insisted that it was fiberglass even after I told him it had to be Royalex. So I drove the hundred miles to see it and did buy it because I have been...