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Gumpus, where did you get those wall racks for your canoes? My garage is getting very filled with 4 canoes on sawhorses and kayaks underneath the sawhorses or hanging from rafters...I'd like to get a system like the one you have in this photo...Thanks!

Looks like a nice Chestnut Fox, with a good looking interior and solid canvas. The seller sent me some more photos and a video and mentioned he was flexible with price...I would go for it if I didn't just get another canoe a few weeks ago. https://www.facebook.com/share/16ufj5WW5A/...

Very nice looking Chestnut Pal for sale outside of Boston. Recently restored... https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/678856065186530/?ref=search&referral_code=null&referral_story_type=post&tracking=browse_serp%3A5b22f364-f970-4949-913d-62f04cbae69d

Thought I'd post in case there are others looking for something like this...(if I didn't just get a canoe last week, I'd be all over it)... https://southcoast.craigslist.org/boa/d/plymouth-wood-and-canvas-canoe/7867381468.html

So I am thinking (through the help of Glenn's attached Kennebec 1910 catalogue, Benson's links to WCHA discussions, and my own research), that this is a 1910 "Charles River" model. Though it seems to be a rare model with its closed gunwales from the company's earliest days, the specs match at...

Well said!

you have any recommendations for anyone in New England, NY, NJ, PA who isn't exorbitant with a 2+ year waiting list?

Thanks Glenn, Yes, the Morris down in MD planted the seed for another WC (which I still am intrigued by), but I couldn’t pass up this Kennebec for the price that was being asked… I appreciate what you write about the keel on a WC…for some reason I had the idea that they got in the way and would...

Thank you Benson! I followed all the threads and exchanges regarding this canoe on WCHA before picking it up…very helpful!

Can you shellac over the paint, like in your Island Falls, for added durability? I was pondering that possibility for any future restoration of the Kennebec…

Great point about adding a few more scratches from a trip (or two) before getting it restored… and interesting point about leaving on the keel (I’ve never had a WC with a keel and thought they were an unnecessary nuisance, until I experienced it last night in what I think was a very positive...

Today I picked up a 115 year old wood and canvas Kennebec that measures 15' long (I have yet to measure the beam or weight). I saw the ad on FB last night and deliberated only a little bit before deciding to pick it up 5 hours away in New Hampshire for an incredibly low price this morning. The...

@Steve in Idaho Perfect, thank you! This is the route I will go…looks simple enough to install…

Are these seat drops home-made or did you get them from somewhere?

Hi Steve in Idaho, do you have a photo or image of what this setup looks like when it's all in place? I'm trying to visualize it and can't find anything online. I think this might be the yoke setup I need to investigate though...Thanks!

The plugs easily come out to reconvert to a tandem setup or to use for other seats, etc...but it does look nicer in my opinion when they are sealed...

3/16” black plastic hole plugs…they work great.

I use that shoulder carry foam pad from Northstar, and it really helps soften the edge of the gunwale digging into my shoulder when I’m carrying around my royalex Penobscot 16. Since I don’t have a yoke in that boat the shoulder pad has been helpful when bringing it around for short distances.

Thanks Steve in Idaho, I agree with you, and wish there was one in the original configuration…but the way those mid hull thwarts and mid seat were placed would have made installing one too cramped and I didn’t want to go adding a bunch of new holes while I spread out the thwarts. I have a...