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  1. Benson Gray

    PaddleStats website: a massive North American racing database

    The home page includes the erjones@paddlestats.net email address who might be willing to provide a copy. Good luck, Benson
  2. Benson Gray

    PaddleStats website: a massive North American racing database

    I made the list although it confused me with a Ben Gray who was racing after I had stopped in the late 1990s. It does confirm that I was the Maine state kayak champion for two years in the mid-1970s. Ancient history, Benson
  3. Benson Gray

    I bought a new boat! ...What is it?

    The official Coast Guard site at https://uscgboating.org/content/manufacturers-identification-detail.php?id=11548 shows that Scott's Custom Boats in Arizona is currently using that prefix but Stowe Canoe, Stowe Canoe and Snowshoe, along with South Coast Seacraft have all built boats with that...
  4. Benson Gray

    I bought a new boat! ...What is it?

    The hull identification number (HIN) just below the rail on the starboard stern can probably answer most of your questions. Can you post a picture of that? There are at least four Adirondack boat builders as shown below. Benson
  5. Benson Gray

    1910 Kennebec joins the fleet...

    The link below has more about the canoe from 2010 if you haven't found this already. Benson https://forums.wcha.org/threads/kennebec-build-information-request.6450/
  6. Benson Gray

    Vintage Shaw and Tenney Paddles

    Nice paddle, Shaw & Tenney has a long history. They advertised 1858 as their founding date and as being the "Successor to T. J. Shaw & Company of Boston" since at least 1919. The exact source of this founding date isn't clear. An old sign shown on their website lists an 1856 date. They were...
  7. Benson Gray

    Edison Film: Canoeing on the Charles River in 1904

    It has been said that one feature of very long decks on a canoe was that they forced your date to be closer to you. Dan Miller's Wooden Canoe Museum site at https://woodencanoemuseum.org/ includes the example shown below. Good luck, Benson
  8. Benson Gray

    Edison Film: Canoeing on the Charles River in 1904

    A well equipped courting canoe in the 1920s would include a parasol, a flag, a Victrola, many pillows, a Carbide light, a back rest, a few trophies on the bow, a name on the end, and a colorful paint job as shown below. Benson
  9. Benson Gray

    Peterborough Minetta

    The basic oval Peterborough decal is available at the link below but it is not a 'water slide' style like the original. The 75th year part could probably be reproduced from the images below by a local graphic designer or sign shop. Let us know what you end up doing. Good luck, Benson...
  10. Benson Gray

    Peterborough Minetta

    The various historical canvas filler formulas listed at the link below may interest you. Nice canoe and good luck with the project, Benson https://forums.wcha.org/threads/canvas-fillers.10044/
  11. Benson Gray

    Help to identify canoe?

    The U.S. Coast Guard mandated that all canoes in the U.S.A. have hull identification numbers in 1972, and Canada implemented a similar system in 1981. This canoe may be older than that. Please let us know if you figure it out. Good luck, Benson
  12. Benson Gray

    Edison Film: Canoeing on the Charles River in 1904

    This was also true in the Belle Isle area near Detroit as shown below. Benson
  13. Benson Gray

    Edison Film: Canoeing on the Charles River in 1904

    There was no shortage of postcards on that topic as well. The link at the end has more details. Benson https://www.collectorsweekly.com/articles/love-boats-the-delightfully-sinful-history-of-canoes/
  14. Benson Gray

    Edison Film: Canoeing on the Charles River in 1904

    This was the standard attire for casual paddling on the Charles during that era. Paddling solo heeled to the gunwale was popular long before Omer Stringer started doing it. Benson
  15. Benson Gray

    Edison Film: Canoeing on the Charles River in 1904

    There is a colorized version available as well at the link below. Benson
  16. Benson Gray

    My new pack basket

    The Maine chapter of the WCHA had a class with Wood Thrush Wilderness last year and a large group of people made pack baskets. The first link below has more information. The second link has more background about antique pack baskets from Albert J. Nicola and the connections to some canoe...
  17. Benson Gray

    Hello from MA

    I understand, Great Canadian sold canoes from a number of different Canadian builders and was founded in 1969. They went out of business in 1999. Their 1981 catalog at the link below may interest you. Benson https://www.ebay.com/itm/256585653892
  18. Benson Gray

    Who's going to the 2025 WCHA Assembly?

    I will be in Lambert Hall, arriving early and staying late to help with the event. Benson
  19. Benson Gray

    Hello from MA

    Please tell us more. The information at the link below indicates that the Canadian Canoe Company closed in 1961. Benson https://woodencanoemuseum.org/builder-history/canadian-canoe-company
  20. Benson Gray

    What are you reading?

    That cover image was very popular. Racine used a similar version for their catalog as shown below. Benson
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