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I have two old paddles, I don't remember where I got them... might have been in our current or old cabin when we moved in. The first (no picture) is a conventional beavertail, with a very pleasing shape and comfortable grip... though it's a bit too long for me if I'm in the back. That one I...

Another ad for an Explorer mentions the number written in permanent marker, just like mine. I guess the design changed over the years; that one shows a single thwart and carry handles, which mine doesn't have.

I think we have a winner! Pictures in this advertisement look identical to what I have, so circa 1985. Only the thwarts are different. Although, the ad says 17' and mine is 16'.

I don't think so... almost every detail of my boat is different from the photos you posted.

Slow progress continues. Got the gunwales ripped and scarfed last week. Saturday I glued them together to get the required 16' lengths using West System epoxy reinforced with microfiber (I decided against Titebond as that needs a perfect glue line with no gaps, epoxy is a little more...

I thought I posted an update last week, but it seems to have disappeared... anyway, I got it all apart. Getting some of the screws out was a struggle; they're square drive, but it looks like somebody tried to tighten them with a phillips screwdriver and trashed the heads. I did find a number...

I started with a Whisperlite for backpacking, then switched to a Svea 123 a friend gave me as it's simpler and more reliable. But a few years back my son in law sold me on the Trangia style alcohol stoves (he's from NZ and that's all they use over there). I also have two and three burner...

Kanawauke is a chain of 3 lakes divided by two road bridges. I've heard of people portaging around the dam to get to Sebago, but it wouldn't be easy. The American Canoe Association has a camp on Sebago.

Waiting for the thaw.

Made some more measurements last night, looks like 37" beam measured inside the hull... but it's so wiggly without intact wood that could be off a bit. The thwarts are 31 and 34.5". No center thwart or yoke, I may decide to add one. No numbers anywhere I can see. Has anybody used the bucket...

I'm trying to ID a canoe I acquired a couple of years ago (ah, the "free" canoe). Actually it was a swap; my brother in law gave us a cheapo Coleman plastic canoe (the kind with the aluminum tube frame). I never did much with it as I had another [ancient] fiberglass canoe, but I found that a...

Hi, new here. Came across the site while looking for info on a new to me old canoe, but that can be the subject of another thread. I've been paddling the same canoe on the same lake (Kanawauke in NY) for nearly 60 years now. Our family had a cabin in a camp on the lake when I was young, and...