I'm taking 3 wood canvas (2 are without canvas right now) canoes north, 2 17's are going to Mihun for restoration, the other, a 15' Chestnut Chum is for my solo trip above Nakina, Ontario.
Here's how I" nested" two of them with the help of my friend John, John Deere that is.
I loaded the 17' Penobscot on the drivers side and the 15' Chum on the passenger side, and strapped both canoes tight. Then I layed a rug down the middle of the Chums hull for protection, plus some old bed sheets at the ends.
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I then loaded the 17' 100 year old BN Morris on the bucket of the John Deere and lifted it high enough to roll it off the bucket and over the Chum.
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I then tucked the sheets up under the Morris to protect the Chum and strapped the Morris down also. You can just see the gunnel of the Chum under the old Morris.
![](http://i1204.photobucket.com/albums/bb413/Beavertail100/DSC01907_zpsb13d1728.jpg)
I also screwed a block of wood under the center of the cross bars on the rack to take some weight off the legs of the rack. This morning I took a test ride down the interstate and they rode well at 65 mph. Not sure how the border crossing will go, but I plan on mentioning Brads name, should fly right thru!
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Here's how I" nested" two of them with the help of my friend John, John Deere that is.
I loaded the 17' Penobscot on the drivers side and the 15' Chum on the passenger side, and strapped both canoes tight. Then I layed a rug down the middle of the Chums hull for protection, plus some old bed sheets at the ends.
![](http://i1204.photobucket.com/albums/bb413/Beavertail100/DSC01905_zpsf7c33c35.jpg)
I then loaded the 17' 100 year old BN Morris on the bucket of the John Deere and lifted it high enough to roll it off the bucket and over the Chum.
![](http://i1204.photobucket.com/albums/bb413/Beavertail100/DSC01906_zps8bbe768c.jpg)
I then tucked the sheets up under the Morris to protect the Chum and strapped the Morris down also. You can just see the gunnel of the Chum under the old Morris.
![](http://i1204.photobucket.com/albums/bb413/Beavertail100/DSC01907_zpsb13d1728.jpg)
I also screwed a block of wood under the center of the cross bars on the rack to take some weight off the legs of the rack. This morning I took a test ride down the interstate and they rode well at 65 mph. Not sure how the border crossing will go, but I plan on mentioning Brads name, should fly right thru!
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