Chestnut Canoe swag

[Sdrew22]

I've been searching for a vee stern Chestnut for about two years. I finally found one at the Finger Lakes Boating Museum. Under two hours from me which was a bonus. Included with the sale was two extra thwarts, a great Cherry Chestnut paddle, patch kit and some cool swag. A good day for sure.

Chestnut Ogilvy Grilse

 

[memaquay]

There is an 18 foot chestnut v stern with a small motor for sale a few hundred kilometers west of me for 2500 canadian. I'll tell ya, if I didn't already have two square stern and a wife, I'd be in the truck right now

 

[Robin]

That is some nice stuff you picked up. That repair kit with the ambroid glue is hard to find, I finally found one a couple of years ago. That canoe looks like it in great shape, good job on the find.

 

[Glenn MacGrady]

Cool. What's the length, beam and weight of that canoe? Are you going to put an outboard motor on it? What horsepower?

 

[Sdrew22]

18 foot. Spec sheet says 90 pounds, but this has the added " Close rib" option which brings it to 110. Just at my carry limit. Beam is 36. I will be using my 2.5hp mercury. I think this will be the best of both worlds. The transom is above the waterline. I should be able to motor out, set camp, ditch the motor and paddle as efficiently as a double ender.

I tried a side mount motor mount last summer and found it to be dangerous and unstable. I also tried a Grumman square stern, but it wasn't fun to paddle with all that drag.