Christmas Canoe Gifts

[Mihun09]

I got one gift but for me it is the best one ever. It came from Rollin Thurlow in Maine.

It is a set of plans for the 17 foot B.N. Morris, circa 1908. These could produce a boat identical to the Morris we have out in the boathouse, since it's vintage was between 1905 and 1909.

There are 8 pages in the set, covering wood/canvas including what is necessary to build a mould for the ribbed version. Also a set complete with full size station mould drawings to build a stripper, And, plans to build a rib and plank version.

Also in the tube was the Morris catalogue from the time as it has details the plans don't.




And the stripper version

 

[dogbrain]

Which one are you going to build? Or is this for reference for your existing boat. Also, why are there so many station molds for the stripper version? I count 10 for each end. Do those plans call for less than a 12" spacing? Or maybe the plans are for varying the length of the canoe?

Mark

 

[Mihun09]

It is definitely an excellent reference for the existing Morris, the amount of detail is fantastic. We may build the stripper version but we have a few boats to do before then and Christy wants her own Jacks Special for a solo first. I don't know when I will get back to the Morris and it will take a year I figure to do it right and I will learn a lot doing it.

9" spacing on the station molds.

 

[Odyssey]

Somebody way smarter than me once said beauty is in the eye of the beholder. I like that, because the way I see it, that permits me my own personal view of what is fine to behold and what is less so. My walls at home are covered with what I consider beautiful and pleasing to my eye. That includes maps. And if I were in possession of canoe plans those would most definitely find a place on a wall (or perhaps copies of the originals). Nice canoe gift Mihun. Beautiful.

 

[Mihun09]

We have an extra set of plans we could send you Brad. I'll check with the wife first though.

 

[Odyssey]

We have an extra set of plans we could send you Brad. I'll check with the wife first though.

Thanks friend; we'd love to visit you two someday, and see them on your walls. But thank you very much sincerely. You are too generous.
I have a couple maps hung up, one of which is constantly off the wall and on the table for imaginary planning purposes. I also gave an historic city map copy to our son (who is a GIS tech guy, so he loves maps too), and I miss tracing my walks through that city and remembering what I saw. On a topo of my childhood countryside hung on the wall, I retrace walks and farm lane bike rides and recall sepia toned memories, foolish old guy that I am. Are plans like that? Do you builders and restorers trace with your fingers along schematics and follow with your eyes, remembering past projects? Oops, that station gave me trouble; my scarfe joint there should've been moved down a few inches more, my decks worked out better than the plans...