Help to identify canoe?

[JohnCee]

I've had this canoe for more than 30 years and do not know who manufacturer is. Their is now Hull ID plate and any other identifying numbers. It is a 16 ft fiberglass, 34 " beam. The deck has a stamp in the metal , I imagine the logo from the maker. I have not been able to track. It looks like a W with an F fused to it. Does anyone recognize this?

 

[Glenn MacGrady]

John, welcome to site membership! Feel free to ask any questions and to post messages, photos and videos, and to start threads, in our many forums. Please read Welcome to CanoeTripping and Site Rules! Many of the site's technical features are explained in Features: Help and How-To Running Thread. We look forward to your participation in our canoe community.

I don't recognize that logo or tri-keel hull, and 16' x 34" are pretty generic hull specs. Given that you're in Nova Scotia, it's likely Canadian made, so maybe one of our Canadian members recognizes it.

 

[JohnCee]

John, welcome to site membership! Feel free to ask any questions and to post messages, photos and videos, and to start threads, in our many forums. Please read Welcome to CanoeTripping and Site Rules! Many of the site's technical features are explained in Features: Help and How-To Running Thread. We look forward to your participation in our canoe community.

I don't recognize that logo or tri-keel hull, and 16' x 34" are pretty generic hull specs. Given that you're in Nova Scotia, it's likely Canadian made, so mayben one of our Canadian members recognizes it.

Thanks for your response, it likely is Canadian made, as was purchased in Central Ontario, near Algonquin Park. Funny there is no HIN.

 

[Benson Gray]

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

 

[JohnCee]

Thanks for that. It must be, as no other identifying feature. I'm lovingly patching some holes, redoing fiberglass on each of the 3 keels, then will paint her red again. She should be good for another 45 years after that!

 

[Gamma1214]

Welcome to the site John. I'm no help at all with identification but I always appreciate anyone who repairs well-used (or even mistreated) equipment. Please consider posting repair threads so that we can follow along, live vicariously and, perhaps, some future tripper might learn from your experience.