My son found this canoe in a friend’s yard in SC. I’ve never seen a wood frame like this, so I figured more knowledgeable folks here might find this interesting…or not. I have no idea what the hull is made of and my boy did not ask.
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Seen This Type of Canoe?
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Skin on frame. Likely home built. Much more common construction method for kayaks than canoes. I believe a couple of our members use them almost exclusively and maybe even posted a build thread. The skin is, I believe, usually dacron.
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Not sure what the frame is made of but in similar boats like this that I've seen, the fabric used for the body was Dacron. That's about all I can add. Sorry...
That's all for now. Take care and until next time...be well.
snapper
PS - Alan's post arrived as I was writing mine. Seems like Dacron is the winner!
That's all for now. Take care and until next time...be well.
snapper
PS - Alan's post arrived as I was writing mine. Seems like Dacron is the winner!
Agreed. I’ve made a number of skin on frame kayaks, but never a canoe. I use polyester fabric, but dacron is usually the choice for canoes.
Something like these, but I haven't seen on with hung seats.
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I just hate seeing a hull neglected like that.
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I just hate seeing a hull neglected like that.
My son built a 12 ft version when he was 12 years old, the plans were s
a Christmas present that year.
It weighed 10 lbs...
a Christmas present that year.
It weighed 10 lbs...
Dacron IS polyester; it's just Dupont's trade name for polyester fabric. Also used for aircraft covering under the trade names Ceconite, Poly-Fiber, and others, but it's all just polyester fabric.
That's a Monfort Snowshoe or a copy of one; I don't see any roving on it. Monfort was famous for using extremely thin ribs reinforced with kevlar string criss-crossed between the ribs and the skin.
Your son should rescue it and use it! I've never tried one but hear great things - very lightweight and surprisingly durable, so they say. Cape Falcon is a company that makes kits and instructional videos on building these - he's added rowing and sailing rights to them as well.
He still has the boat, yes, it is a Monfort design, a Snowshoe 12. Complete with kevlar roving.
He rarely uses it now, being married with two boys. He has other boats that suit his current lifestyle better, and he's currently working to build a few more carbon hulls using a Sawyer 17'9" Cruiser as a plug.
The trip we took in 2004 to Duck Hole (now known as Muck Hole) was a perfect use.
Pics below:
On Duck Hole
Between Henderson and the Prestons
Preston Ponds outlet
1st iteration carbon Sawyer copy (with his new house in the background, another distraction)
He rarely uses it now, being married with two boys. He has other boats that suit his current lifestyle better, and he's currently working to build a few more carbon hulls using a Sawyer 17'9" Cruiser as a plug.
The trip we took in 2004 to Duck Hole (now known as Muck Hole) was a perfect use.
Pics below:
On Duck Hole
Between Henderson and the Prestons
Preston Ponds outlet
1st iteration carbon Sawyer copy (with his new house in the background, another distraction)
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