Help on ID for a wood Canadian?

[John Maderic]

I have brought home an all wood canoe measuring 14' 6" by 36". Spearhead decks and some of the screws being #1 sqaureheads brings me to a Canadian builder user the knowledge base here. On the metal tag fastened to the outside of the canoe there is very faint showings of a scroll like design on the tag. Before the ID#, very faintly S, then R or B, then V. The canoe was glassed. The very most to the stem rib is approx. three inches wide. Also a unique fastening of the seats. I see several of the Canadian companies joined in time which totally loses me from further ID. Any help from yours would be greatly appreciated.

 

[John Maderic]

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[Dave Osborn]

The deck tag reminds me of a canoe that I repaired about a year ago. Great Canadian Canoe Co. They are still in business. Run the serial number past them and maybe they can tell you more.

 

[John Maderic]

Thank you. Ive emailed them and will see If its their product. Im interested also in finding why a 'cap' was added to the inner gunnels. I see in their online site their canoes are glassed.

 

[Dave Osborn]

The cap is typical of this style of canoe. It is generally referred to as a "Huron style" canoe.
Do a search on Huron and you will find out about this style of canoe and of it's several builders.

 

[davelanthier]

Except for the seats, carrying yoke and half ribs [ which may have been changed or added ] it is a Huron. For a comparison I have some for sale on the WCHA classified site.

 

[John Maderic]

Thanks Dan, Dave and Dave, Ive been researching Hurons, and am still lacking in knowledge. It seems Huron was a company itself, but Huron also covers a wide number of builders. Great Canadian of Mass. never replied. Any pics I could display to further help anyone ID this; please advise. If the canoe is fairly new and the fiberglass was original I wouldn't go through glass removal. Also now knowing, this post should have went under the other forum of wood / canvas.