Howdy all,
I was recently given a canoe that's been in the family since the 1960's. Before that, all I know is Grandpa bought it from a guy in Swain, New York.
Thanks to the many postings here, I found this: http://forums.wcha.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=1439&d=1145117275
I believe it's the boat and if I understand the history correctly it was made by Old Town, but sold under Penn Yan, which is a stone's throw from Swain.
There are many layers of sealant on this boat, but I believe the seats, thwart, gunwales, and keel are all mahogany. There is no identification on this boat that I can find and I've crawled all over it. The beam's about 32" and she's 16' on the nose for length.
I post here with a few questions in mind.
1) Do you think this is a Penn Yan molded weldwood canoe? Age?
2) Does anyone know how to repair this boat? In multiple places the veneer is peeling/failing. Screws have separated gunwales and hull -- lots of dry rot in there. There's also a 6" crack in the hull at the yolk. Every time I pick this boat up, she becomes a little worse off; everything feels very fragile.
3) Should repair prove to difficult for me, or too costly for someone else to do, would it be unbearably shameful to repair this boat enough to glass it inside/out and get her back on the water?
Thanks!
I was recently given a canoe that's been in the family since the 1960's. Before that, all I know is Grandpa bought it from a guy in Swain, New York.
Thanks to the many postings here, I found this: http://forums.wcha.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=1439&d=1145117275
I believe it's the boat and if I understand the history correctly it was made by Old Town, but sold under Penn Yan, which is a stone's throw from Swain.
There are many layers of sealant on this boat, but I believe the seats, thwart, gunwales, and keel are all mahogany. There is no identification on this boat that I can find and I've crawled all over it. The beam's about 32" and she's 16' on the nose for length.
I post here with a few questions in mind.
1) Do you think this is a Penn Yan molded weldwood canoe? Age?
2) Does anyone know how to repair this boat? In multiple places the veneer is peeling/failing. Screws have separated gunwales and hull -- lots of dry rot in there. There's also a 6" crack in the hull at the yolk. Every time I pick this boat up, she becomes a little worse off; everything feels very fragile.
3) Should repair prove to difficult for me, or too costly for someone else to do, would it be unbearably shameful to repair this boat enough to glass it inside/out and get her back on the water?
Thanks!