The Wooden Canoe Heritage Association's Chestnut Classified Listing Archive
1. Vintage 11 foot Chestnut Featherweight for sale
2. CAD $4500
6. Aurora, Ontario
7. Beautifully restored by Jack Hurley of Dwight, Ontario. It has been in careful storage since then. 34" beam, 11" deep, 40 pounds. Original hand-caned seat, and gorgeous yoke.
8. Condition- Excellent Restored
1 - Title of Ad: Vintage Chestnut 12 Foot Wood-Canvas Trapper
2 - Sale Price: $2,750.00
6 - Canoe Location: Edmonton, Alberta (Canada)
7 - Description: Vintage Chestnut 12 Foot Wood-Canvas Trapper
Completely original, never restored
Stored indoors, in temperature-controlled environment; never stored wet, and never outdoors
Single owner
Purchased new in 1970, used briefly for 2 years across a handful of leisure trips, then stored for 54 years
Built post factory fire in Fredericton, before subsequent factory move to Oromocto
Technical Specification Summary:
Length x Beam x Depth: 12' x 34" x 14"
Not the Teddy (1st Grade)
Not the Mermaid (wide + shallow)
Is the Trapper (2nd Grade)
Not varnished finish on canvas
Is painted finish on canvas (original light grey, original decals)
Inwales: Not tapered
Cant Ribs: Wider variant (3")
Open gunwale
55 lbs (weight)
8 - Canoe Length: 12 foot
9 - Condition: Excellent Original
1.Title of Ad: 1960s-Vintage Chestnut Canoe
2. Price: $3,500 Canadian
6. Location: Tillsonburg (Southwest Ontario, Canada)
7.Description: Beautifully restored to like-new condition.Fresh canvas with 2 coats of Epifines Yacht Enamel #72 green, marine-grade UV varnish, oak gunwales & seats with woven moose rawhide, ash thwarts, cedar planking & ribs, new brass stem bands. No wood rot.
8. Canoe length: 14 feet
9. Condition: Excellent Restored
1.) early Chestnut Canoe Co.; 15' Bobs Special
2.) Price: $2400
6.) located Downingtown, PA; 35 miles west of Philadelphia
7.) Description: This 15' Bobs Special is an early 20th century canoe. Specific dates are impossible for Chestnut canoes. The canoe has been fully restored with stem and deck repairs, new (one piece) spruce inwales & Ash outwales, 11 new ribs, 65' of new planking, new Ash seat frames and Chestnut pattern cane, fully re-canvassed and filled, 2 coats primer and 3 coats Kirby's Blind Green paint. The shoe keel was not re-installed but is available for the new owner if desired.
1960's Chestnut Chum for sale
Long Island NY
$1800
Restored 2018 Very good condition Small crack in plank.
15 ft Chestnut Chum $600
Jackson, TN
Chestnut Chum 15 ft. with sailing and motor gear. I built this to travel 20 miles a day and still portage. Good usable. ask questions
$600
1. Chestnut Ogilvy Henry 16'
2. $1250
6. Hastings, MI
7. 16 ' L, 13" deep, 36 beam, mid to late 1970's, nice boat, Ogilvy models have a neat history behind them
8. one rib cracked, repair rather than replace when recanvased. currently being paddled, does not leak, re-painted 2019, close original but for paint, original color green
TITLE: 16' Chestnut Wood & Canvas Prospector Canoe- Professional Restored - $4500
Location: Oakville, Ontario
Condition: Excellent - restored
The canoe was professionally restored and only used once since. Its orignal Chestnut label was removed during restoration and a replacement label affixed. Ash yoke custom made following purchase. It features closely spaced steam-bent ribs, cedar planking covered with canvas, open wooden gunwales, orignal cane seating, hardwood thwarts.
Chestnut Prospector Vee Stern 16'
$1,850
located in Saint Paul, MN
The inside was stripped and varnished five years ago. The fiberglass covering is serviceable but could be replaced with canvas. Ribs and decks are good.
Stunning 16' Chestnut Prospector
$4,500 US
Excellent Restored
Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Stunning 16' Chestnut Prospector canoe in classic red, professionally restored and ready for its next owner. The exterior has been freshly canvased and painted, while the interior wood has been beautifully refinished and sealed with UV varnish. Features a replica Chestnut Canoe Co. deck decal and gorgeous traditional craftsmanship throughout. Ideal for paddling, display, or the cottage. Serious inquiries welcome. Sail kit option also available. new #10 canvas with filler 1 coat primer + 3 coats marine paint reglue of joints on outwales stripped and refinished inwales, outwales, and decks with 4 coats of UV varnish replica Chestnut deck decal.
Title: Chestnut Canoe Co. 16 Foot Cedar Canvas Covered
Price: $2400
Location: Lakefield, Ontario, Canada
Description: Chestnut Canoe Co., Fredericton, NB. 16 foot cedar canvas covered in really good shape. Has been stored in a garage.
Length: 16 ft
Condition: Good Usable
16' Chestnut Canoe-Wood & Canvas-Original Green Canvas #016109 - Pal Model
Price 1,850.00 OBO
Olean, NY 14760
Description: Classic 16' Chestnut Canoe Company wood & canvas canoe - NOT fiberglass, NOT plastic - real canvas-covered Chestnut.
Specs: Model: Pal - 16' Pleasure model Beam: 35", Depth: ~12" - 12.5" Ribs: 1-3/4" wide, Planking: 2-3/4" Stem stamped: 016109 Build: Post-fire Fredericton / early Oromocto era, circa 1966-1974 Color: Original Chestnut green, glossy but starting to chalk
Condition: Canvas: Original canvas, still watertight, still glossy but will likely need some paint in the near future - ready to paddle now. No tears, no patches. Wood: Solid - gunwales, decks, thwarts, ribs all solid, no soft spots, no rot. Stored inside. NOT fiberglassed - real canvas over cedar Varnish inside is good Cane on one seat requires attention/repair
Paddles great on Finger Lakes / calm water. Stable enough to fish, light enough to portage solo.
Canoe only - no paddles. I can help load. Local pickup in 14760 area. Will not ship. Cash
16'
Excellent Original
Chestnut Prospector Fort
$1,700
Adams Basin New York
1963/64 Prospector. 16 foot. Original except bow seat and lengthened thwart to remove classic Chestnut rail pucker. No cracked wood or ribs. No splices or repairs.
The canoe is fresh and ready to use. It is in good plus usable condition. It paddles very nicely. If I didn't need room, I would keep it.
I applied 3 coats of Epiphanes Spar varnish. The canvas was painted with three coats of Epiphanes with the final coat knocked back with a flattener on the final coat.
If you are into hockey trivia, the original owner was the scorekeeper for the US/Soviet ice hockey game at the 1984 Olympics.
Waldoboro, Maine
Original chestnut pal 16 ft form made of fiberglass from the factory. The metal ribands have been removed. The slots for the ribs are straight and are spaced for consistent placement of each rib, very interesting. Slots for the stem and inside rail are also embedded in the glass.
Asking $300, includes stem bending form.
Chestnut Prospector
$4000
Excellent Restored
This extraordinary wood canvas canoe is designed for deep woods paddling. Built with high sides, a yoke for portages, and a shoe keel, ideal for open water and lakes.
This canoe has been meticulously maintained and is in pristine condition. Built in the 1970s by the well-known Chestnut Co. in New Brunswick, Canada and was one of its best-selling canoes. A rare find.
Located in Damariscotta, Maine.
Ad title: 26' Chestnut Ogilvy War Canoe
Price: $550.00
Location: Falls Village, CT
Description: 26' Chestnut Ogilvy, the interior has been stripped, no visible breaks or cracks in the ribs, the planking is sound. It needs to have the bow and stern to be buttoned up, seats/thwarts, outer gunwales are missing. Needs canvas.
Condition: Needs restoration
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