I picked up this 14ft cedar strip (runabout?) that was said to be at least from 1935 (father had it when this guy was born in '35) and it's been in three generations of same family. Was thought to have possibly been purchased at T. Eatons of Toronto. May be a production of Peterborough/Alcan company, but unsure. I cannot locate any serial number or other markings or plates. I am not a professional wood boat measurer, but these are some dimensions I have come up with:
13'10'' L. bow tip-transom
53 1/2'' W. outer gunwales; 51'' W. inside from plank to plank
approx. 19 1/2'' D at center
Rib width is 7/8'', 2 1/8'' spacing between ribs
Plank thickness 1 1/2'' each
Staples used attaching ribs to planking on the inside.
There is a keel, about 1''.
Thickness of the wood that run along the sides the length of the boat is 1 1/4'' (rocker strip?)
I know the top of the canopy is not original, and it appears the transom brace is newer and the floor planking is something the guy started but did not attempt to finish.
I wish to offer it to someone like a hobbiest who would return this craft to it's former self and hopefully keep it for his own kids. I simply cannot do this project (time/knowledge).
If anyone can give me some sort of history about who-what-where this boat comes from, I'd be most grateful.
The former owner lived in the Niagara Region of Ontario, Canada and used it extensively near Muskoka in Northern Ontario.
Mike
13'10'' L. bow tip-transom
53 1/2'' W. outer gunwales; 51'' W. inside from plank to plank
approx. 19 1/2'' D at center
Rib width is 7/8'', 2 1/8'' spacing between ribs
Plank thickness 1 1/2'' each
Staples used attaching ribs to planking on the inside.
There is a keel, about 1''.
Thickness of the wood that run along the sides the length of the boat is 1 1/4'' (rocker strip?)
I know the top of the canopy is not original, and it appears the transom brace is newer and the floor planking is something the guy started but did not attempt to finish.
I wish to offer it to someone like a hobbiest who would return this craft to it's former self and hopefully keep it for his own kids. I simply cannot do this project (time/knowledge).
If anyone can give me some sort of history about who-what-where this boat comes from, I'd be most grateful.
The former owner lived in the Niagara Region of Ontario, Canada and used it extensively near Muskoka in Northern Ontario.
Mike
