Beautiful Canoes... So Many Canoes (17. September 2006, 23:01 by Derek Young) ~ Ahh... My Heart
We didn’t make it down to Maritime Fest this weekend, but it seems like a lot of you did. The photos are coming in and what do I see? Beautiful wooden canoes. Lots of them. Ahh… my heart. They’re so amazing. A few days ago the News Tribune even had a cover photo and story about locally produced wood canoes.
The photo is my canoe. Here’s my question. Are there any local folks that restore boats like this? Mine has a fiberglass overlay on it, but could use some love on the top to restore some of the exposed wood. Anybody?
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Do it yourself! All you need is an orbital sander, dust masks, some glass fabric and resin. My dad built a bunch of canoes just like that one with the tools listed plus wood glue and a staple gun to hold the slats together on the forms.
Seriously. It’s cake. And you’ll be so proud…
1 | Posted by Ian | Sep 18, 08:24 AM
One of my neighbors is working on restoration of a wooded canoe if you need any advise about particular bits.
2 | Posted by kendall | Sep 18, 06:54 PM
My parents know a really good boatmaker out in Grapeview. Not sure if you’d want to go that far, I’m certain there’s someone closer…
3 | Posted by jamie from thriceallamerican | Sep 19, 09:29 AM
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