Can I get the build sheet for an Old Town Yankee please?

[Brian J Knudsen]

Hello,

I'm new to the forum. I just acquired what I believe is a 16' Yankee OT with serial #133821. Can I get a copy of the build sheet? I'm excited to get it restored to its original condition. Thank you for any information you can provide.

Brian Knudsen

 

[pklonowski]

The build sheet was posted here: http://www.wcha.org/forums/index.php?threads/old-town-133821.7086/#post-38045

Feel free to ask more questions!

 

[Brian J Knudsen]

Fantastic. Thank you. Follow up question. The canoe has machine made caned seats which makes me think that the seats were replaced at some point. If I post pictures of the boat would folks be able to tell me what other parts they think may have been replaced? For example, the thwarts could be oak. I don't think they are the same wood as the gunwales. Also, I the gunwales are beautiful in areas and I wonder if they are still the original spruce or another wood.

 

[Benson Gray]

Your canoe was probably built with machine made cane seats. These first appeared in canoes with serial numbers in the 128xxx range. See http://www.wcha.org/forums/index.php?threads/8493/ for more details. Your canoe originally had ash thwarts and spruce gunwales. Good pictures of the grain may help identify the woods if you aren't sure. Good luck,

Benson

 

[Greg Nolan]

Pictures are not always definitive, especially when trying to identify wood -- but it certainly wouldn't hurt anything to post a few pictures (close-up is best for wood id).

The original ash thwarts, seats, and decks would certainly look different than the original spruce gunwales. Ash, being open-grained, can sometimes look similar to oak, especially if the wood and/or varnish has darkened with age.