Could use some help with this one

Canoeal

Canoe/kayak builder/resto
It looks more like some kind of duck boat than a canoe... but any ideas?
 

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My guess would be a Mallard Queen from Shell Lake as shown in the link below from their 1945 catalog.

Benson


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Thompson Bros. made similar looking duckboats in 12'. 14' and 15'. The dimensions and boat profiles are in their catalog. It is most likely a Shell lake or Thompson Bros.
 
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