JClearwater
Wooden Canoes are in the Blood
My assorted small collection of wood canoes has always had a major breach ... there are none with a sail. Sooo, I got a good deal on a sail rig on Craigslist, appears from the length of the boom, spar and mast it was for a 55 sq.ft. sail. One leeboard is pretty well shot and the rudder has a bad crack but the rest of it is all there. The canoe was rotted beyond repair so I was able to get the grundeons[sp?] too. It came with two oars as well. I intend to install it on a 18' 1923 Old Town HW that I got from a lady in Jersey. Actually the canoe is still in Jersey - the garage it was stored in is so packed full of stuff I couldn't get it out. It has sponsons and oar locks, AA grade and it appears to be in useable condition. Get this, NO rot - rather unusual for me - I don't know how to act. After I get the rig repaired and I get the canoe home I'll be looking for tips on getting it installed. The canoe is not set up for sailing so I'll have to make a mast thwart and step. I presume that I can simply replace the existing thwart located behind the bow seat with the mast thwart rather than get involved making some clamp arrangement. Correct? I will also need help installing the rudder - I don't want to screw up when I start drilling holes through the stem.
However all of it has to wait until I finish the Crandell I'm working on. One project at a time. Most of my friends and family think I'm crazy and I recognize that I have a problem but therapy is for quiters! So, I'm not stopping.
Be well,
Jim Clearwater, WCHA's newest sailor
However all of it has to wait until I finish the Crandell I'm working on. One project at a time. Most of my friends and family think I'm crazy and I recognize that I have a problem but therapy is for quiters! So, I'm not stopping.
Be well,
Jim Clearwater, WCHA's newest sailor