All (hope I posted this in the right forum).
Long story, but this canoe was in the boat house of my future wife. It was covered with Glass, but, as you can see, we have removed that. The canoe is about 15'6" tip to tip, 12" from the centre thwart to the bottom, and 32 1/2" wide.
One of my neighbors tells me that it might be a Peterborough (not uncommon since we are just north of Peterborough Ontario). Sturgeon Lake had many canoes from Peterborough on the water. However, I can't seem to find any numbers to tell me if it is or isn't.
As this will likely stay a cottage canoe, and not ever be on a trip, I would like to refinish it, including removing the old varnish. I've done some reading on doing it in Canvass or Dacron. Both interest me, however, this would be my first restoration or recanvassing.
The purists will tell me to do it right and do it in canvass. Certainly, an excellent idea. Dacron would be good for the weight saving. Can I get it to the same level of durability??
I'm looking to draw from the experience here.
Mike
Long story, but this canoe was in the boat house of my future wife. It was covered with Glass, but, as you can see, we have removed that. The canoe is about 15'6" tip to tip, 12" from the centre thwart to the bottom, and 32 1/2" wide.
One of my neighbors tells me that it might be a Peterborough (not uncommon since we are just north of Peterborough Ontario). Sturgeon Lake had many canoes from Peterborough on the water. However, I can't seem to find any numbers to tell me if it is or isn't.
As this will likely stay a cottage canoe, and not ever be on a trip, I would like to refinish it, including removing the old varnish. I've done some reading on doing it in Canvass or Dacron. Both interest me, however, this would be my first restoration or recanvassing.
The purists will tell me to do it right and do it in canvass. Certainly, an excellent idea. Dacron would be good for the weight saving. Can I get it to the same level of durability??
I'm looking to draw from the experience here.
Mike