Odd things

[Rollin Thurlow]

Its not too uncommon to find very weird objects, bolts, glued up plywood structures, bugs and rusty nails in or under the decks of older canoes. This long decked Morris had been in storage for several years waiting for its turn for restoration. Before that, the owner had it in storage for many years. So it was quite a while before anyone had handled the boat.

We brought into the shop the other day and Elisa and I were removing the decks and spied a weird blob stuck way up in the stem. We shined a light on it and it was several minutes before we figure out what it was. A hunk of pizza crust! It looks like it might have been pepperoni and cheese at one time.

I’m not sure but it might be the last lunch of the guy that packed the canoe at the Morris factory! Should I send a picture to Kathy Kros so it can be added to the next revision of the Morris Canoe Book or should I offer it on auction on E-Bay? In the right light it may have the profile of Bert Morris!

 

[MGC]

Well...the crust is too thick to be from NYC or Philly.. it's certainly not a Chicago za, or Detroit (pizza pizza)..
I'm thinking this bugger is from somewhere in Massachusetts bordering Connecticut...or it could be from Vermont..they don't now how to make pizza in Vermont...

That said, Peter might have chucked that in there while you weren't looking. Maybe he snuck out for a pizza lunch under your storage shed. Surprised Bean didn't rescue it?

 

[Dave Osborn]

I found a .22 caliber bullet embedded in a canoe once.
Also a Mickey Finn srewamer fly under a rib.
So far I haven found any pizza or money.

 

[Dan Miller]

I recall when a certain WCHA member, who we shall call "Dave" since that is his real name, was given a canoe. Imagine his surprise when he reached under the deck to pull out a leaf and found instead the original paper Bowdish label.

 

[whalen]

I was involved in building a stripper a few years back. It had forward and aft "buoyancy tanks." We decided they would make great storage for emergency gear (and/or time capsules). Anyone taking the boat apart in the future will find: a porn magazine, a few cigars (well sealed in tubes), a bunch of change (quarters, pesos, and a euro or two), an issue of WOODEN CANOE (not to be confused with item#1) -- and an empty can of Strohs.

 

[johnmetts]

I have read that Bert Morris was a saucy & somewhat crusty old fellow. (Sorry, I couldn't resist.)