This canoe is responsible for my severe case of Wood Canoe Bug.
It is a 1954 Peterborough "Shorty" Trapper model. I inherited in from my mother-in-law. The canoe had a reputation of being "tippy". I prefer to call it "lively" or maybe "opinionated", not unlike my mother-in-law. The canoe has dumped her son-in-law on more than one occasion. I tell my son, that grandma is playing tricks on me!
She had a great love of nature and made every effort to tread lightly on this planet.
The canoe needed some work. There was a 3 inch diameter hole through the side near the waterline where the muffler from a riding lawnmower had been inserted. The paint was alligatored too.
Kevin Martin replaced a rib and some planking and gave the canoe a new canvas skin. |
