This project has been completed for a while now. I honestly just thought about posting about it. This canoe was purchased by my father around 1996. We did a quick restoration around 2005, which we didnt like.
So the summer of 2013 we decided to restore it better, with a tougher canvas. The only issue is that it is very hard get canvas to fit over the hull, width wise.
There really isn't much to say about this one. It is a 1941~1947 Grand Laker Canoe. We found a old penny that was made into a washer in the canoe, so we based the age off that. The hull is in good shape. Replaced gunwales, and a new seat. We also put on our 4hp Envinrude Short Shaft.
The size difference (pre-restoration) of the GL and my Chestnut Chum
Removed the old canvas
Applying the new style canvas
Putting it back together
Equipped with a motor
Loaded down for a trip on Lake Temagami. This is on Upper Cleminshaws, for those who know the lake
A little too overfilled for its liking. This is at the Camp Wabun Dock
Stopped by the Canadian Canoe Museum in Peterborough on the way home from Lake Temagami.
Here is the youtube video I made of it, when we restored it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JyShzLzhDYs
