Re: [bolger] Re: Bobcat advice
When I was about 22--I once "restored" an old 22
foot freighter canoe and ended up replacing all but 8 ribs, the exterior
planking and the stem and stern and of course the skin--I learned a lot but in
retrospect I could have built a strip canoe and it would have weighed much less
and perhaps retained bettter value.
On my present ply boat I found a small area of rot
in the hull which expanded to an area of 3 x 3 feet at least--since it was
on a flatter section it was very easy to fix. So what I am saying perhaps is
figure out what has to be done and then have a ponder over which route is best
for you. and be realistic about the times involved--my dad used to write down
all the steps just to make sure he wasn't fooling
himself.
The reason I suggested building a new hull is due to a personal
experience I had talking with some wood and canvas canoe builders.
I asked them if they did any canoe restorations. The one guy replied:
"Canoe restorations? You mean fixing junk? Yeah we do that, but it is
often cheaper to build a new one than fix up the favorite old baby that
has been laying under the front porch for the last ten years. But if
that is what the customer wants so we sometimes do so - but it's not our
idea of fun."
That conversation has always stuck with me:-)
Nels
--- Inbolger@yahoogroups.com, "robertchamberland" <chamberlands@...>
wrote:
experience I had talking with some wood and canvas canoe builders.
I asked them if they did any canoe restorations. The one guy replied:
"Canoe restorations? You mean fixing junk? Yeah we do that, but it is
often cheaper to build a new one than fix up the favorite old baby that
has been laying under the front porch for the last ten years. But if
that is what the customer wants so we sometimes do so - but it's not our
idea of fun."
That conversation has always stuck with me:-)
Nels
--- Inbolger@yahoogroups.com, "robertchamberland" <chamberlands@...>
wrote:
>it to anyone interested.
> I'm not going to try and figure out how to attach a photo. I can email
> Bob Chamberland
>