Every once in awhile a canoe comes in and you just shake your head. This is one of them.
This is an old Chestnut Pal that has seen better days. It has suffered a hard life and been the subject of some poor repairs. I won't go through the litany of ills, suffice it to say that the old canvas was the least of them
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The hull is very, very lumpy.
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Previous repairs attempted to alleviate the lumpiness by sanding them down. In places they pretty near sanded all the way through the planking.
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And Bondo! Everywhere Bondo...
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All is not lost for this canoe. The owners who brought this canoe in have decided to sell it to another party who wanted it as a display item for his cottage.
Rustic was wanted! Rustic was provided!
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