Canoe repair?

Advice
#1

I have a canoe I have owned for 25+ years.It has fallen into disrepair and needs extensive reconditioning.Anyone interested in taking on this project ? Any links or leads on who to contact? It is a Merrimack Canoe .Made by L.H.Beach,if that helps.It has two seats and a “portage bar?” in the center.It also has wooden ribs and was very nice at one time.Thanks for any help or info anyone can forward

#2

where are you?
you’ll probably get better advice about rebuilding/restoring help if you put up a profile with your approximate location.

#3

Everything you ever wanted to know abou
Wooden canoes here:



http://forums.wcha.org/index.php?s=1a14443ab7a0ed43feda6d793386b92e



They also have On-line builder’s catalogues here and an alphabetical Directory of restorers/builders here:



http://www.wcha.org/toc.html

#4

Great information!!!
What a joy to see the love and care put into these old boats. Thanks for the links.

Chris

#5

Merrimack Canoes
You might want to contact Merrimack Canoes directly to see if they would restore your canoe – they’re still in production. These days the company is located in Tennessee where the descendants of Mr. Beach carry on the tradition – still a small family business.



FWIW, though Merrimack canoes have wooden ribs they are not cedar/canvas canoes as some have perhaps assumed. In fact they’re hybrid composite/wood ribbed boats. Merrimack Canoes are among the very best canoes ever built – then or now. Well worth restoring.



http://www.merrimackcanoes.com/



Randall

#6

Skin

– Last Updated: May-10-06 9:52 PM EST –

I did not assume anything. The poster didn't ask what kind of tree the skin was made out of, or I would have told them the hull is made of rare fiberglass fibers or even rarer kevlar bark!

#7

You wrote:
“Everything you ever wanted to know abou(t) Wooden canoes”. And then gave a link to the Wooden Canoe Heritage Association. Whether or not you personally assumed Merrimack canoes were cedar/canvas or not is beside the point. In my humble opinion the statement you wrote and the link you provided to the WCHA may have contributed to a misunderstanding among the many readers of this public forum regarding the construction of this boat. Hence my statement: “…they are not cedar/canvas canoes as some have perhaps assumed”. I meant no offense, but felt this needed to be clarified. Randall