It just goes to show you what you can find. if you religiously search Craiglist for that “gem you’ve lusted after for so many years”.
Seller says, "These canoes can go for $5,000.00 to $18,000.00 if your restore them back to new condition.
And boy howdy; I believe him!
That’s why I won’t tell you where it is, and why I’m leaving on a road trip to Georgia “tonight”.
I have to get that beauty on my canoe rack & get back to central Missouri before some “sharp shooter” buys it out from under me.
You just don’t find one of these “diamonds in the rough” every day.
Good luck!
My naiveté would put this in my “I’ll pay somebody to get this out of my yard” group of things.
I was at an auction in Maryland and could not believe people were buying “primitive” items.
If you love that there are now tons of beat up old boats in the Keys…
Well the mockery is all fine. But you overlook its value as firewood with smoke flavored by old paint. Further, there could be types of wood in that ship which have gone extinct and no longer grow on our planet. Check for the rare woods first, before burning.