Hello Paddling Community:

I have decided to sell my 1956 Peterborough Canoe Co. wood canvas canoe. The model is the Mermaid (14' long, 32" beam, 12" draft). ID number 1770 1814.

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Slideshow of canoe

Looks like a beauty? Can't help with the value, though.

Money wise I don't know... I'm guessing a grand or two if taken care of. But some older boats go for much more. The ones I know of worth really big money are all original because they never seen water. Any distinguishing attributes you can post? Often that can drive a price up. I am meeting up with a guy that refurbished such boats for people north of Seattle, I'll ask him. I know I'm looking at a hefty bill to have him replicate our old wood canvas fishing boat.

But otherwise, it's a beauty, you'll love it. It's worth many paddles on many waters. And from my experiance hauling many a pretty boat, you'll be approached a lot with gawkers.

This may be helpful? "How much is my old canoe worth?"

Oh, and as for the covering, your canoe was likely redone with Dacron rather than the traditional canvas. A quick search for that should give you a lot of information on the pros and cons of Dacron vs. traditional canvas covering.

it's probably not worth as much as you think. here is a link to the wood canoe heritage association classified canoe ads. peterboroughs are great canoes, you'll love paddling this boat.

Another place to get comparable values for your canoe is this site: PaddleSwap.com

This one looks like a comparable for yours. In fact, if you hadn't stated you weren't interested in selling, I'd think this one is yours.

Canoe is sold.