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Elwoodandnadine

06/17/2021 09:42PM

I have a canoe that someone thought might be a Sawyer, but I can't find a pic similar. I did find a Wenonah that looks similar. It is 18'4" long.

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Jaywalker

06/18/2021 12:30PM

Those look to be the flotation running along the sides between the two seats, as there looks to be none in the bow or stearn. I’ve never seen that before.

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MReid

06/18/2021 02:01PM

Jaywalker: "Those look to be the flotation running along the sides between the two seats, as there looks to be none in the bow or stearn. I’ve never seen that before. "

I didn't notice that--never seen that. Def not Wenonah, mebbe a Sawyer that was modified. I'm guessing something else.

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thebotanyguy

06/18/2021 04:25PM

Is a Hull Identification Number visible anywhere on the boat? The manufacturer code in the HIN can be helpful in identification.

"Said one of these men, long past seventy years of age: 'I could carry, paddle, walk and sing with any man I ever saw. I have been twenty-four years a canoe man, and forty-one years in service; no portage was ever too long for me. Fifty songs could I sing. I have saved the lives of ten voyageurs. Have had twelve wives and six running dogs. I spent all my money in pleasure. Were I young again, I should spend my life the same way over. There is no life so happy as a voyageur's life!'"

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Elwoodandnadine

06/18/2021 04:49PM

Here is the HIN 12653 tested it out and it barely floats Def needs bow n Stearns buoyancy. :)

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MReid

06/18/2021 05:03PM

Looks like a chopper-gun boat. I bet that sucker is heavy! Heavy stuff doesn't float, well.

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Jaywalker

06/19/2021 10:19AM

Elwoodandnadine: "Here is the HIN 12653 tested it out and it barely floats Def needs bow n Stearns buoyancy. :) "

Of course, adding flotation to the bow and stearn (like most canoes have) will only help your canoe float better when its filled with water. Wont' do a thing for it while your are trying to paddle it.

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andym

06/19/2021 03:10PM

Actually, additional floatation inside the boat will make it float a little bit lower. While the foam used is lighter than water, it is heavier than air.,

Now, you could add helium balloons. That would make it float higher.

I looked through some Sawyer catalogs in Hanssolo’s album and didn’t see any mention of side floatation.

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thebotanyguy

06/21/2021 04:32PM

Unfortunately, the HIN on your boat does not include a Manufacturer Identification Code (MIC). That would indicate your boat is older than November 1, 1972, when the modern Hull Identification Numbers were standardized.

If there were a 3 letter MIC included in the HIN, it could be looked up:
Manufacturers Code List

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MReid

06/21/2021 10:21PM

Are you sure it applies to canoes? I just searched for Wenonah, Mad River and Old Town, and nothing came up.

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thebotanyguy

06/22/2021 07:09AM

MReid: "Are you sure it applies to canoes? I just searched for Wenonah, Mad River and Old Town, and nothing came up."

MFP = We-no-nah Canoe Inc.
MAD = Confluence Watersports Co (Mad River is one of their brands)
XTC = Johnson Outdoors (Old Town is one of their brands)

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MReid

06/22/2021 08:29AM

thebotanyguy: "
MReid: "Are you sure it applies to canoes? I just searched for Wenonah, Mad River and Old Town, and nothing came up."

MFP = We-no-nah Canoe Inc.
MAD = Confluence Watersports Co (Mad River is one of their brands)
XTC = Johnson Outdoors (Old Town is one of their brands)"

I guess their search is less than straightforward, or I'm a putz, or both.

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