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12/27/2018 02:26PM |
Long-time canoer and kayaker and was literally fortunate enough to have this Sawyer canoe land in my lap free of charge via a neighbor that wanted it out of his yard:)
Would appreciate any help identifying this canoe I don't remember the exact measurement but it was like 18 and 1/2 ft long the only marking I can find on the boat is the brand Sawyer and I know absolutely nothing about these canoes so any help would be much appreciated
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12/27/2018 03:04PM |
WldWldWest: "Hey guys thanks for adding me, new here so be gentle!
Long-time canoer and kayaker and was literally fortunate enough to have this Sawyer canoe land in my lap free of charge via a neighbor that wanted it out of his yard:)
Would appreciate any help identifying this canoe I don't remember the exact measurement but it was like 18 and 1/2 ft long the only marking I can find on the boat is the brand Sawyer and I know absolutely nothing about these canoes so any help would be much appreciated
Sorry for the multiple post
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12/28/2018 12:24PM |
Appreciate any info I can get thanks
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12/28/2018 01:17PM |
You could also go to the photo albums, look for user Hanssolo. He has a variety of pages from Sawyer catalogs in his albums. Not sure if they are complete on tandems but give it a shot.
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05/12/2019 06:01PM |
Some of the Sawyers are still as good as anything made.
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01/05/2019 08:43PM |
These are all the pics I have
Thanks again!
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12/28/2018 10:59PM |
andym: "BTW, once the right people, stop by you will probably get an id on that canoe.
You could also go to the photo albums, look for user Hanssolo. He has a variety of pages from Sawyer catalogs in his albums. Not sure if they are complete on tandems but give it a shot. "
x2 I once had a Sawyer question and it was answered very well here
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12/29/2018 01:50PM |
cowdoc: "I'll vote Guide Special......but we'll see what Hans says"
At first glance I thought it might have been a Sawyer Charger, because of the deck plates and the original poster stating it was 18.5' in length. But after further review, I agree with cowdoc that it's most likely a Guide Special. (The deck plates were offered as an option for most of Sawyer's tandems at one time.)
The Sawyer Charger was Sawyer's big tripping canoe in the late 70's and it often came equipped with the deck plates from the factory and had a bow seat that flipped up in-order to accommodate kneeling by the bow paddler.
The canoe in question doesn't seem deep enough to qualify as the Charger and the canoe's profile also doesn't look like a Charger either. It's hard to completely discern the shape of the hull's bottom in the above picture, but the Guide Special had a fairly flat bottom and is in fact 18'. From what I can determine though, the hull's bottom does seem fairly flat and Sawyer's used the cross-rib stiffening lay-up as shown in the picture to stiffen up the Guide Special's hull.
Like the Charger, the Guide was primarily produced during the early to late 70's, so you're looking at a canoe that's almost 40-years old, for what it's worth. That's not a big deal IMHO if it was stored indoors and taken care of. I own several Sawyer canoes from the early to mid-80's that are still going strong.
Hans Solo
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12/29/2018 10:19AM |