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HayRiverDrifter
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That's a 1965 Leaverightwhereitsat
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jhb8426
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HayRiverDrifter: "That's a 1965 Leaverightwhereitsat "
It's a functional boat in many instances. Mine stayed at my parents place for many years. Used frequently. Still in use.
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foxfireniner
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Don't listen to the haters. That looks like a solid canoe.
No discernible twist that I can see. Other than the ugly paint, I don't see a thing wrong with it.
I would try a pressure washer first. I bet it will blow that paint right off.
I have a giant Osagian aluminum...I'm still young as long as I can carry it. Get yourself a spring creek seat/yoke and you are set.
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Spartan24
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I bought this and want to register it. Guy I got it from had no clue. Any help is appreciated. Thanks!
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jhb8426
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That's a 1960's vintage Alumacraft. I have one that looks exactly like it. It's currently at my son's house in WI or I could take some comparison pics. The give away is the seat construction, also the serial number format, the bow tie down piece and the formed thwarts.
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Spartan24
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Boom! Thank you!
Now another question, what’s the best way to strip the paint?
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cyclones30
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Looks like an alien spacecraft :)
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tumblehome
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Fugly.
It’s probably worth $25 at the scrap yard!
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jhb8426
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I'd try a paint stripper, probably a citrus based product. Methylene chloride works on most any paint but I don't know how it would react with the aluminum. In any event try a small test patch first.
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Spartan24
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It’s vintage!
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justpaddlin
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foxfireniner: "Don't listen to the haters. That looks like a solid canoe.
No discernible twist that I can see. Other than the ugly paint, I don't see a thing wrong with it.
I would try a pressure washer first. I bet it will blow that paint right off.
I have a giant Osagian aluminum...I'm still young as long as I can carry it. Get yourself a spring creek seat/yoke and you are set. "
I was thinking the same thing, that boat looks to be in perfect shape other than the flaking paint job. The pressure wash idea makes sense, I like the sound of citrus-based stripper, or you might try a $20 heat gun to see if that takes the paint off easily...using a stiff plastic putty knife so you don't scratch the aluminum with a steel tool.
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WHendrix
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It looks like one I saw in my neighborhood a couple of years ago. The guys loading it on a car to go north said they found it buried in a swamp.
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bordertrail
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I have an Osagian I bought 30 years ago, still looks as nice as the day I bought it. I have taken it to the BW over 20 times, just do not look at the scratches on the bottom. Last years trip we had the Osagian, an Alumunicraft and a Gruman. The differance between the Gruman and other aluminum canoes is how close the rivits are. Gruman has closer spaced rivits, they do make aircraft.
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