I have an addiction!

Dave Diefenderfer

Dave Diefenderfer

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Too good a deal to pass up.... and it will be handy for dog training when I get the new pup. (don't mention the pup to the wife, I barely got the canoe past her this time!).

Needs a little wood replace, and some glass work on the bottom, but not much, and very worth saving. This was built in Milo, Maine in 1971, builder unknown.








 
Dave - Could be worse. Could be Harley Davison's...

Great craft! Rib work is the ultimate in craftsmenship... Pat
 
Pat, it is worse.... I have a Harley, on my second ride. Started on a Sportster, and now ride an Ultra Classis! Wife rides her own, so that does not get as much scrutiny....
 
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Dave
Why add weight with glass? My wife gave me an Old Town canvas canoe similar to that for our first anniversary in 1950. To glass a traditional canvas canoe would be a shame (IMO). If it leaks, recanvas it. I'm just an old traditionalist for after 25 years of use it was destroyed in a storm never to be replaced. Thanks for sharing your find.
wis boz
 
This canoe was originally fiberglassed, at least is is now, and the guy I bought it from bought it new in 1972. I'll only do some repair where it wore through at the ends, probably due to dragging it, though it is not scratched much?
 
Dave,
you must be filling up that garage pretty fast! I like that canoe. It looks to be in good shape and will be a sweet hart to paddle.

Cant be too hard to find canoe builder in Milo.
Let us know if you get any info on the builder.
 
I'm thinking she got picked up by the gunnel and rammed into some stumps 3 dozen times or so. Definatly deserves a rebuild. A grown knee would look fantastic up front if you ask me. I'd also look at the shape of the stem and probably replace that while you have it exposed.

Ron
 
Wow she a beautie!!! Definitely deserves to be preserved because that kind of craftsmanship is only available on a custom made canoe now adays.
I wonder if that canoe is a Myron Smart canoe? Did a quick search and he was the only one from Milo that was making canoes during that time period. He built them from the 40's thru the 70's.
 
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Dave,

An addiction? Yes. Is it a problem? NO!

I seem to have the same addiction though, so I may not have a clear understanding of this being a problem!

Nice find.

Gene
 
The wood that needs replaced looks to my like a textbook case of laying on the ground upside down. Very cool project. Good luck!
 
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