Benson: Looking at the stern of the craft, doesn't look like there is anything there. I figured it would be on one of the sides near the decal, but there seems to be reddish tape over each end. Do I have to scrape all of that tape off to reveal it?
Where on the boat would these be located? I will take clearer photos after work today. Do you know what the width from the widest point on the gunwales should be? I'm planning on replacing thwarts and can't seem to find much information about these boats online.
Near the stern, on the starboard (right) side, usually right under the gunwale. In canoes, typically on the inside. Also check the underside of the deck/end cap and seat.
On this canoe, the front seat has gone missing. Is that a possibility on the location? I will look under the rear seat. There are no closely spaced holes. My guess is it is somewhere on the inside but I am missing it. On the inside, I assume it is on the starboard side but on the inside. What is the end cap? New to canoes, mostly coming from powerboats and sailboats.
Not if the manufacturer was following regulations.
That's what I'd expect.
The bit that connects to two gunwales at the end. Yours are really small.
Ah, ok. Thank you. The handle part is rather small, but I will have to take a look underneath. Do you know if it would be under the bow or stern part? Another question, is do you know the width of these boats normally?
Thank you so much. That book is incredibly helpful, I may buy that. However, my boat does not have that tag. No filled holes, either. Just some odd looking red strips. I might try and peel those off and see if I can uncover it. It does appear it has been painted at one time, maybe it has been painted over. Thank you!
Looking at the catalogue, it seems like I have the 15' "Great Canadian." Super sturdy boat, and I hope to build it up into a fly fishing machine.
Just checked. I do not have that plate on mine. Nowhere to be found
I meant to point this out earlier, but the USPS document seems to be missing the Month/Letter code that accompanies the HIN format after August 1, 1984 (Figure 2) that the document references from Boatsafe.com I reached out to them but never heard anything back.
Where do I even start looking?
This is my starboard stern
