Got me a DOUG SPECIAL!

[Paddlinhal]

Yessir, a Wenonah Spirit II, in (I think) the Aramid Layup. I included the serial number below if anyone knows anything about Wenonahs. Nice boat, but it looks like it's been wrapped a half dozen times. I got it for... not a case of beer and $100, not a case of beer, not even the backwash off my warm PBR. Just free. I'm going to cannibalize it for the seats and gunwales unless someone intervenes and makes me a good offer. But I wouldn't if I were you, Doug Doremus!

 

[clemency]

Sold our Spirit II last summer because in Rx it was too heavy for my wife and I to car top easily. I do love the hull though, except in a quartering or cross wind. Very forgiving boat.

 

[Robin]

If your going to the Maine Canoe Symposium I’ll buy it off you, and you can keep the seats and gunnels. I’ll pay what you think it’s worth. Just screw some 1x2’s to the sides for gunnels to transport and I’ll meet you at the MCS. A good canoe for my daughter.

 

[Paddlinhal]

If your going to the Maine Canoe Symposium I’ll buy it off you, and you can keep the seats and gunnels. I’ll pay what you think it’s worth. Just screw some 1x2’s to the sides for gunnels to transport and I’ll meet you at the MCS. A good canoe for my daughter.

Robin, my standard first offer is a case of beer and $100. Completely negotiable. I can at least get it to Yarmouth, Maine and we'll see if I can get someone to bring it the rest of the way. Seeing it's you, I'll leave the thwarts and gunwales on it. I'm taking the seats, but will replace them with something useful. Same with the center yoke. I have to say, the hull has kept it's shape and is very light. 4 out of 5 ribs have been broken each side but were repaired nicely. There is at least one longitudinal crack, interior, that wants more attention, plus a few other blights. And you have seen the photos. If your daughter is not an aesthetisist (new word), she'll be loving this boat. I almost miss it already.

 

[yellowcanoe]

Robin, my standard first offer is a case of beer and $100. Completely negotiable. I can at least get it to Yarmouth, Maine and we'll see if I can get someone to bring it the rest of the way. Seeing it's you, I'll leave the thwarts and gunwales on it. I'm taking the seats, but will replace them with something useful. Same with the center yoke. I have to say, the hull has kept it's shape and is very light. 4 out of 5 ribs have been broken each side but were repaired nicely. There is at least one longitudinal crack, interior, that wants more attention, plus a few other blights. And you have seen the photos. If your daughter is not an aesthetisist (new word), she'll be loving this boat. I almost miss it already.

by when? Yarmouth is 25 min from me and I have to do a sauerkraut and brat run up Robin's way.

 

[snapper]

The last 3 responses are why I so love being a part of this group. We may have our differences at times but we certainly rally around each other when a need has been expressed. Thanks for constantly reaffirming my faith in humanity.

That's all for now. Take care and until next time...be well.

snapper

 

[Robin]

Sounds good, I can pick it up in Yarmouth whenever you can get it there. Take whatever you want or need from the canoe, and don’t bother replacing the seats or thwart, I can make some nice wood replacements. Keep me posted.

 

[Paddlinhal]

It so happens I have a Wilderness First Aid course on April 22-23 in Portland and will probably be in Yarmouth for most of the week.

 

[Glenn MacGrady]

The hull looks very floatable and paddleable. The serial number suggests it was built in July 1997.

 

[Paddlinhal]

So to complete the saga, we met in Yarmouth, I handed over the canoe hull after scabbing the seats and gunwales, Robin handed over a case of beer and $100, as agreed. I kept the beer, but mailed the money off to Penobscot River Paddling Trail, who will use it to build and maintain campsites along the river between Medway and the sea. And by coincidence, Robin plans to enjoy some of the campsites and do some fishing this summer.

 

[Robin]

It was great seeing you again Matt, and yea, that’s great that the money went to the Penobscot River Paddling Trail. The temps here have risen enough to work outside, I layed some fiberglass over the sketchy center area yesterday after I removed the old Kevlar skid plates and wire brushed away all the loose gel coat, it really helped.
I’m using G Flex epoxy, lots of sanding to do but I’m optimistic.

 

[Black_Fly]

FIX HER! Don’t cannibolize!

 

[oldnewbie]

No doubt in my mind to fix her! I would welcome the challenge and could have that puppy ship shape in two weekends, and I'll bring my own beer!

 

[Art D]

by when? Yarmouth is 25 min from me and I have to do a sauerkraut and brat run up Robin's way.

Morse's?

 

[Boatman53]

Morse’s is an international deli and they make their own sauerkraut. One can get almost anything there, and it is in the middle of nowhere.
Jim
Yes that would be the one.

 

[Robin]

......I would welcome the challenge and could have that puppy ship shape in two weekends, and I'll bring my own beer!

wow, two weekends? you are a lot faster than me, Schuyler Thomson told me an amateur is good for 4 hours, then the quality of work goes downhill fast. He had a lot of amateurs working in his canoe shop over the 35 years he was in business, so I figured he was talking from experience. Of course, there are always exceptions to the rule.
This canoe will need a lot of sanding to the G Flex, then more touch-up work with the G Flex, then flip her over and address the interior work, then lots of touch-up with fairing compound, lots more sanding, then a coat of primer, sanding, then 3 to 4 coats of Eiphanes, with sanding between coats. Then interior paint.
Then ripping some 18' ash with a skill saw for the gunnels, lots of sanding there, then install, maybe even build decks if it looks like it needs it. Then build two webbed seats and install them.
It's going to take me a lot longer than 2 weekends.

 

[oldnewbie]

You just might be assuming too much!

 

[riverstrider]

"... Robin handed over a case of beer and $100, as agreed. I kept the beer, but mailed the money off to Penobscot River Paddling Trail, who will use it to build and maintain campsites along the river between Medway and the sea. "

I hope it was a case of PBR!