April 18, 2012 – Cedar Strip Canoe Finds a Home
Today, the watercraft fleet had a welcome addition when this red cedar strip canoe found a new home.
The canoe was sitting lonely in a farm shed somewhere in Jasper county. She hadn’t been in the water for over a decade and we were lucky enough to be picked as her new home.
Shes’ 18′ long and was made in the late 80′s with western red cedar and not seen much water since then.
Despite this annoying imperfection in the hull, a good refinishing should take care of this stain on an otherwise serviceable canoe!
3 Responses to “April 18, 2012 – Cedar Strip Canoe Finds a Home”
Anonymous says:
April 20, 2012 at 9:09 am
What a great find. However, I think that refinishing the canoe (in particular the stain) would greatly diminish its value. ~ Jill (Hawkeye Alum).
highhopesgardens says:
April 20, 2012 at 9:31 am
I was waiting for comments like this! Next, I’m expecting a stern legal warning from the U of I marketing and law people saying it was not a properly licensed insignia and must be “approved” ($$) by the university or it must meet Mr. Random Orbital Sander.
Mrs. Smith says:
May 11, 2012 at 11:24 am
I think it looks cool, whatever that design is. A really beautiful boat.