Chestnut Y Stern

I have repaired one cedar canvas canoe and as a result, a friend has asked me to take a look at this........

It would seem to be a 17 foot, Y stern / V stern cedar canvas canoe, labeled as a Chestnut.

As well as the Y stern, there are rubbing strakes on the turn of the bilges, 4 thwarts - the foremost with a mast mount, the marks of a mast-foot beneath.

The seats are wooden slats and sited fairly inconveniently (the stern one very close to the stern and the bow one inconveniently close to the thwart).

It looks relatively sound, odd bits of softened wood here and there but stems seem OK.  There are three cracked ribs but likely able to be sistered.  There is one cracked plank at least.

It needs re-canvassing but the owner wants to fibreglass the outside.  I know, I know; it would be so easy to re-canvas but he's determined......