Canoe modification

This was a project to modify an Old Town Expedition canoe with new
hardware and a few other changes.

Category:

Education

Tags:

• thwart
• Expedition
• Canoe
• yolk
• tripping
• Town
• Old
• Discovery
• 169
• mods

[Cambone13]

my only complaint is you pronounce gunwales as "gun-whales". its should be "gunnels"

[dracona70]

@Cambone13 my bad, I didn't realize that, I stand corrected.

[Woodenarrows]

Wow, the seats with the removable backs are cool. Cup holders too. Good work! Oh, you said it's a 17 footer, how much does the canoe weigh?

[dracona70]

@Woodenarrows It's heavy, but the canoe is heavy from the factory (87 lbs I think). I would guess its around 95-100 lbs now with the extra stuff in it. Not something I would want to portage much.

[phrayzar]

I love all the work that you have done. Just wondering what product you used to get that lovely satin finish on the yolk and drink holder thwart. Very nice. I'm inspired.

[dracona70]

@phrayzar I used spar varnish because from what I could find, it's the best finish for wood that is going to be wet and in the sun a lot (other than maybe an epoxy based finish). It has a higher oil content than poly which gives it more flex and thus less likelyhood for cracking/peeling.

[DoverVintageRiderSBR]

Wow those seats look amazing. You did a great job on them.

[RUNuckinfutz]

Very nice job. Well done.

[PEEKProductionsTOR]

Hi - do you know the approx weight of the Air bags?

[drfisherman1]

Super upgrades - any chance of getting the plans for the seats?

[karlheinzhoff]

absolutley nonsense your "compfort seats"

[ScoutCrafter]

Very nicely done!

[jons4real]

Those seats are really cool.

[JungleJimAB9AB]

Cool modifications and informative video. Thanks for sharing.