Thanks for the great ideas. My 93 year old friend recently gave me their 15 foot Grumman canoe, due to health issues. It is in great shape; it just needs a good cleaning. I still have my old 17 foot Michi-craft canoe but the 15 footer is a lot easier to get up on top of my car! My dad had a wooden/canvas Old Town canoe that was made before 1920. He sold it in the early 70's. I enjoyed your wildlife pictures too. - Dave
Holy smokes. What a terrific, and THOROUGH - job. Amazing! Cool to see how much you appreciate the family heirloom. Good home for this fine canoe. Thanks for sharing.
It's so hard to beat a classic aluminum canoe, I love my old Michi-craft and I have my eye on another! Pool noodles are also great for thwarts and gunnels and they are dirt cheap at the end of summer.
Great video. I just recently acquired one of these canoes myself and I’m doing some of the modifications you showed in this video. I’d love some more canoe videos in the near future. Nice job.
Hi Mike, Great Video. I am restoring our 1952 13 foot grumman. It's not in as nice of shape yours, It's broken a lot of ice when duck hunting. LOL . I'm going to paint it in a camo pattern. Your sound deadening ideas are great. Is the rubber mat glue down or do you remove it when you have it on the car? Take care, John
Well it has 4 legs and made from 2x4’s! It seemed like the crudest way to do it without using corner brackets and other hardware like that. It’s like a child designed it! Lol! I’m sure yours is much more substantial!
Nice video, only criticism is the electrical tape. That stuff gets nasty and gummy in the presence of oils, and sunlight turns it brittle and crumbly. Gorilla tape might be a better option.
Yes, correct. It's a common practice when paddling solo. It balances the canoe much better by keeping the weight more central. It handles much better this way. If I sat in the stern, the bow would be lifted too high and easily taken by the wind. It also doesn't track or maneuver as well.
@@bnatural2 Thanks for the explanation. When paddling solo in my 17’, I kneel in front of the rear thwart to balance the weight. Getting harder as I get older.
I think you meant anchor and not angle. I simply bungee corded it to an existing small mount on the bottom of the canoe. It’s a factory fixture I think they all have.
Thanks for the great ideas. My 93 year old friend recently gave me their 15 foot Grumman canoe, due to health issues. It is in great shape; it just needs a good cleaning. I still have my old 17 foot Michi-craft canoe but the 15 footer is a lot easier to get up on top of my car! My dad had a wooden/canvas Old Town canoe that was made before 1920. He sold it in the early 70's. I enjoyed your wildlife pictures too. - Dave
Nice job. An elderly friend gave us a 13.5’ Grumman. Excellent shape, just needs cleaned. It was stored under his camp for years. We love it!
Nice! They are great boats.
Well done! Impressive job and great story
Thanks so much! Sorry for the late reply. I've been slacking but I'm trying to make more content and pay attention now:)
Nice setup Mike. I really like the coffee cup holder. LOL
Holy smokes. What a terrific, and THOROUGH - job. Amazing! Cool to see how much you appreciate the family heirloom. Good home for this fine canoe. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you for the kind words!
Love the outfitting! gave me some good ideas! You're breaking my heart with that kayak paddle though haha
It's so hard to beat a classic aluminum canoe, I love my old Michi-craft and I have my eye on another! Pool noodles are also great for thwarts and gunnels and they are dirt cheap at the end of summer.
Just picked up a 17 footer. Lot of great ideas, thanks.
Most excellent! I have the same canoe sitting out back and Ive been wanting to fix it up.
Show me the results when you do!
Great video. I just recently acquired one of these canoes myself and I’m doing some of the modifications you showed in this video. I’d love some more canoe videos in the near future. Nice job.
Thank you! Good luck with your project!
I used a yoga mat on the canoe sole and it worked good . A plastic milk crate and Engle cooler
Hi Mike, Great Video. I am restoring our 1952 13 foot grumman. It's not in as nice of shape yours, It's broken a lot of ice when duck hunting. LOL . I'm going to paint it in a camo pattern. Your sound deadening ideas are great. Is the rubber mat glue down or do you remove it when you have it on the car? Take care, John
Removable. I just throw them in place when I head out.
Nice. Looks like the racks I made for the Ranger lol
Box worked out awesome.
Well it has 4 legs and made from 2x4’s! It seemed like the crudest way to do it without using corner brackets and other hardware like that. It’s like a child designed it! Lol! I’m sure yours is much more substantial!
@@bnatural2 Not really. I am basically a child lol.
Nice video, only criticism is the electrical tape. That stuff gets nasty and gummy in the presence of oils, and sunlight turns it brittle and crumbly. Gorilla tape might be a better option.
Am I understanding you correctly that your using the bow seat to paddle from and the stern seat as the bow? Why?
Yes, correct. It's a common practice when paddling solo. It balances the canoe much better by keeping the weight more central. It handles much better this way. If I sat in the stern, the bow would be lifted too high and easily taken by the wind. It also doesn't track or maneuver as well.
@@bnatural2 Thanks for the explanation. When paddling solo in my 17’, I kneel in front of the rear thwart to balance the weight. Getting harder as I get older.
Could you please link to the mat?
How did you anger the box to the canoe?
I think you meant anchor and not angle. I simply bungee corded it to an existing small mount on the bottom of the canoe. It’s a factory fixture I think they all have.