Episode 16- We continue with Zach Smith in central NH and his impressive Gerrish canoe collection

Cove Street Boatworks is in western Massachusetts. This series is hosted and produced by Max Mattoon. We continue our visit to Zach Smith in central NH. Zach walks us through his impressive Gerrish canoe collection, their history, characteristics and features. We end up looking at an Adirondack guide boat Zach has been restoring and the techniques he is applying.
You can find Zach often on the Wooden Canoe Heritage Association (WCHA) website Discussion Forum. If you are not a member, you should consider becoming one today.
www.woodencanoe.org
Timestamps:
00:00 - Welcome to Cove Street Boatworks
00:31 - 15’ Gerrish Canoe
02:06 - Unrestored 1908-1909 Gerrish Canoe
02:48 - Gerrish Canoe Gunnel Construction
04:41 - Coming across Gerrish Canoes and Geography
05:23 - Circa 1905 17’ Gerrish Canoe - First in Zach’s Collection
06:14 - Lake Onawa and the Gerrish Camps
06:44 - Unidentified Floating Object (UFO) Canoe
07:58 - Circa 1895 C.P. Nutting Canoe - many Gerrish-influenced features
08:54 - Circa 1890 18’-6” Gerrish Canoe - Similar to E.M. White Guide canoe
09:26 - Circa 1895 - 1897 Gerrish Canoe - serial number around 580. Unique thwart and cane wrap features.
10:59 - Gerrish Model and Design Variations
13:23 - Shellac Canoe Bottoms
15:03 - 1905 Parson and Roberts Adirondack Guide Boat
15:43 - Modern materials and Techniques applied to Guide Boat Repair
18:18 - Guide Boat Scope of Repair and “Rib” materials - Nope. Still don’t like “ribs”. Should be FRAMES. ;)
19:45 - Guide Boat Mid Seat Construction and Adjustability
22:00 - Guide Boat Deck Construction
22:23 - Closing Comments
Thank You, Zach!!!
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We continue our visit to Zach Smith in central NH. Zach walks us through his impressive Gerrish canoe collection, their history, characteristics and features. We end up looking at an Adirondack guide boat Zach has been restoring and the techniques he is applying.
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[@gregrobertson2726]

Matt and Zack, thanks so much for your time! I only recently got into this kind of boat coming from large, even industrial workboats from the 20’s. My current love is a 16 foot Chestnut Ogalvie from the ‘50s and New Brunswick. My goal is preservation and light occasional use (I’m 72 myself so..). However, now she has competition, a home built 18ft. Firefly sliding seat wherry which came along all too cheaply (but it came with a cart which works for both (Can’t help myself, it must be a lingering mid-life thing.)

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Thank you for the kind feedback, and enjoy your Chestnut Ogalvie.