Wood and canvas duck skiff

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Dan N

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I just acquired this old duck skiff and plan to restore it to its original condition. Red is a fine color for a canoe but not a duck skiff. The original green shows through where the red paint is peeling.

Can anyone help me identify the manufacturer? It looks factory built to me. I got it from near Eagle River WI. IMG_8733.jpeg
 

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Cant help on mfg, but sure is a nice looking old hull!
Please keep us updated on the restoration!
 
The length and the square cockpit would seem to rule out any of Dan Kidney boats. I wouldn't put it past a manufacturer to have a 15' LOL boat cited in the catalog but actual construction be 14'8", but that squared off cockpit is pretty distinctive and I see nothing like it in the Kidney catalog. It would seem be an odd after-market alteration, too, but who knows?
 
The boat was built on a hard canoe form. With the elaborate time a canoe form takes to build i suspect this was not a one off boat and there were many made . The cockpit being squared off is puzzling because after building the form for the hull a bending jig for the deck combing would be simple. If the deck is anything other than cedar or pine it has probably been replaced.
 
Thanks for comments and information. Are there any suggestions for books or websites with information on restoration of wood and canvas boats?
 
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