To: <bobford79 AT yahoo.com>, <homestead AT lists.ibiblio.org>
Subject: Re: [Homestead] Nessmuk - camping
Date: Fri, 31 Oct 2008 16:01:23 -0400
> >From what tree did they make his pre-fibreglass ultralight ?;
Rushton was a builder of canvas canoes and Adirondack guide boats. The
Sairy Gamp was a small boat made ribbed lapstrake style of Cedar. Cedar was
also used for the fittings. The canoe was 9 feet long and weighed 10 1/2
pounds. George only weighed 110 pounds and was a very small fellow.