The Wooden Canoe Shop, Inc
The Wooden Canoe Shop,Inc. specializes in the restoration and repair of wooden canoes, wooden boats, and Old Town style canvas covered wood canoes and boats. Located in Bryan Ohio, it is less than 15 miles from both Indiana and Michigan and only minutes from the Ohio Turnpike. Chicago, Detroit, Cleveland, Columbus, Cincinnati, and Indianapolis are all less than 4 hours away.
Since its incorporation in 1987, the proprietor, Gilbert Cramer,working alone, has restored over 250 canoes and boats manufactured by the following companies; Old Town, Carleton, Kennebec, Morris, Thompson, Rushton, Chestnut, Lakefield, Peterborough, Shell Lake, White, Robertson, Richardson, Arnold, Waltham, Detroit, Racine, Penn Yan, Wolverine Wagemaker, Lyman, Dunphy, Willits, Tomahawk, Mullins, Larson, Herald, Henry, Rice Lake, Rilco, Turnacraft, and Chris Craft, among others.
Construction techniques of the restored craft have been canvas covered cedar, lapstrake, molded plywood, mahogany plank, compressed cedar, and plywood on frame, to name a few. The Wooden Canoe Shop, Inc. does not restore mahogany runabouts nor inboards. Restoration costs vary depending on the extent of the restoration. An estimate will be given upon inspection. Turn around time for a complete restoration is 4-6 months.