An antique canoe built in 1930 by the Old Town Canoe Company in Maine was headed for the landfill before rescued by the Patuxent Small Craft Guild at the Calvert Marine Museum. 

The Patuxent Small Craft Guild is a group of boat enthusiasts working on Tuesday and Saturday mornings building, restoring, sailing, and rowing traditional small craft at the Calvert Marine Museum. The Guild members keep the museum’s collection of boats floating and repaired. New projects are a great opportunity to maintain and learn new preservation skills for Guild members. The public is welcome to visit.
 
The most recent project is the restoration of an 80 year old wood canoe built in 1930. Maintaining as much of the original boat as possible, repairs included new can seats, replacement of a number of ribs, boat stem and top of another stem, and stripping of the fiberglass that covered the boat.  Re-canvasing is a necessary waterproofing process whereby the boat is dropped into a canvas sleeve, tacked, and preserved with a mixture of linseed oil and silica powder. After curing for more than three weeks, the boat will be lightly sanded, painted, and ready for the water again!
 
.The Patuxent Small Craft Guild offers the opportunity to build your own 16 foot plywood canoe or 12 foot rowboat at the Calvert Marine Museum. For more information, please contact George Surgent at (410) 586-2700 or ssships@comcast.net.
For more information about events and programs at the Calvert Marine Museum, please visit www.calvertmarinemuseum.com