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Owen Sinclair writes with news of a very unusual boat:
Hi Chris,In July you posted an item about corrugated iron boats. I finally found this photo of a corrugated iron canoe built by Sam Atkinson. Made of Coloursteel, so the green (in this case) colour is applied at time of manufacture.
Sam used recycled rough-sawn timber for inner and outer gunwales, touched with a sander here and there to show the original wood colour through the grey, and through-fastened with copper rivets and roves. Truly artistic. I wish I had taken more photos of the details.
Sam paddled around the 2001 Classic Boat Show at Lake Rotoiti, lying back in the canoe, wearing what looked like a pith helmet.
Regards,
Owen Sinclair
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