So, my canoe seat broke. That canoe is a Bell Rockstar, which hasn't been made for more than 20 years. It would take a master carpenter to replicate the part, which is a walnut drop that suspends my seat. Finding the long bolt might be hard too. My canoe was built by Ted Bell, who's a well-known canoe builder and so I googled Ted to see if he's still making canoes. He is, but not a Rockstar. So, I googled "Ted Bell drop" to see if perchance he's still making drop seats, as they're one of his trademarks. He is and a Ted Bell dealer is 30 minutes from me. So, I called them to make sure they had the part and removed my broken drop to compare it to theirs. EXACT fit. Ted Bell is using his old drop templates. So, I just installed them and hopefully my canoe is good for another 20 years. I'm going to buy another pair just in case Ted dies before I do.

 

 

 

Good deal, you got lucky.

Send me a pic. I’m not a master woodworker, but I do ok…

6 minutes ago, Smirak said:

Send me a pic. I’m not a master woodworker, but I do ok…

 

You're so kind, but I found the exact part and my canoe is back in action. 

Perfect. Just trying to help out!!

Good to hear when things go right!

FM

3 minutes ago, Smirak said:

Perfect. Just trying to help out!!

 

You are a kind guy. If I could arrange it, I'd have a DD hit the very next lure you cast!

 

2 minutes ago, Fishingmickey said:

Good to hear when things go right!

 

Thanks, Mickey. It was so weird that the rare part if I needed was in a shop 30 minutes from me.