# 1979 Osagian Canoe

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**Tags:** canoe\
**Created:** [September 6, 2022, 4:10pm UTC](https://forum.thegearheadproject.com/t/1979-osagian-canoe/1052 "2022-09-06T16:10:11Z")\
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**Author:** ![Brian](https://forum.thegearheadproject.com/user_avatar/forum.thegearheadproject.com/brian/32/6054_2.png) [@Brian](https://forum.thegearheadproject.com/u/Brian)\
**Post date:** [September 6, 2022, 4:10pm UTC](https://forum.thegearheadproject.com/t/1979-osagian-canoe/1052/1 "2022-09-06T16:10:11Z")

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I just bought a 1979 Osagian canoe. It’s a double-ended, 17-feet long, made of 0.051ga 6061-T6 aluminum, and came with the original portage yoke, outboard mount, and five paddles.

 ![PXL_20220904_160811196](https://forum.thegearheadproject.com/uploads/default/original/2X/8/8bdbbe3ba20569cebcf13d1db350c4b9139edf4f.jpeg)  
 ![PXL_20220904_164325200.MP](https://forum.thegearheadproject.com/uploads/default/original/2X/c/c9af4bab72a01ef75281d05ff5b1ccb6250c8771.jpeg)

Neighbor Steve took us out on a couple of his Wenonahs a few weeks back. You could say I was hooked. I still want a sailboat and am continuing to keep my eyes peeled for a Sunfish or such, but I expect to have this guy polished up, registered, and on the water by next weekend.

P is stoked, obviously. She can’t wait to get it on the water too. I spent some time over the weekend burning up an old, janky orbital sander trying to clean it up with 100-120 grit sand paper and water before I went down to Harbor Freight and picked up a 10amp buffer, four different cutting/polishing pads, and a couple bottles of Meguires cutting/polishing to do the job in less than a fortnight. 😉

Is it stupid that I meticulously removed all the past registration tags almost one at a time until I got down to the oldest on the hull–which coincides with the year I graduated high school?

 ![PXL_20220905_005648426.NIGHT](https://forum.thegearheadproject.com/uploads/default/original/2X/9/9d971765801492da67e73103e0c9585bf6e0141f.jpeg)  
 ![PXL_20220905_005745839.NIGHT](https://forum.thegearheadproject.com/uploads/default/original/2X/4/4a89cd54cbd7c875f543f156659251ef328f2d44.jpeg)  
 ![PXL_20220904_222003683.MP](https://forum.thegearheadproject.com/uploads/default/original/2X/0/0a61dbcf07b3ad7f2536585194f0803fbd2729bc.jpeg)  
 ![PXL_20220904_222006024](https://forum.thegearheadproject.com/uploads/default/original/2X/7/7f84417c15b4341bf245e49d87d6cb73331ada9e.jpeg)  
 ![PXL_20220904_222519504](https://forum.thegearheadproject.com/uploads/default/original/2X/d/da29d5edb86ee997b4813a93ec7d886152e759de.jpeg)  
 ![PXL_20220904_223712210](https://forum.thegearheadproject.com/uploads/default/original/2X/9/9bd64c33bfb2682090bb869bd80379f3ad5129a0.jpeg)

This build thread should be relatively simple. The plan at this stage:

1. Clean, polish, and register
2. Test it out on the river this weekend!
3. Figure out what accessories we need first
4. Use it a bunch of times before it gets too cold.