Bell Ocoee ???

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Trex
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Re: Bell Ocoee ???

Post by Trex »

Probably Dagger. A Bell serial number starts with DQH which stands for Demeret Quick Hulls which Bell bought out at one point.
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Re: Bell Ocoee ???

Post by lung »

Mystery solved. It's a Dagger. I took it over to the Northwest Canoe Company and it just so happened that the owner of the shop was the original owner of the boat. He said he put the Bell sticker on there because at the time he was working at Bell. He didn't think that ripping out the outfitting to do a repair on these cracks would be worth it. He said I would probably do more harm than good. He said that I could patch the crack that isn't under the pedestal, or the knee pad, but that it wouldn't be a bad option just to use it as is.
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Re: Bell Ocoee ???

Post by Pierre LaPaddelle »

Bottom line is -- it's an Ocoee. The hull is what matters. Repair it, and if you wish, strip off the outfitting and start afresh. The Ocoee's out of print, so if you can find one, it might be worth scoring it.

Jus' sayin'. . . :roll:

Rick
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