How big is the canoe you found? I might like to go a teeny bit modern and try something like this....not my quilt, and I don't know the maker...sorry about that. replace the elephants with a canoe, and change the colors to suit yourself. Even could use some outdoorsy prints if that is suitable. if you don't like the squares, multi coloured bricks would look nice too.
The Maker really made a nice quilt, wish I could give them credit for this!