Old Town 174020 16

[Steve Bartlett]

Old Town 174020 16 is a canoe which our family has used for many years. It's a little tired now and needs new canvas and stem repairs. Knowing more about the build will help me in restoring it.

Thanks for your help, Steve

 

[Benson Gray]

Welcome and congratulations, the Old Town canoe with serial number 174020 is a 16 foot long Otca model with a keel and narrow two and 3/4 inch planking. It was built between June and July, 1964. The original exterior paint color was pale blue. It shipped on July 28th, 1964 to Concord, Massachusetts. A scan of this build record can be found below.

This scan and several hundred thousand more were created with substantial grants from the Wooden Canoe Heritage Association (WCHA) and others. A description of the project to preserve these records is available at http://www.wcha.org/catalogs/old-town/records/ if you want more details. I hope that you will donate, join or renew your membership to the WCHA so that services like this can continue. See https://www.woodencanoe.org/about to learn more about the WCHA and https://www.woodencanoe.org/shop to donate or join.

It is also possible that you could have another number or manufacturer if this description doesn't match their canoe. See http://forums.wcha.org/index.php?threads/13790/ for a similar canoe. Canoes with a family connection are always extra special. Feel free to reply here if you have any other questions.

Benson