125184 or 125784? 20 foot sponson

[chris pearson]

Please and thank you!!

 

[Benson Gray]

The Old Town canoe with serial number 125784 is 18 feet long so my guess is that this is the one with number 125184. It is a 20 foot long, AA (or top) grade, Guide model with mahogany decks, mahogany thwarts, mahogany seats, a keel, a floor rack, sponsons, and rowlocks. It was built between June, 1938 and March, 1940. The original exterior paint color was dark green. It shipped on April 3rd, 1940 to Madison, Wisconsin. A scan showing 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 as you probably know well. 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 possible that you could have another number or manufacturer if this description doesn't match the canoe. Feel free to reply here if you have any other questions.

Benson

 

[Andre Cloutier]

 

[Dave Osborn]

Love it Andre!

 

[Andre Cloutier]

My sponson canoes are only 16' and im thinking of building a dedicated trailer....

 

[MGC]

Hmmm....how about if we also add a floor rack and some rowlocks.

 

[MGC]

My sponson canoes are only 16' and im thinking of building a dedicated trailer....

Every one I've ever had I sold or removed the buggers. They make fine kindling.

 

[Todd F]

ok, there is some unusual stuff below the radar here. What gives?

 

[David Satter]

Delivered this yesterday.....What a pain. put it on the trailer backwards, but it worked out fine.

 

[Todd F]

Looks great.

 

[chris pearson]

I would turn it into a double masted sailer. Throw a trunk in it like a Wolf Pond Centerboard Old Town. Just trailer it and launch it like a boat.

 

[Worth Gretter]

ok, there is some unusual stuff below the radar here. What gives?

I'm scratching my head too, but I'm guessing the joke is this: a canoe that is 20 foot long, with lots of mahogany, a keel, a floor rack, sponsons, and rowlocks, must weigh a ton. Thus the hernia belt.

 

[Todd F]

Yep. we have much to learn!!!!! All good, glad to see the comradery.