146897

The Old Town canoe with serial number 146897 is a 16 foot long, AA (or top) grade, Otca model with Eastern white Maine cedar plankig, open mahogany gunwales, mahogany decks, mahogany slat seats, a keel, and a floor rack. It was built between November, 1946 and January, 1947. The original exterior paint color was light Yale blue. It shipped on February 12th, 1947 to Bay City, Michigan. 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 renew.

It is also 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



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