NorthCountry
NCB
Hello, looking for information about an Old Town canoe #32833 (followed by what looks like 18). Any help is greatly appreciated.
Old Town 32833
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smallboatshop
Restorers
Hi,
Your canoe is an 18' AA Grade (top grade) Ideal model with western red cedar planking, open mahogany gunwales; mahogany decks, thwarts and seat frames. It was built in 1914, fitted with a keel, painted dark green and shipped in 1916 to RH Macy's in NY.
The scan of this record is attached below-- click on it to get a larger image. This scan and several hundred thousand others 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/ot_records/ if you want more details. I hope that you and anyone else reading this will join or renew membership in the WCHA so that services like this can continue. See http://www.wcha.org/wcha/ to learn more about the WCHA and http://www.wcha.org/join.php to renew.
It is also possible that you could have another number or manufacturer if this description doesn't match your canoe. Feel free to reply here if you have any other questions. Providing photographs would help with identification, as would an accurate measurement of the boat's
length.
Dan
Daniel Eaton
smallboat shop
Denmark, Maine
www.smallboat-shop.com
Your canoe is an 18' AA Grade (top grade) Ideal model with western red cedar planking, open mahogany gunwales; mahogany decks, thwarts and seat frames. It was built in 1914, fitted with a keel, painted dark green and shipped in 1916 to RH Macy's in NY.
The scan of this record is attached below-- click on it to get a larger image. This scan and several hundred thousand others 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/ot_records/ if you want more details. I hope that you and anyone else reading this will join or renew membership in the WCHA so that services like this can continue. See http://www.wcha.org/wcha/ to learn more about the WCHA and http://www.wcha.org/join.php to renew.
It is also possible that you could have another number or manufacturer if this description doesn't match your canoe. Feel free to reply here if you have any other questions. Providing photographs would help with identification, as would an accurate measurement of the boat's
length.
Dan
Daniel Eaton
smallboat shop
Denmark, Maine
www.smallboat-shop.com
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Dan
Thanks for the response. Is there any way of knowing what specific type of mahogany Old Town used on this model? Just curious because there have been some repairs to this canoe and I want to know what is original and what has been replaced. I'm having trouble because the condition of all the wood (old and new) is very poor.
Thanks
Andrew
Thanks for the response. Is there any way of knowing what specific type of mahogany Old Town used on this model? Just curious because there have been some repairs to this canoe and I want to know what is original and what has been replaced. I'm having trouble because the condition of all the wood (old and new) is very poor.
Thanks
Andrew
smallboatshop
Restorers
Hi Andrew,
Old Town used various species of mahogany and would stain to get a uniform color.
Dan
Old Town used various species of mahogany and would stain to get a uniform color.
Dan