Congratulations, the Old Town canoe with serial number 116292 is a 17 foot long, CS (common sense or middle) grade, HW (Heavy Water) model with red western cedar planking, open spruce gunwales, ash decks, ash thwarts, ash seats, a keel, a floor rack, and sponsons. It was built between October, 1935 and March, 1936. The original exterior paint color was maroon. It shipped on April 16th, 1936 to Boston, Massachusetts.
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
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Benson