Greg James
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I have a wooden canvased canoe with the serial number stamped on the stem FX49139. The canoe is approximately 13-15' long. Any idea who made this or what it's worth?
serial# FX49139
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The information at http://dragonflycanoe.com/id/pennyan.html indicates that you may have a Penn Yan from the 1940s. The information at http://forums.wcha.org/showthread.php?57 should help you determine the value. Feel free to reply hear if you have any other questions,
Benson
Benson
Greg James
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This canoe was in great shape, but was lost in a fire yesterday. I do have pictures of it, but was wondering what the value would be for insurance purposes. Probably not going to fare well on this one. Also lost was a brand new Grand Lake Canoe never been in the water, as well as an Old Town discovery canoe brand new and a Old Town square stern discoverer. Bad day.
I'm sorry to hear of your loss. The article that I mentioned before at http://forums.wcha.org/showthread.php?57 describes a similar insurance valuation where the fair market value was $1800 and the replacement cost was $3800. Your insurance company will probably require a written valuation from a builder or restorer based on the type of insurance coverage that you had purchased. The list of builders and restorers at http://www.wcha.org/buildsupply/ would be a good place to start. Similar Penn Yan boats on eBay have recently sold from $301 to $3550. Good luck,
Benson
Benson
