wooden old town canoe
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Rob Stevens
Wooden Canoes are in the Blood
See the thread; "How much is my canoe worth";
http://forums.wcha.org/showthread.php?57-How-much-is-my-old-wooden-canoe-worth
http://forums.wcha.org/showthread.php?57-How-much-is-my-old-wooden-canoe-worth
Old Town #139895 was a 17-food AA (or top grade) HW model canoe built in 1944 and shipped to Sandy Lake, Pennsylvania. It had open ash gunwales, and ash decks, thwarts, and seats. It had a keel with a bang plate that ran the full length. It also had sponsons, a floor rack, and outside stems. Its original color was dark green with a Guide Special Green bottom.
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.
If you are selling your canoe and plan to use this build record information as part of an ad, please consider giving the WCHA credit for this information on eBay or craigslist or wherever your canoe is listed.
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.
Norm
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.
If you are selling your canoe and plan to use this build record information as part of an ad, please consider giving the WCHA credit for this information on eBay or craigslist or wherever your canoe is listed.
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.
Norm
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thanx Norm
Thanx for the info and description of the canoe. It matches my canoe perfectly right down to the two-tone green colour. The paint is either in new condition or repainted.
The interior, seats, ribs, thwarts, sponsons and floor rack are pristine. Alson included are the original paddles. It is completely water worthy as I've launched it on French Creek, NW Pennsylvania.
Shellback
Thanx for the info and description of the canoe. It matches my canoe perfectly right down to the two-tone green colour. The paint is either in new condition or repainted.
The interior, seats, ribs, thwarts, sponsons and floor rack are pristine. Alson included are the original paddles. It is completely water worthy as I've launched it on French Creek, NW Pennsylvania.
Shellback
old town canoe
Norm,
I have pictures, that is, regular 35mm prints but have no way to translate them to email at this time. I don't have plans to sell it at this time, but would like to have an idea what it's worth within a reasonable range of value for one being in almost perfect condition.
Norm,
I have pictures, that is, regular 35mm prints but have no way to translate them to email at this time. I don't have plans to sell it at this time, but would like to have an idea what it's worth within a reasonable range of value for one being in almost perfect condition.
The thread that Rob Stevens sent is about the best advice on value. I heard a lot of discussion of this at the WCHA Assembly. The most valuable boat is the one you love. Like a lot of things, once money gets involved it never seems like enough.
http://forums.wcha.org/showthread.php?57-How-much-is-my-old-wooden-canoe-worth
Norm
http://forums.wcha.org/showthread.php?57-How-much-is-my-old-wooden-canoe-worth
Norm
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