Another Old Town

[Annie Harris]

Hi Benson,
Do you have the build record for #179328? Not sure what model it is. It's an 11 footer...short and wide.

Thanks,
Annie

 

[Benson Gray]

The Old Town canoe with serial number 179328 is an 11 foot long light weight model with white Maine cedar planking, a keel, and a painter ring. It was built between November and December, 1967. The original exterior paint color was gray. It shipped on March 22nd, 1968 to Keene, New Hampshire. A scan of 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 join.

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

 

[Annie Harris]

Thank you Benson!