Weight Capacity…….

Nessmuck

Enthusiastic about Wooden Canoes
Could someone be kind enough to tell me the weight capacity of my 1960 OCTA 16 foot old town canoe …and thanks !
 
The 1960 Old Town catalog lists the weight of the 16' Otca at 72 pounds. Capacities are not listed.
 
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The rated carrying capacity was first listed in the 1974 catalog at four persons or 624 pounds for this canoe as shown below. It also stated, "Some regulating agencies have established formulas that limit the number of persons and/or total loading capacities of canoes. Old Town believes that a combination of canoeist's experience, type of canoe, and water-weather conditions, rather than arbitrary formulas, is the best guide in such matters." Good luck,

Benson



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