molitor

I've just completed restoring this 18' Old Town Molitor made in 1921, serial # 66010-18. It's AA Grade with all original mahogany inner & outer rails, seats, decks, and thwarts. It also has the original external stems and keel. The tops of the seat & thwart bolts are covered with mahogany...

In a post several weeks ago I mentioned that I have been given a very early 18' 1921 OT Molitor. This one is unusual in that the outer rails are held in place with steel nail pounded in from the inner rails at most every rib - the exceptions being at the two ribs surrounding a seat or thwart...

I got a call from WCHA member Dan yesterday wondering if I'd be interested in his 1941 16' Yankee #131955, and his 1921 18' Molitor #66010. 24 hours later & they are mine (thanks again Dan!). He had copies of the OT build sheet for both canoes from the lady he got them from, so we're sure of...

The Michigan Chapter has located a 1921 Old Town 18ft Molitor Canoe. The canoe was built for CJ Molitor of the Molitor Canoe Liveries on Belle Isle located on the Detroit River. Old Town made the canoe to the Morris specs for which Old Town later named the canoe model for. The Michigan...