chris pearson
Michigan Canoe Nut
Did OT made a 15 foot Guide lightweight? Or was that just the 50 Pounder/Trapper/Lightweight?
15 foot OT Guide?
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Kathryn Klos
squirrel whisperer
Hi Chris--
I poked through the catalogs* and don't see the Guide offered at less than 16 feet. Except for the years 1906-1909, when it was offered at 17', it was 18-20 feet long until 1954, when it began to be offered at 16 feet. Old Town may have built a smaller Guide on special order, I suppose.
The HW was offered at 15 feet until the late '20s. A customer could have ordered a "low end" 15' HW.... and maybe that would appear to be a smaller Guide...?
In general, when someone posts the serial number for a 15' canoe, I expect to see the record for a 50 pounder (trapper/lightweight/featherweight).
Is this a canoe you're looking at, or are you just wondering?
Kathy
* "The Complete Old Town Canoe Company Catalog Collection, 1901- 1993", available on CD from http://www.wcha.org/catalog/ and http://www.dragonflycanoe.com/cdrom.htm on the web.
I poked through the catalogs* and don't see the Guide offered at less than 16 feet. Except for the years 1906-1909, when it was offered at 17', it was 18-20 feet long until 1954, when it began to be offered at 16 feet. Old Town may have built a smaller Guide on special order, I suppose.
The HW was offered at 15 feet until the late '20s. A customer could have ordered a "low end" 15' HW.... and maybe that would appear to be a smaller Guide...?
In general, when someone posts the serial number for a 15' canoe, I expect to see the record for a 50 pounder (trapper/lightweight/featherweight).
Is this a canoe you're looking at, or are you just wondering?
Kathy
* "The Complete Old Town Canoe Company Catalog Collection, 1901- 1993", available on CD from http://www.wcha.org/catalog/ and http://www.dragonflycanoe.com/cdrom.htm on the web.
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chris pearson
Michigan Canoe Nut
Russ Hicks is working on one.
Kathryn Klos
squirrel whisperer
Would be nice to see pictures... is there a serial number?
