159460 17? Old Town

John Sand

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This boat is on Long Island Craigslist, free. Looks to need common repairs. I think I'm reading the serial number correctly. The seller uses that number with no other description. Details?
 
The Old Town canoe with serial number 159460 is a 17 foot long, CS (Common Sense or middle) grade, HW (Heavy Water) model with a keel. It was built between February and May, 1953. The original exterior paint color was dark green. It shipped on May 29th, 1953 to Central Valley, New York. 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 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



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