Sailing Canoe
Welcome to the passion for old canoes, Rich!
Old Town 9268317 is a 17 foot AA grade (mahogany trimmed) Otca model, built between November 1926 and June 1929. It has red Western cedar planking, open mahogany gunwales and mahogany decks/thwarts/seat frames. It was fitted with a keel and floor rack and gear for sailing-- a mast seat and step and rudder assembly. It was painted design number 4... I'll attach a picture of that in a separate reply-- the canoe has had some changes in the last 80 years! It was shipped to Joseph C. Roush (I think) of Crawford County, Pennsylvania on June 29, 1929.
If these specifics don't match your canoe, we can try again. The scan of the build record is attached below. If you'd like a larger size, email me at
kathrynklos@gmail.com. Scans of approximately 210,000 records were created with substantial grants from the Wooden Canoe Heritage Association (WCHA) and others. Additional information about the project to preserve these records is available at
http://www.wcha.org/ot_records/ if you want more details.
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We like pictures...
Kathy