pat chapman
Willits biographer
Could I get the build record for OT 20' Guide 142003? Thanks!!
20' Old Town Guide 142003
- Thread starter pat chapman
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The Old Town canoe with serial number 142003 is a 20 foot long Guide model with red western cedar planking, open spruce gunwales, ash decks, ash thwarts, ash seats, half ribs, no keel, sponsons, a motor thwart, and the bow seat omitted. It was built between April and May, 1945. The original exterior paint color was G. S. (Guide's Special) green. It shipped on May 26th, 1945 to Wayland, New York. A scan of this build record is shown 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 renew.
It is also 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
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 renew.
It is also 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
