Paul Zimmermann
Curious about Wooden Canoes
Hello, hoping to get the build sheet for Old Town 178130, the numbers a bit faded and may be 179130. Thanks very much!
Build info for 178130 or 179130
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The Old Town canoe with serial number 178130 is a 16 foot long FG (fiberglass) model with pale blue decks and hull that weighed 78 pounds. It was built in May, 1967 and shipped on May 29th, 1967 to Grand Rapids, Michigan.
The Old Town canoe with serial number 179130 is a 16 foot long FG (fiberglass) model with white decks and a red hull that weighed 85 pounds. It was built in October, 1967 and shipped on March 22nd, 1968 to Brunswick, Maine.
Scans showing these build records can be found below. These scans 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 possible that you could have another number or manufacturer if these descriptions don't match the canoe. Please post some pictures if you still aren't sure. Feel free to reply here if you have any other questions.
Benson
The Old Town canoe with serial number 179130 is a 16 foot long FG (fiberglass) model with white decks and a red hull that weighed 85 pounds. It was built in October, 1967 and shipped on March 22nd, 1968 to Brunswick, Maine.
Scans showing these build records can be found below. These scans 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 possible that you could have another number or manufacturer if these descriptions don't match the canoe. Please post some pictures if you still aren't sure. Feel free to reply here if you have any other questions.
Benson
