jamesmayer
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Hi folks, is this the forum for getting a build sheet for Old Town canoe # 90058? I have photos of this beauty but can't get them attached.
Build sheet for my new canoe?
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Welcome, the Old Town canoe with serial number 90058 is an 18 foot long, AA (or top) grade, Otca model with Western red cedar planking, open mahogany gunwales, mahogany decks, mahogany thwarts, mahogany seats, a keel, a floor rack, and a bang plate along the full length of the keel. It was built between February and June, 1926. The original exterior paint design was probably similar to the one shown at https://www.wcha.org/catalogs/old-town/designs/des-1-29.gif which was known as the design number 29. It also had an "A. B. N." monogram on the right bow and left stern. It was shipped on June 28th, 1926 to Woodridge, New York. A scan showing 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. 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/join to donate or join.
It is also possible that the canoe could have another number or manufacturer if this description doesn't match. Please provide some pictures if the original design is still showing. 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. 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/join to donate or join.
It is also possible that the canoe could have another number or manufacturer if this description doesn't match. Please provide some pictures if the original design is still showing. Feel free to reply here if you have any other questions.
Benson
jamesmayer
New Member
Thank you for the build sheet. Wow! 100 years old. The seller said it was from the 1950s and I knew it was older but didn't expect it to be that old. It's in great condition except for the canvas which is all cracked. It was for sale on FB for a year. I don't understand why no one scooped it up before I went to look at it.
jamesmayer
New Member
I found it 20 miles from it's original home, where Old Town shipped it to in 1926!
Worth Gretter
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James, it seems to be pretty common that people request build sheets and the original shipping location turns out to be close by. I guess most canoes change hands locally, and people moving long distance probably have enough problems without transporting their canoes!
