woodencanoeguy
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Looked at what I think is a Sport Boat w/sponsons yesterday. Serial Number 74442 16. Needs restoration, but in surprisingly good shape and will probably be up for sale. Can you fill me in on its birth? Thanks - Ron Pilling
Can we identify this Old Town?
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The Old Town boat with serial number 74442 is a 16 foot long, AA grade, square stern model with red western cedar planking, open mahogany gunwales, mahogany decks, maple thwarts, maple seats, a keel, outside stems, a floor rack, and sponsons. It was built between December, 1922 and March, 1923. The original exterior paint color was dark green. It shipped on June 9th, 1923 to Westerly, Rhode Island. A scan of this build record can be found by following the link at the attached thumbnail image below.
This scan was 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 renew your membership to the WCHA so that services like this can continue. See http://www.wcha.org/wcha/ to learn more about the WCHA and http://www.wcha.org/join.php to join.
It is also possible that you could have another number or manufacturer if this description doesn't match your boat. Feel free to reply here if you have any other questions.
Benson
This scan was 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 renew your membership to the WCHA so that services like this can continue. See http://www.wcha.org/wcha/ to learn more about the WCHA and http://www.wcha.org/join.php to join.
It is also possible that you could have another number or manufacturer if this description doesn't match your boat. Feel free to reply here if you have any other questions.
Benson
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Jim McGrath
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interested in 1923 squarestern
I recently posted an ad for a boat of this type, and Benson Gray has been enormously helpful to me in tracking down some leads. Might it be available?
I recently posted an ad for a boat of this type, and Benson Gray has been enormously helpful to me in tracking down some leads. Might it be available?
Kathryn Klos
squirrel whisperer
So, are you looking for a square stern to buy? Someone sent me a listing a couple days ago, and if you are looking to buy, this canoe might be what you're looking for:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/e...290439536340&ssPageName=ADME:B:EF:MOTORS:1123
Kathy
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/e...290439536340&ssPageName=ADME:B:EF:MOTORS:1123
Kathy
Jim McGrath
New Member
Reply to Kathryn
Kathryn:
I am looking for a 1917-1924 16 foot squarestern Old Town with sponsons to mate with a similar vintage engine and enter into ACBS shows with an ultimately competitive boat. Nobody has done a good job of mating both yet, and I've been doing ACBS shows for nearly thirty years. I've seen several OT options here, but not quite right yet, though close and they could be made correct, but... If you see one, I'm interested and in no rush. Thank you, JIM
Kathryn:
I am looking for a 1917-1924 16 foot squarestern Old Town with sponsons to mate with a similar vintage engine and enter into ACBS shows with an ultimately competitive boat. Nobody has done a good job of mating both yet, and I've been doing ACBS shows for nearly thirty years. I've seen several OT options here, but not quite right yet, though close and they could be made correct, but... If you see one, I'm interested and in no rush. Thank you, JIM
Jim McGrath
New Member
I bought the boat!
Thank you all! I bought this boat and will soon have at it! Question: its missing its floorboards, though it has the "twistpins' that secure them. Were there 3 or 4 floorboards on each side of keel? Literature seems ambivalent here. Any idea of thickness and width of each, which I assume were spruce? Thanks again! JIM
Thank you all! I bought this boat and will soon have at it! Question: its missing its floorboards, though it has the "twistpins' that secure them. Were there 3 or 4 floorboards on each side of keel? Literature seems ambivalent here. Any idea of thickness and width of each, which I assume were spruce? Thanks again! JIM
The messages at http://forums.wcha.org/showthread.php?t=360 have a lot of specific information about floor racks. The catalog pictures from 1917 to 1919 show a wide keelson with three floor rack strips on each side but this may not look right in yours. You may have to just take your best guess until you find another example of the same model with a similar age to use as a guide. Let us know what you decide.
Benson
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Mark Adams
all wood nut
A lot of times, when the varnish is stripped, you'll be able to see "shadows" of the old floorboards on the ribs. Try that first.
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