Green 16'
- Thread starter aburke
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MikeCav
Restorer/Videographer
Hello Adam
The Old Town Canoe with #125543 is a 16' OTCA, in CS (common sense) grade with spruce rails and birch decks, thwarts and seats. It was shipped to Houston Texas on July 10, 1939. It was painted dark green.
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/catalogs/old-town/records/ if you want more details. Please join WCHA or make a tax deductable contribution 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.html to join. If you are already a WCHA member, THANK YOU!
It is also possible that you could have another number or manufacturer if this description doesn't match your canoe. Feel free to reply here if you have any other questions.
The Old Town Canoe with #125543 is a 16' OTCA, in CS (common sense) grade with spruce rails and birch decks, thwarts and seats. It was shipped to Houston Texas on July 10, 1939. It was painted dark green.
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/catalogs/old-town/records/ if you want more details. Please join WCHA or make a tax deductable contribution 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.html to join. If you are already a WCHA member, THANK YOU!
It is also possible that you could have another number or manufacturer if this description doesn't match your canoe. Feel free to reply here if you have any other questions.
Very interesting - thank you! My great-grandfather bought this canoe in Houston around that same time (late 30's - early 40's). He took good care of it, and then at some point, I am told my great-uncle re-covered the exterior with fiberglass. It is true there is some sort of clear, hard coating on the exterior, but the mat underneath appears to be one continuous piece. I don't know how you would do this unless it's the original canvas or a new, single piece of canvas per side. The color is still dark green.
The wicker seats must have been re-worked at some point because the wicker looks almost perfect.
The wicker seats must have been re-worked at some point because the wicker looks almost perfect.
