Little help/ Advice needed

[Gary “Mike” Stillman]

Morning,
I have a 1958 20 foot Old Town Canoe that I am getting ready to sell. Lovely boat, just a little big for me at this point in my life and one bad shoulder.
I picked up the canoe in the late 1990’s in Pennsylvania. I was moving to Maine shortly thereafter and contacted Rollin Thurlow about doing a restoration. The canoe was fully restored by Northwoods Canoe in 2008. Need some advice in pricing the boat for sale. Yes, I know the old saying
“It is worth what somebody will pay for it”. That said, would welcome some thoughts at a starting point. Thinking about listing it at $3000. The boat is in beautiful condition. Thoughts for all the accumulated wisdom on this site would be welcome-Thank you

 

[dtdcanoes]

Hi Gary, The boat is nice and I am sure Rollin's resto will show and hold up well. I would suggest more and better pics, of seats, interior, paint condition etc. A 20 foota needs the right buyer, but with the cost of a new one I cannot imagine someone not wanting yours is they are out on chamberlain often. I hope your move to Maine was what you dreamed. We almost made the shift to Blue Hill years ago.
Good Luck, Dave

 

[Benson Gray]

The information at the first link below and similar canoes shown at the second link may help give you soe perspective. Good luck with the sale,

Benson

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