Looking for the build sheet for serial number 184743 17

[OrangeDog]

Purchased this canoe recently. Looking for more information on it. Like the year and model. Thanks for any help pointing me in the right direction.
Serial number 184743 17

 

[Michael Grace]

You have an Old Town Molitor model canoe. The Molitor (this version) was created in the mid-1960s and your serial number indicates that yours was built around 1970. More on the "modern" Molitor, the Molitor canoes from the early 1900s, and this history linking everything, see here:

Thread 'The Old Town Molitor models'

Nov 19, 2025

There has been some discussion here recently about the Carleton and Old Town Molitor models so it is probably worth consolidating what is known in one place for reference. Most of the comments below have been pulled from various other threads here.

Charles J. Molitor of Detroit probably found himself in a very difficult position early in 1921. It appears that he had been buying some very fancy canoes from B. N. Morris and others for many years to use in the Belle Isle livery fleet. This was a city contract and a copy of his bid for the 1911 and 1912 season is available at...

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