Old Town 168532

[ChrisColby]

I found an Old Town canoe in New Hampshire with a free sign on it. Serial number 168532 16. It looks like it was stored upside down and a branch fell on it, breaking 6 ribs in the middle and punching a hole in the bottom. I'm wondering if it's worth fixing or cutting it in half and making shelves. Thanks.

 

[Todd F]

Can you post any pictures of the canoe and damage?

 

[Benson Gray]

Welcome and congratulations, the Old Town canoe with the serial number 168532 is a 16 foot long Otca model with a keel that was built between February and May, 1959. The original exterior paint color was bright green. It shipped on May 22nd, 1959 to Winnisquam, New Hampshire. 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/shop to donate or renew.

It is also possible that you could have another number or manufacturer if this description doesn't match the canoe. Almost any damage to a wooden canoe can be repaired so the question becomes is this is a project that interests you? It is probably not worth paying a restorer to fix this canoe unless there is some sentimental or other value involved. Feel free to reply here if you have any other questions.

Benson

 

[ChrisColby]

Thanks you so much for the information. The canoe is green and I found it very close to Winnisquam, NH.

I'll post pictures of the damage soon.