Steve Ambrose
Nut in a Canoe
Please see if the record for the above canoe is available.
Old Town 173532 16
- Thread starter Steve Ambrose
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Kathryn Klos
squirrel whisperer
Hi Steve--
Old Town 173532 is a 16 foot Otca, finished from December 1963-February 1964. It has a keel and outside stems and was originally painted with the number 4 design. It was shipped to Keith's Marine Supply on February 5, 1964. A copy of the scan is posted below-- click on it for a larger image.
This scan and several hundred thousand others 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/ot_records/ if you want more details. I hope that you will join or 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.
Kathy
Old Town 173532 is a 16 foot Otca, finished from December 1963-February 1964. It has a keel and outside stems and was originally painted with the number 4 design. It was shipped to Keith's Marine Supply on February 5, 1964. A copy of the scan is posted below-- click on it for a larger image.
This scan and several hundred thousand others 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/ot_records/ if you want more details. I hope that you will join or 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.
Kathy
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Steve Ambrose
Nut in a Canoe
Thanks Kathy, it matches. I inspected it today and you can still see the remains of the design #4 paint. The outer rails appear to be mahogany and it has the bow seat frame and mast step for the sailing rig which has been with the canoe since it was originally purchased. Would these normally have been on the record or possibly something the dealer added?
Between 1905 and 1975 211000 canoes were assigned serial numbers by Old Town. Keeping in mind that production varied with the time of year, the economy, that this includes all canoes and boats, and also includes the early fiberglass canoes, Old Town produced an average of 2970 boats per year, or 11 per day (assuming a 5 day work week - early days may have had a six day week...).
So yes, Old Town did have that much production going on at times.
Dan
So yes, Old Town did have that much production going on at times.
Dan
Kathryn Klos
squirrel whisperer
Sail rig additions
Steve--
You're right about the dealership making those additions to the canoe-- if it's on the build record, the factory did it, but dealerships kept these parts in stock.
Kathy
Steve--
You're right about the dealership making those additions to the canoe-- if it's on the build record, the factory did it, but dealerships kept these parts in stock.
Kathy
