patrick corry
solo canoeist
#22587, 16' May be a Kennebec though, there are short rail caps visible at the deck.
Old Town build sheet request
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The Old Town canoe with this serial number had closed gunwales. The heart shaped decks, serial number font, decal outline on the bow deck, and short rail caps on this one all look like the Kennebec style. The Kennebec canoe with serial number 22587 is an 18 foot long Kennebec model type A as shown on pages 146 and 147 of volume four in the Kennebec ledgers. It was planked by Roy on June 23rd, 1934. The canvas covering and first filler coat were applied by Giroux on June 30th, 1934. Gilbert(?) added the second filler coat on July 2nd(?), 1934. The rails were added by Vigue on July 7th, 1934. The F23 (function 23 or the interior?) was finished by Gilbert(?) on the same day. The original color was green. It shipped on July 15th(?), 1934 to location 34-206. This location is probably an order number but we don't currently have enough information to identify it.
The scans of these build records can be found by following the links at the attached thumbnail images below. These original Kennebec records are reproduced through the courtesy of the Maine State Museum.
The microfilms and scans of these records were created with substantial grants from the Wooden Canoe Heritage Association (WCHA) as you probably know well. 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 this canoe could have another number or be from a different manufacturer if this description doesn't match. Feel free to reply here if you have any other questions.
Benson
The scans of these build records can be found by following the links at the attached thumbnail images below. These original Kennebec records are reproduced through the courtesy of the Maine State Museum.
The microfilms and scans of these records were created with substantial grants from the Wooden Canoe Heritage Association (WCHA) as you probably know well. 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 this canoe could have another number or be from a different manufacturer if this description doesn't match. Feel free to reply here if you have any other questions.
Benson
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patrick corry
solo canoeist
Thank you Benson for your timely reply.
I hope the appearance of strong twist in your canoe is an artifact of the photograph!
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patrick corry
solo canoeist
Yes, I thought the same after viewing it in the post. It's not my canoe. I'm presuming it's the owner's camera or hopefully, perspective. It's located where I often paddle and the price is right so I thought I would give it a little more thought...
Worth Gretter
LOVES Wooden Canoes
Dan, your comment made me look more closely at the photo. There is mud on the right side of the gunwale, and a corresponding depression in the ground, which gives a clue as to how it was stored! Also dead grass under where it was, and wet ends on the canoe. Bad news. Why do people do this?!! Is it too much trouble to put a couple of logs or cinder blocks under the canoe, to keep it off the ground?
