Old Town Canoe 217938

GinKirk

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Hi we recently purchased a 16 foot Old Town Canoe with the number 217938 imprinted on the bow, but we don't know what model or year. The serial number is a little hard to read so not 100% sure on the number. Pic is attached.

Many thanks for any help.
 

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Welcome, the Old Town canoe with serial number 217938 is a 16 foot long fiberglass Laker model that weighed 72 pounds. It was built in June, 1977. The original exterior gelcoat color was desert white. It shipped on June 21st, 1977 to Kittery, Maine. The back side of the record indicates that there was some shrinkage on the ends. Scans showing both sides of this build record can be found below.

These scans 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 join.

It is also possible that you could have another number or manufacturer if this description doesn't match the canoe. Feel free to reply here if you have any other questions.

Benson



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