Old Town Canoe S/N 161575

David Miller

Curious about Wooden Canoes
Benson/Dan,
A friend of mine just bought an Old Town Canoe with S/N 161575. Would you please provide us with a copy of the Build Sheet and any other information on the canoe? Thank you.
Sincerely,
Dave
 

Attachments

  • 00r0r_5jYbso3e9la_1200x900[1].jpg
    00r0r_5jYbso3e9la_1200x900[1].jpg
    58.2 KB · Views: 184
  • 00r0r_irywfuo4rjT_1200x900[1].jpg
    00r0r_irywfuo4rjT_1200x900[1].jpg
    51.7 KB · Views: 183
Hi Dave,

Dan and Benson are probably out paddling and enjoying the day so I'll try to fill in. Your canoe is an 18' AA Grade (Top Grade) OTCA Model, with a keel, floorrack and sponsons. It was built in 1954, painted dark green, and shipped to Murrray Boat Shop in Traverse, MI.

The scan of this record is attached below-- click on it to get 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 and anyone else reading this will join or renew membership in 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 renew.

It is also possible that you could have another number or manufacturer if this description doesn't match your canoe. Feel free to reply here if you have any other questions. Providing photographs would help with identification, as would an accurate measurement of the boat's
length.

Dan

Daniel Eaton
smallboat shop
Denmark, Maine
www.smallboat-shop.com
 

Attachments

  • 161575-18.jpg
    161575-18.jpg
    83.7 KB · Views: 176
  • 1954 page 5.GIF
    1954 page 5.GIF
    147.7 KB · Views: 194
  • 1954 page 7.GIF
    1954 page 7.GIF
    143.2 KB · Views: 196
Back
Top