John M. Kimpel
Curious about Wooden Canoes
WCHA Forum;
I met a fellow canoist yesterday that had a beautiful 16' Canoe. He said that it had a brass Old Town tag on it about 50 years ago but he took it off. The canoe was sent to Rollin Thurlow for restoration and he said it was a Carleton. Anyway I told him I would contact you and try to get the build history for him and figure out the Old Town/Carleton connection. If the brass tag was an original, are they still available? His grandfather purchased the canoe new and has always been kept inside. Thanks for your help and the great stuff you do and provide at WCHA.
John Kimpel
I met a fellow canoist yesterday that had a beautiful 16' Canoe. He said that it had a brass Old Town tag on it about 50 years ago but he took it off. The canoe was sent to Rollin Thurlow for restoration and he said it was a Carleton. Anyway I told him I would contact you and try to get the build history for him and figure out the Old Town/Carleton connection. If the brass tag was an original, are they still available? His grandfather purchased the canoe new and has always been kept inside. Thanks for your help and the great stuff you do and provide at WCHA.
John Kimpel