I'm trying to determine what year my Old Town wooden Guide Canoe was built. I talked to a gentleman in NY who said the serial number doesn't make sense because the last serial number recorded in his database was around 200,000, dated 1975. I bought the canoe from Sportsman's Warehouse, Fairbanks, Alaska two or three years ago.
I talked to the store manager recently and he told me the store opened in 2005, so I expect the canoe was manufactured sometime around that date.
The number has a pre-fix of 16, the serial number is: 786940.
This boat has a clear hull finish (no canvas). It has the Old Town name in gold decals on the sides and a red name-plate decal on the bow.
I would appreciate any information as to the year this boat was manufactured and whether this boat was made under contract by another company.
Thanks, Gary
I talked to the store manager recently and he told me the store opened in 2005, so I expect the canoe was manufactured sometime around that date.
The number has a pre-fix of 16, the serial number is: 786940.
This boat has a clear hull finish (no canvas). It has the Old Town name in gold decals on the sides and a red name-plate decal on the bow.
I would appreciate any information as to the year this boat was manufactured and whether this boat was made under contract by another company.
Thanks, Gary