Old Town ID

[NYMosinMan]

I've had this Old Town for almost 11 years now. I somehow never knew that there was the ability to ID and date it. The serial number is 189732. Thank you all in advance!

 

[Benson Gray]

Welcome, the Old Town canoe with serial number 189732 is an 18 foot long FG (fiberglass) model that weighed 95 pounds. It was built in May, 1972. The original exterior gelcoat colors were avocado on the deck with celery on the hull. It shipped on May 11th, 1972 to Bolton Landing, New York. The back side indicates that there was a patch on the rail at the stern end and work on the hull under the rail at the stern end on the right side. Scans showing both sides 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

 

[NYMosinMan]

That's it! Thank you! I just looked up the business, and its a Marina right at the entrance to the Sagamore Resort.