Old Town serial number

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Looking for information on a Old Town I just purchased The serial number embossed in the hull is 210560 but it also has a metal tag attached to the hull with the following XTC10560M76E. any information I can get would be helpful.
Thanks
Cecil
 
Hi Cecil. Actually, the scanned records go to 210999, so I have the record for 210560. It's an 18 foot Chipewyan, avocado in color, weighing 76 pounds and sporting an aluminum insert. It was shipped to Shorlines South and Orvis in Ft. Lauderdale, FL, on December 9, 1975.

A scan of this record is attached below.

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. Image of 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 athttp://www.wcha.org/ot_records/ if you want more details. I hope that you will join or renew your membership to the WCHA so that services like this can continue. See http://www.wcha.org/about-the-wcha/ to learn more about the WCHA and http://store.wcha.org/WCHA-New-Membership.html to join.

Kathy
 

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Paul, the scanned records go up to 241999.

Cecil, the Old Town canoe with serial number 210560 is shown as an 18 feet long Chipewyan built in November 1975, with an aluminum insert as extra equipment, with the original exterior color being avocado, and weighing 76 pounds. It was shipped to Ft. Lauderdale, Florida on December 9, 1975. A scan of this build record can be found by following the link behind the thumbnail images attached below.

[Cecil -- my computer seems to be running into a problem uploading a copy of the build record -- I will try again, or someone else will download it for you.]

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 will join or renew your membership to the WCHA so that services like this can continue. See http://www.wcha.org/about-the-wcha/ to learn more about the WCHA and http://store.wcha.org/WCHA-New-Membership.html to join.

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.

Greg

edited to add:
I see that Kathy got an answer to you, with build record, while my computer and the forum kserver were at odds with each other.
 
That's the HIN, or Hull Identification Number... your canoe's serial number is part of that. The HIN provides a code indicating the manufacturer and approximate year of manufacture. Because you have the build record for your canoe, the HIN doesn't add to the information you already have, as far as I can tell.
 
Thanks everyone for your help. I find the history of this canoe very interesting, built in Maine, shipped to a dealer in Ft. Lauderdale, Fl. and now 40 years later I find it in Kalispell, Montana. A true traveler.
 
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