OT Canoe #94038 - looking for info...

[The Canoe Kid]

I'm trying to find out more about OT Canoe #94038.

Thanks for the help.

The Canoe Kid

 

[Kathryn Klos]

Old Town 94038 is a CS (common sense) grade fifty pounder finished between March and June of 1927. It has open spruce gunwales and oak decks, thwarts, and seat frames. It was fitted with a keel and shipped to Winchester, Massachusetts, on July 6, 1927.

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It is also possible that you could have another number or manufacturer if this description don't match your canoe. Feel free to reply here if you have any other questions.

Kathy

 

[The Canoe Kid]

Thanks for the info. How does this boat compare...

To the Trapper or the 15' 50?

Are they all the same boats?

Thanks again.

The Canoe Kid

 

[Kathryn Klos]

As I understand it, the fifty pounder is the older name for what's now called a trapper.

Here's more information from a previous thread:

http://forums.wcha.org/showthread.php?t=4177&highlight=town+lightweight+trapper

 

[The Canoe Kid]

Thanks

I appreciate your help.

Paddle on!

T K C