Quetico 17 canoe

[Astober]

Hello there I am looking to see where I can go to check and see how old our canoe is by the serial number and I can’t seem to find a site that you can just run the serial number on ‍

 

[Benson Gray]

Old canoe serial numbers vary by the builder. The first link below has more on that topic. Modern hull identification numbers vary by the country and era. The information at https://www.usps.org/national/safety/HIN/HIN.pdf may help explain how to get a date from these. The Quetico 17 is made by Souris River Canoes and the second link below has more details. You can always contact them for additional information. Let me know if this doesn't answer your question. Good luck,

Benson

Serial Number Madness

Many canoes and boats have serial numbers but this summary might help explain how confusing these can be. It appears that Morris, Old Town, and Carleton all started assigning serial numbers around 1900. Kennebec started in 1909, Joe Seliga in 1938, Shell Lake in 1940, White around 1946, the...

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Quetico 17 | Souris River Canoes

The Quetico 17 has been recognized as the ultimate multi purpose canoe. It excels if you are wilderness tripping, fishing or just day tripping. It offers an incredible balance between all of these different functions. No wonder it accounts for approximately 60% of our sales.

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[Glenn MacGrady]

You should be able decode HIN numbers on American and Canadian canoes on this site:

Free HIN number Decoder for any Boat, Hull, or Vessel - HINDecoder.com