Request for info on an 18' old town canoe

Yooper80

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Hi, I just picked up an old town 18' wood/canvas canoe serial #180712. Can you help me find more information about it? Thanks! G
 
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The Old Town canoe with serial number 180712 is a 16 foot long Otca model with a keel. It was built between May and June, 1968. The original exterior paint color was red. It shipped on June 17th, 1968 to Bethlehem, Penna. A scan showing this build record can be found by following the link at the attached thumbnail image below.

This scan and several hundred thousand others were created with substantial grants from the Wooden Canoe Heritage Association (WCHA) and others as you probably know well. 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 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 renew.

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,

Benson
 

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Oops! I read the number incorrectly!

Hi Benson,

Thank you very much for getting back to me so quickly! When I read the attachment, I saw that the build sheet said 16'. I measured my boat and saw that it was 18', so I looked more closely at the number and saw that what I thought was an 8 was actually a 3, so the correct serial number is actually 130712. If it's not too much trouble, would you mind checking that number in your database? Thanks, Gereon


The Old Town canoe with serial number 180712 is an 18 foot long Otca model with a keel. It was built between May and June, 1968. The original exterior paint color was red. It shipped on June 17th, 1968 to Bethlehem, Penna. A scan showing this build record can be found by following the link at the attached thumbnail image below.

This scan and several hundred thousand others were created with substantial grants from the Wooden Canoe Heritage Association (WCHA) and others as you probably know well. 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 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 renew.

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 a

Benson
 
The Old Town canoe with serial number 130712 is an 18 foot long, CS (common sense or standard) grade Guide model with open spruce gunwales, ash seats, decks and thwarts, and was equipped with a keel. It was built in 1940. The original exterior paint color was dark green. In addition to the usual finish, it received a coat of Smith’s Sealer on December 20, 1940.. It was shipped to Mukwonago, Wisconsin on May 19, 1941. A scan of this build record can be found by following the link behind the thumbnail image attached below.

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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 Nolan
 
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Thanks!!

Thanks for the information!! Best, Gereon



The Old Town canoe with serial number 130712 is an 18 foot long, CS (common sense or standard) grade Guide model with open spruce gunwales, ash seats, decks and thwarts, and was equipped with a keel. It was built in 1940. The original exterior paint color was dark green. In addition to the usual finish, it received a coat of Smith’s Sealer on December 20, 1940.. It was shipped to Mukwonago, Wisconsin on May 19, 1941. A scan of this build record can be found by following the link behind the thumbnail image attached below.

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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 Nolan
 
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