Hi, this Old Town has been at our family camp in Vermont and I am looking for information about it! I know it was sold from Edgar Chiott and there are pictures of my grandmother in it when she was young- so we are thinking 1930s? Anyone know the model?
It will take a serial number, dimensions, or other details to determine the exact model as Todd suggested. It might be a Sea Model which was first listed in the 1928 catalog. The information in the first link below may help you find the serial numbers and the second link has more information about a similar boat from 1939.
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How do I find a serial number on an old wooden canoe or boat?
Many old wooden canoes and boats have a serial number on both inside stems and a decal or tag with the manufacturer's logo on the bow deck. The number is usually stamped on the top of the lower part of the stems. The inside stems are the long curved pieces of wood that form the ends of the...
1939 OT Sea Model Seat Backs?
I have a 1939 Old Town Sea Model. I want to install steering and run a period correct outboard. The catalog offers optional seat backs. I'd want them to fold down so I can start the motor and get forward. The seat support knees would be in the way of that happening gracefully. I wonder how...
Congratulations, the Old Town boat with serial number 113472 is a 14 foot long, AA (or top) grade, all wood sea model with mahogany gunwales, a keel, outside stems, and a floor rack. It was built between January, 1934 and July, 1935. The original exterior colors were white on top and green on the bottom with a black line between them. It shipped on February 26th, 1936 to Burlington, Vermont. A scanned copy of this build record can be found below.
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/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 1936 catalog at https://www.woodencanoe.org/_files/ugd/537308_ab3169d6e501469ea23650dd49e05fc4.pdf has more details on page 27. Feel free to reply here if you have any other questions.
Benson
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/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 1936 catalog at https://www.woodencanoe.org/_files/ugd/537308_ab3169d6e501469ea23650dd49e05fc4.pdf has more details on page 27. Feel free to reply here if you have any other questions.
Benson
