David Satter
Wooden Canoe Maniac
old town sailing canoe # 115031 18 also a second canoe heart shape decks 18' long open gunwale except rail caps on deck areas only small serial numbers maybe 1/8'' high looks like 18 13145 possibly a kennebec ?
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The Old Town canoe with serial number 115031 is an 18 foot long, AA (or top) grade, HW (Heavy Water) model with western red cedar planking, open mahogany gunwales, mahogany decks, mahogany thwarts, mahogany seats, a keel, outside stems, a floor rack, a mast seat, and a mast step. It was built between December, 1934 and July, 1936. The original exterior paint color light green. It shipped on July 8th, 1936 to City Island, New York.
The Kennebec canoe with serial number 13145 is shown on page 211 of volume two in the Kennebec ledgers. This was assigned to an 18 foot long Kennebec model. It was planked by F. Roy on September 6th, 1919. The canvas covering was applied by Roy on October 25th, 1919. The first filler coat was applied by Roy on November 1st, 1919. The rails were installed by Bishop on February 14th, 1920. The original paint color was maroon. It was shipped to Wanamaker in New York on April 2nd, 1920.
The scans of these build records can be found by following the links at the attached thumbnail images below. These original Kennebec records are reproduced through the courtesy of the Maine State Museum.
These microfilms and scans along with 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 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 possible that you could have other numbers or manufacturers if these descriptions don't match your canoes. Feel free to reply here if you have any other questions. Thanks,
Benson
The Kennebec canoe with serial number 13145 is shown on page 211 of volume two in the Kennebec ledgers. This was assigned to an 18 foot long Kennebec model. It was planked by F. Roy on September 6th, 1919. The canvas covering was applied by Roy on October 25th, 1919. The first filler coat was applied by Roy on November 1st, 1919. The rails were installed by Bishop on February 14th, 1920. The original paint color was maroon. It was shipped to Wanamaker in New York on April 2nd, 1920.
The scans of these build records can be found by following the links at the attached thumbnail images below. These original Kennebec records are reproduced through the courtesy of the Maine State Museum.
These microfilms and scans along with 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 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 possible that you could have other numbers or manufacturers if these descriptions don't match your canoes. Feel free to reply here if you have any other questions. Thanks,
Benson
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David Satter
Wooden Canoe Maniac
Thanks Benson, these seem to be two really nice canoes in good origional condition.
