Serial Number Information Request- Old Town

[W1PS77]

Greetings. I am looking for some help in my first post. I have a HIN of XTCXTC08437M75K. Is the year of manufacture 1975? Is there a way to find the model name from this information? Sorry if this is recurring request but I have followed links and am confused. Thanks in advance.
Bill

 

[Benson Gray]

Welcome, the Old Town canoe with hull identification number XTC08437M75K and serial number 208437 is a 16 foot long Chipewyan model that weighed 64 pounds. It was built in June, 1975. The original exterior color was blue. It shipped on June 25th, 1975 to Keene, New Hampshire. The back side of this record shows that the warranty card was returned from Wallingford, Connecticut in October, 1975. Scans showing both sides 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). 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 donate, join or renew your membership to the WCHA so that services like this can continue. See http://www.wcha.org/about-wcha to learn more about the WCHA and http://www.wcha.org/store/membership to join.

It is also possible that you could have another number or manufacturer if this description doesn't match the canoe. Page seven of the catalog at https://adirondack.pastperfectonline.com/Library/21FA5A4C-6A4A-4F23-9692-433539293670 from 1975 has more details. Feel free to reply here if you have any other questions.

Benson