The Kennebec canoe with serial number 17608 is shown on page 216 of volume three in the Kennebec ledgers. This was assigned to an 18 foot long Kennebec model type 3A. It was planked by Beaudry on January 12th, 1924. Tuttle canvased it and Grant applied the first filler coat on the January 19th, 1924. The second filler coat was applied by Dulac on January 26th, 1924. King railed it on January 26th, 1924 and the original color was a green body with a light green border and a gold stripe. This may have been similar to the Old Town design shown at
http://www.wcha.org/catalogs/old-town/designs/design10.gif and known as design number 10. It was shipped to location "24-48" on February 6th, 1924. This location is probably an order number but we don't currently have enough information to identify it.
The scans of this build record 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.
The microfilms and scans of these records were created with substantial grants from the Wooden Canoe Heritage Association (WCHA). I hope that you will renew your membership or contribute to the WCHA so that services like this can continue. See
http://www.wcha.org/wcha/ to learn more about the WCHA and
http://www.wcha.org/join.php to renew.
More information about this and other Kennebec models can be found in the Kennebec catalogs contained on the Historic Wood Canoe and Boat Company Catalog Collection CDs available from the WCHA store and
http://www.dragonflycanoe.com/cdrom.htm on the web.
The pictures at
http://canoesailingmagazine.com/index.php/Issue-6/A-1921-Kennebec-Sail-Rig.html show what an original Kennebec sail rig from this period looked like.
It is also possible that you could have another number or manufacturer if this description doesn't match the canoe. Feel free to reply here if you have any other questions. Good luck with the restoration.
Benson
