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    bobg replied to the thread 16' Old Town serial number search.
    Thank you, Benson, This aligns a bit more with what I have. Dad said it never had closed gunnels… he also said he left the canvas on and...
  • Benson Gray
    Benson Gray replied to the thread 16' Old Town serial number search.
    The Old Town canoe with serial number 118306 is a 16 foot long, CS (Common Sense or middle) grade, HW model with red western cedar...
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  • Nick Dennis
    Nick Dennis replied to the thread Calling All Canadians!.
    Photo credit to Ken Kelly. Ken, Sandy and Annie out for a 5am sunrise paddle. Thank you for starting this thread Gary. Whilst , for a...
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    bobg replied to the thread 16' Old Town serial number search.
    Update Ok, so I finally got the canoe down and revisited the serial number… my paperwork was not correct. The actual serial number is...
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  • 1905Gerrish
    1905Gerrish reacted to Benson Gray's post in the thread Lettering on Old Town and Carleton display models with Like Like.
    The Carleton models should probably be added here for completeness. An eight-foot-long model from 1922 with serial number 10506. A...
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    cwf replied to the thread Canoe Country.
    It seems they took the train from New York to Winton, Minnesota, got a short lift with the canoe and started on a nearby lake.
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    cwf replied to the thread Canoe Country.
    Thanks Gary, seems a bit of a University of Minnesota Press speciality, unfortunately the collectors have got there already but I'll...
  • Benson Gray
    Benson Gray replied to the thread Old Town 169864.
    The Old Town canoe with serial number 169864 is an 18 foot long Guide model with a keel. It was built between February and July, 1960...
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  • Chuck Hoffhine
    Chuck Hoffhine posted the thread Old Town 169864 in Serial Number Search.
    Would you please send me the build sheet for Old Town SR# 169864 Thank you. -Chuck
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    Caledonia reacted to patrick corry's post in the thread 1927 Old Town 50# with Like Like.
    Yesterday I bought two pieces of wood... clear vertical grain Western Red Cedar (nominal 1x12x12') and a piece of Sitka Spruce, true...
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    Caledonia replied to the thread Canoe Country.
    I scanned them from the book, printed a couple of them poster size and mounted on thick foam core. The one of the canoe in front of the...
  • Bob Sherlock
    Bob Sherlock reacted to patrick corry's post in the thread 1927 Old Town 50# with Like Like.
    Yesterday I bought two pieces of wood... clear vertical grain Western Red Cedar (nominal 1x12x12') and a piece of Sitka Spruce, true...
  • fred capenos
    fred capenos reacted to Michael Grace's post in the thread Help me identify this guide boat with Like Like.
    Agree with Dan - Sulavik is a great book. For here and now, post good photos of the decks, stem end where it comes up above the deck...
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    Worth Gretter reacted to patrick corry's post in the thread 1927 Old Town 50# with Like Like.
    Yesterday I bought two pieces of wood... clear vertical grain Western Red Cedar (nominal 1x12x12') and a piece of Sitka Spruce, true...
  • Dan Lindberg
    Dan Lindberg reacted to Gary's post in the thread Canoe Country with Like Like.
    If you like his artistry, you would like one of his other books "Snowshoe Country" as well. Also Sigurd Olson who wrote a number of...
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