Old Town Serial # 176943 16

[Budd Termin]

Could someone please post the build record for Old Town #176943 16?

Very much appreciated! This canoe was bought new in 1965 and has been in our family a long time.

Budd

 

[Benson Gray]

Congratulations, the Old Town canoe with serial number 176943 is a 16 foot long Otca model with a keel. It was built between October, 1966 and January, 1967. The original exterior paint color was dark green. It shipped on April 14th, 1967 to Grand Rapids, Michigan. A scan showing this build record can be found below.

This scan and several hundred thousand more 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 contribute, 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 your canoe. See https://www.wcha.org/forums/index.php?threads/16963/ for a similar canoe. Canoes with a long family connection are always extra special. Feel free to reply here if you have any other questions.

Benson