The Kennebec canoe with serial number 17295 is shown twice on pages 184 and 244 of volume three in the Kennebec ledgers. This was assigned to 16 foot long Kennebec sponson model type A. It was planked by Roy on August 11th, 1923. The sponsons may have been tagged with number 3144 and attached by Anderson(?) on July 19th, 1924. The canvas covering was applied by Tuttle on August 18th, 1923. The first filler coat was applied by Grant on the same day. The second filler coat was applied by Tuttle on August 23rd, 1924. The rails were installed by Ames on August 30th, 1924. The original paint color was red. It shipped on April 17th, 1925 to location "25-173". 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 and in the previous response at
http://forums.wcha.org/showthread.php?5142 for number 17298. The information for number 17296 at
http://forums.wcha.org/showthread.php?8274 may also interest you. 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
http://store.wcha.org/The-Historic-...pany-Catalog-Collection-Version-2-CD-ROM.html in the WCHA store. 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.
Benson