S/N 177547

Rod Getchell

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I was removing the screws holding the keel of our Old Town canoe and noticed the serial number. I am curious when it was built. I plan to use oak for the keel replacement. Cheers, Rod
 

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Welcome, the Old Town with serial number 177547 is a 15 foot long Trapper model with a keel. It was built between January and February, 1967. The original fiberglass exterior was clear to show the natural wood. It shipped on February 8th, 1967 to Kittery, Maine. A scan showing 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) 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 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 possible that you could have another number or manufacturer if this description doesn't match your canoe. Feel free to reply here if you have any other questions.

Benson



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