Old town canoe Serial # 130777 17 ft

DULANY SRINER

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I have had this canoe since the 60's. I fiber glassed it soon after I got it. At the time I was young and just wanted to get it in the water. It served me well and even with the fiberglass, I was able to carry it by myself. As kids and power boats came into my life, I used it less and less. It has been hanging in my garage for 40 years. My kids are all grown and my wife has passed on and although I am old enough to appreciate it now, it is too heavy for this old body to carry around. I might restore it or sell it to someone who would put it back in the water. Now, I would like to know it's history. It was built for a sail but I never had those parts. Any information anyone has about it would be appreciated.
 
Welcome, the Old Town with serial number 130777 is a 17 foot long, CS (Common Sense or middle) grade, HW (heavy water) model with open spruce gunwales, ash decks, ash thwarts, ash seats, a keel, and sponsons. It was built between October, 1940 and March, 1941. The original exterior paint color was light Yale blue. It shipped on March, 19th, 1941 to Von Lengerke & Antoinne in Chicago, Illinois. 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 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 also possible that you could have another number or manufacturer if this description doesn't match your canoe. A sail rig is not mentioned on the build record so that may have been added after it left the factory. A good trailer can often be the solution to issues with a heavy canoe. The information at http://www.wcha.org/forums/index.php?threads/57/ may help if you decide to sell it. Feel free to reply here if you have any other questions. Good luck with your decision,

Benson



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Thanks for the prompt reply. Here are a couple pictures including the mast insertion block. Everything seems to fit except the lack of the sail feature. I remember vaguely that there was something on the stern that looked like an anchor point for a rudder. Chicago fits as the delivery address because I believe it was purchased second hand from that area. Perhaps I will just clean it up and paint it the original blue.
 

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Sailing rigs could be added after the boat was shipped, so the fact that it's missing from the build sheet isn't unusual.
 
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