The Wooden Canoe Heritage Association's Old Town Charles River Classified Listing Archive

• Picture of a 17 foot long Charles River model from 1907 that was submitted on 4/15/2024

  $1500,
  AVAILABLE IN NORTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE
  Serial number 5947 is a 17 foot long, AA (or top) grade, Charles River model with red western cedar planking, a keel, mahogany decks, mahogany thwarts, mahogany seats, open mahogany gunwales, half ribs, and a lowered seat. It was built between December, 1906 and February, 1907. The original exterior paint color was dark green. It shipped on February 27th, 1907 to Akron, Ohio. The interiors and bones are beautiful. However, restoration is needed: the canvas needs replacement or fiberglassing. a small amount of the woodwork and trim might have been replaced or need replacing.

• Pictures of a 17 foot long Charles River model from 1911 that were submitted on 1/8/2021

  Old Town 16181 17 foot canoe

• Pictures of a 17 foot long Charles River model from 1914 that were submitted on 4/12/2022

  Title of ad: 1914 Old Town project boat
  Price: $300 or BRO
  Location: Moultonborough, NH
  Description: 1914 Old Town Charles River 17 CS sn# 29994
  Condition: Needs restoration

• Pictures of a 16 foot long Charles River model from 1915 that were submitted on 10/27/2022

  1915 Old Town, Charles River Canoe
  $500.00
  Address: Sterling, NY 13156
  Description: 1915 Old Town, Charles River Canoe. Serial # 33869. Two original slatted seat backs and four era paddles. Damage to Bow, small plank damage port side, two broken/cracked ribs, slight chewing on two ribs(porcupine) and no canvas
  Restoration Project

• Pictures of a 17 foot long Charles River model from 1916 that were submitted on 6/29/2024

  17' Old Town wood and canvas canoe. Charles River model built in 1916. One original cane seat and one replacement cane seat. Recanvassed a few years ago and repainted dark green recently. Comes with an original carry yoke and original floor boards. In very good usable condition. Always stored indoors.
  Located in northern Vermont but will negotiate delivery in northern New England.
  $1300.

• Pictures of a 18 foot long Charles River model from 1923 that were submitted on 8/4/2024

  1. Title of Ad: Restored 1923 Old Town
  2. Price: Asking $2,500
  6. Location: Wayne, Maine
  7. Description: Gorgeous 1923 Old Town 18' Charles River model with documentation (S.N.18 77888). The canoe was originally delivered in June of 1923 to the founder of the Maranacook Camp for boys, W. H. Morgan of Readfield, Maine. When William Morgan had to end his running of Maranacook Camp due to health issues in the late 1940s, the canoe became part of the canoe fleet of Camp Androscoggin in Wayne, Maine. It was bought from Camp Androscoggin by a Wayne family when the camp was moving away from wood/canvas. We bought it from them in the 1980s, had it restored in the mid 1990s (to the original Dark Green), and have used it and stored it (inside) on Pocasset Lake in Wayne since that time. I think it is original except for the canvas and the caning of the seats. It is beautiful to look at and a pleasure to paddle. Available for pick-up in Wayne or delivered within 50 miles.
  8. Condition - Excellent Restored

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