The Wooden Canoe Heritage Association's Old Town HW Classified Listing Archive
1906 16 foot Old Town Sponson canoe #3944. CS. HW. Birch & spruce.
Set up for sailing; comes with sailing rig: sail, boom, mast, rudder, lee
boards, sailing deck. This canoe can be paddled, or rowed, or sailed.
Two original oars with bronze oarlocks included.
Small one inch long puncture in the bottom canvas. Will have to be
patched before the canoe can be used.
One rib was replaced. There are two hairline cracks in other ribs.
Color is Kelly Bottle Green.
Location Rome, NY
$1200
1. 1906 Old Town
2. $150
6. Location: Southeastern CT
7. Description: 1906 Old Town for sale as a restoration project. The canoe is 17ft and an AA grade. Build sheet is included with the photos. The orange straps are in place to stabilize the canoe; due to missing thwarts, the gunwales were spreading. This has since been corrected.
8. Condition - Great Restoration Candidate
1. Title of Ad: 1907 17' Old Town Wooden Canoe - Model HW
2. Price: $2,699
6. Location: Woodbury, Connecticut USA
7. Description: Professionally restored in 2013 by well-known craftsman Schuyler Thomson out of Norfolk, Connecticut USA. Stored in the basement since and never used. Paperwork included.
8. Canoe Length: 17'
9. Condition Excellent Restored
Title: Mostly-restored 1908 17' Old Town HW
Price: $500
Location: Greenfield, MA
Description: I have a mostly-restored 1908 17' closed-gunwale Old Town HW (CS grade) for sale - life got in the way of finishing it unfortunately. It has been stripped, varnished, some ribs and planks replaced, varnished, canvassed, seats re-caned, and partially painted. Still needs to finish the painting, top and side rails, and reattach the seats and stembands.
Condition: Mostly restored
Title of Ad: 1909 Old Town Canoe
Price: $2,850
Location: Grantham, NH
Condition: Excellent Restored.
Text of ad: 1909 Old Town Model H.W. A.A. Grade. 17'. Cedar planking, mahogany gunwales. Canoe # 11463. Restored and maintained by Schuyler Thomson of Thomson Canoe Works, Norfolk, CT. Paperwork of original purchase and all restoration work is available. Stored inside. Has not been in the water since restoration was done.
Tital: 1910 Oldtown canoe for sale
Price: $2000
Princeton, Maine
It is #14334 It was fiberglassed in 1970. I think I can get more history on it. It is usable.
It has been stored in my barn for the last 40 years.
Condition: good usable
Ad Title: 1913 Old Town 17' canoe
Price: $1000
Location: Franklin, Maine
Description: 1913 Old Town wood canvas canoe: H.W. Model, C.S. grade, 17'. Serial # 26789.
Copies of original build sheet and Old Town maintenance records through 1960. One repair/repainting in 1980s. Wood finished scuffed but solid; good usable condition. Paddled only in downeast Maine, stored in barn since 2000.
1. 1915 18' Old Town HW AA with sponsons
2. $2500
6. Peterborough, NH
7. 1915 18' OT HW w/sponsons, grade AA, with floor rack. Serial #33992 18. Includes the trailer w/two new tires, two OT paddles, one assembled (and one disassembled) back rest, a custom canvas cover and a homemade downwind sail which clamps (no holes!) onto gunnels. This was restored by Scott Barkdoll ~20 years ago.
8. Good Usable condition
1915 Old Town 16' HW model
$500
Condition: Needs Restoration
Closed gunnel. Serial # 34013. Shipped Feb.1915 to Geder K. Tryon Co. in Philadelphia PA. Sold to Eagle Point Camp in Pocono Lake, PA.
Location: Pocono Lake, PA
Title: 1914 Old Town HW Canoe
Price: $2500
Location: Saranac Lake, NY
Description: 1915 Old Town canoe, HW model, CS grade, canoe #39142. Fully restored in the late 90s (1997?); hasn't been on the water since. Stored indoors until last summer, then stored under cover.
Asking $2500 but any reasonable offer will be considered.
Condition: Excellent Restored
Old Town 16' 1917 canoe,
$3000
Greensboro, VT
Ribs, seats, and open spruce gunwales in excellent original condition. Excellently and professionally re-canvassed during the winter 2022. Owned by our family since the original purchase and has been stored carefully throughout its life.
1918 17' Old Town closed gunwale sponson canoe with rare mahogany sponson caps.
Very little tip rot and a few broken ribs. I got it from the original family.
$900
15' Old Town HW model 1919, CS
Maine
This 15 foot long Old Town HW Model from 1919 in CS grade with a nearly complete sailing rig is for sale. The serial number is 54692.
The price is $2000.
Brown 16 foot OT.
$500
Build # is 66629, finished May 1922, CS, HW. Needs some wood work; will need canvas etc eventually; usable as is.
Rome, NY
1922 Old Town 16' wood/canvas HW grade CS
$2000
Himrod NY 14842
Excellent Restored condition
Canoe for Sale
$1500.00 CDN
Parry Sound, Ontario, Canada
Old Town Canoe, canoe number 71613, 1922
Good Usable/Restored
1. Restored 1924 17ft Old Town Canoe
2. $4,200
6. Rochester, NY
7. Completely and originally restored, 1924 Old Town Canoe, H. W. AA Grade with two sets of restored paddles, mahoghany gunwales. This canvas covered, AA Grade, Model H.W. 17 foot red canoe with mahogany gunwales made by the Old Town Canoe Co. of Old Town, Maine USA is a treasured family heirloom. It was lovingly and authentically restored by its original owner alongside a Master Craftsman in 2005, this beautiful canoe has been safely stored in its pristine condition and is found in the estate of our 96 year old father. This collectable, antique, wooden boat in rare excellent condition is now available for sale.
Purchased new from Abraham & Straus of Brooklyn, NY in 1924, the original purchase paperwork is included. The canoe was only used in the fresh waters of the Finger Lakes and the Erie Barge Canal. Since it's complete restoration with authentic Old Town canvas and compliments, it is accompanied by two sets of original, refinished oars. Inscribed on either side of the boat are the letters FI, the boat's name being our father's nickname for our mother, 'Fifi'. This canoe was only used briefly since its completed restoration, 2-3 times in the Erie Canal, alongside our family home. It has since been protectively stored here in Rochester, NY. This unique, antique wooden canoe is completely 'seaworthy' and ready to launch! It is, for the first time since it s original purchase, available for sale.
8. Excellent Restored Condition
Title: 1930 Old Town 17' Canoe HW
Price: $7300 - negotiable
Location: Pendleton, SC 29670
Description: Behold a masterpiece from 1930, the Old Town 17 foot heavy water wood/canvas canoe, originally owned by the esteemed New York Supreme Judge Joseph Crater. In addition to the original manifest, this exquisite vessel boasts a plethora of enhancements, including refined cane seats, a pair of antique paddles, sturdy floor racks, and even an outboard motor side mount.
Condition: Excellent Restored
1930 16' Old Town Canoe
Price $1950.00
Location: Scarborough, ME
Description: 1930 16' Old Town Canoe #106678. Purchased new by my Grandfather. I believe it is all original, from seat caning to paint. You wish you were in this shape at 91! Hope it goes to a good home that will use it and care for it. Asking $1950.00
Old Town H.W. Sailing canoe 1931 number 107768
price 3000.00
location West Winfield NY
length 16'
Excellent condition has gunwales, rudder,thwarts,no sail
Canoe #114376 is a 1935, CS grade HW model with an added keel.
Good Usable
This Old Town #114376 CS grade is freshly restored with new canvas, filler and "Deep Green" marine paint. It has been in my dry storage for about 35 years and retains its original gunnels, seats, thwarts, decks and brass fasteners. Only the stem bands are replaced. It is sturdy, very pretty but It does retain several "lightly" cracked ribs and the paint isn't show quality, but this is a canoe ready to use. Original build sheet included.
Rensselaerville, NY 12147
Title: Renovated Old Towne Sponson Canoe
Location: Delta, ON - North of Brockville
Description: Blue grey Canoe
This Old Town canoe, serial number 116367, was delivered to Abercrombie and Fitch in March of 1936. It is an A.A. Grade with mahogany gunwales, thwarts, decks and seats. It was painstakingly restored professionally in 1985-86. Detailed information on the condition prior to restoration and all work carried out, including all materials used, is available. The canoe was fiber-glassed at the time of restoration.
I purchased it in 2000; it has had very little use. It is in excellent condition.
I am asking $3500 CDN
1. 1936 Old Town HW 18 foot
2. $675.
6. Emmaus, PA
7. A 1936 Old Town "HW" CS grade canoe with serial number 116344. Open spruce gunwales, ash decks, ash thwarts, ash seats, a keel, and sponsons. It has been in our family since bought new in 1936.
8. Needs Restoration
Title: 1938 Old Town HW 17'
Price $575
Condition: Needs Restoration
Ad Copy: A 1938 17' Old Town "HW" CS grade canoe in need of restoration. Serial number 122472. Purchased out of a barn in Northeastern Connecticut. Hull looks in great condition, no obvious rib/plank fractures. No apparent rot. Seems to have been stored under cover for most or all of its life. Needs a new canvas and refinishing.
1942 Old Town Wooden Canoe
Price:$2000
Location: Allentown PA
Description: 1942 Old Town Wooden Canoe- Green, restored and excellent condition. Registration number in hull
$1,000
In Stratham, NH
Has not seen the water in 20 years but always stored inside. Model HW and originally shipped to New London NH.
In good useable condition.
1942 H.W. Old Town Canoe Grade AA.
Never gets used, the kids took out a few years ago, but other than that it's has been stored under our camp on
Great East Lake in Maine.
Asking $1,500.
1) 1943 Old Town Canoe w/sail
2) $3,600
6) Hudson, MA
7) 1943 16' Old Town Canoe with original sail and engine. Serial #136046_16. Original planks, ribs, mint. Includes all original accessories including rudder, mast, sail, boom, stabilizers, engine mount, original Neptune engine.
8) Excellent, believed to be original
1. Title of Ad: 1944 17' old town sponson canoe
2. Price $1,500
6. Location: Canoe location Branford, Ct.
7. Description 1944 17' old town sponson canoe, restored in the mid 1960's, two extra wicker seats.
1945 Old Town Canoe
$3500
Mendocino, CA
1945 Old Town Canoe restored in 2020 and stored in enclosed structure with minimal use since. 16 foot HW. Canoe # 142117. Restoration included replacing some planks, re-canvassing, painting and varnishing. In excellent condition, includes paddles.
1946 18 foot Old Towne HW
#143092
Recanvassed in 2009 by Thom Goodman in Little Compton, RI.
Two rib repairs, new cane seats and both sets of Gunwales replaced.
THIS IS HEAVY - too much for me to roof top carry.
$4000
Located in Westport, MA
Title Restored and Usable Old Town Canvas/Wood Canoe #144079
$1200 OBE
Canoe located in Durham, NH until September 6th, 2024 then Burlington, VT
16' Old Town canvas/wood circa 1946. Recanvassed and restored in early 1970's by a wooden boat loving and building professor of ocean and mechanical engineering. Used often through the early 2000's and always stored inside. Additional photos and video of canoe bottom available on request.
Excellent usable condition
1946 old town Canoe for sale.
$60.00.
Clinton, Connecticut.
1946 Old Town canoe with original slatted seats. On the specification it notes that cane was not available after the war so slatted seats were installed. It has been stored in a barn loft
17ft.length
Needs restoration.
1. Title of Ad
1948 Old Town 16ft CS/HW
2. Price $2400
6. Location Pottstown, PA 19464
7. Description 1948 Old Town 16ft CS/HW Canoe Length: 16ft Serial Number: 150224 16 Restoration Completed - 3/23/2024
Absolutely beautiful with mahogany decks, thwarts, and seats as trim. Solid structurally - now sure you can find a nicer 1948 anywhere.
Restoration included removal of old canvas, strip and sand inner hull, install new canvas, 4 coats of TotalBoat Gleam 2.0 varnish, primer with Kirby primer, 4 coats of Kirby marine enamel paint (special mix to match build sheet - maroon) and new brass outer stem guards.
See pictures for build sheet.
8. Condition - Excellent Restored
1. Title of Ad 1950 Old Town 16ft Sail Canoe with Sponsons
2. Price $3250
6. Location Pottstown, PA 19464
7. Description 1950 Old Town Sail Canoe w/Sponsons 16ft $3250 Canoe Length: 16ft Serial Number: 152742 16 Restoration Completed - 4/13/2024
Very solid and beautiful canoe. Identified by many as "unsinkable" as the 2 sponsons keep the canoe floating even if completely filled with water. There are air chambers built out on each side and extending from stem to stem. At the middle, the sponsons are 4" wide and 5" deep.
Ideal setup for a sailing canoe with the sponsons to greatly reduce the chance of turning over. And, even if turned over or full of water, will not sink.
Additionally, without the sailing gear a great canoe for families as very safe - see picture and Old Town ad showing 3 or more young kids sitting on the edge without flipping over.
No cracked or broken ribs or planking - excellent structural condition! Half rib construction for more strength and durability. Purchased from the original owner with original sail equipment: lee boards, lee board support, mast and boom, rudder and sail. Lastly, includes a wooden back rest - see pictures.
See pictures for build sheet and for spec sheet.
8. Condition - Excellent Restored
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