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

• Pictures of a 16 foot long HW model from 1906 that were submitted on 9/6/2024

  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.
  $1200

• Pictures of a 17 foot long HW model from 1906 that were submitted on 9/20/2023

  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

• Pictures of a 17 foot long HW model from 1907 that were submitted on 9/17/2024

  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

• Pictures of a 17 foot long HW model from 1908 that were submitted on 4/10/2024

  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

• Pictures of a 17 foot long HW model from 1909 that were submitted on 7/23/2022

  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.

• Pictures of a 17 foot long HW model from 1910 that were submitted on 5/14/2024

  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

• Pictures of a 17 foot long HW model from 1913 that were submitted on 12/18/2022

  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.

• Pictures of an 18 foot long HW model from 1915 that were submitted on 6/5/2024

  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

• Picture of a 16 foot long Old Town HW Model from 1915 that was submitted on 6/1/2022

  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

• Pictures of a 16 foot long HW model from 1917 that were submitted on 8/15/2022

  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.

• Pictures of a 17 foot long HW model from 1918 that were submitted on 5/6/2022

  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

• Pictures of a 16 foot long HW model from 1922 that were submitted on 9/6/2022

  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

• Pictures of a 17 foot long HW model from 1922 that were submitted on 5/16/2023

  Canoe for Sale
  $1500.00 CDN
  Parry Sound, Ontario, Canada
  Old Town Canoe, canoe number 71613, 1922
  Good Usable/Restored

• Pictures of a 17 foot long HW model from 1930 that were submitted on 4/29/2024

  Title: 1930 Old Town 17' Canoe HW
  Price: $7300 - negotiable
  Location: 2825 Lebanon Road, 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

• Pictures of a 16 foot long HW model from 1930 that were submitted on 6/26/2021

  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

• Pictures of a 16 foot long HW model from 1931 that were submitted on 9/12/2024

  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

• Pictures of a 17 foot long HW model from 1935 that were submitted on 1/5/2021

  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

• Pictures of a 18 foot long HW model from 1936 that were submitted on 4/24/2022

  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

• Pictures of a 17 foot long HW model from 1938 that were submitted on 4/11/2021

  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.

• Pictures of a 16 foot long HW model from 1942 that were submitted on 9/16/2021

  $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.

• Pictures of a 16 foot long HW model from 1942 that were submitted on 6/26/2021

  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.

• Pictures of a 16 foot long HW model from 1942 that were submitted on 7/1/2021

  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

• Pictures of a 17 foot long HW model from 1944 that were submitted on 8/7/2021

  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.

• Pictures of a 18 foot long HW model from 1946 that were submitted on 5/12/2024

  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

• Pictures of a 16 foot long HW model from 1946 that were submitted on 8/22/2024

  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

• Pictures of a 17 foot long HW model from 1946 that were submitted on 10/11/2024

  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.

• Pictures of a 16 foot long HW model from 1948 that were submitted on 3/23/2024

  1. Title of Ad 1948 Old Town 16ft CS/HW
  2. Price $2400
  6. Location 315 Master St 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

• Pictures of a 16 foot long HW model from 1950 that were submitted on 3/17/2024

  1. Title of Ad 1949 Old Town 16ft Sail Canoe with Sponsons
  2. Price $3250
  6. Location 315 Master St Pottstown, PA 19464
  7. Description 1949 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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