Old Town H. W. Model Canoe 18' Wood Canvas Sailing Sponson Survivor

1949 Old Town H. W. Model Canoe 18' wood canvas Sailing Sponson This is another boat we are proud to offer. Serial #  152749 Canoe Specifications: ~ Length.......... 18’ ~ Depth........... 12" ~ Beam............ 42” ~ Weight (W/C)....... 95 lbs. S/H $600. Most major US cities US lower 48 States.

 Also available for pick up in Haydenville, MA. 01039Just got this one and pricing it for a quick turn around. $3800. Web Story I found included. 18′ Old Town HW sailing canoe, AA grade, 1949, newly refurbished, full sailing hardware, period paddles, seat back. Excellent Condition.This is ‘Arrow’, a newly refurbished 18′ AA grade Old Town HW model sailing canoe, complete with sponsons, mahogany decks, seats, thwarts; half-ribs, added rub rails, full length stem band and complete sailing hardware including a new sail; two Old Town paddles and slatted OT seat back.

Serial # 152749, built April – December 1949, shipped Dec. 20, 1949 to Calistoga Dime and Dollar Store, Oakland, CA. Originally painted with white top/blue bottom (design #45), I am told that she was only ever very lightly used in the Oakland area and briefly sailed in San Francisco Bay. She was purchased by her second owner in the 1970’s, again being very little used. He re-painted her with white top/dark green bottom and named her ‘Natalie Mae’.

For most of his ownership, she was a decorative center-piece inside his San Francisco townhouse condominium.I became her 3rd owner in late 2003, and brought her back east in 2004. She was in the water only twice in 2005 (paddled only), and has been stored in my garage and/or cabin ever since. In the interim, her 2nd painted surface had aged and cracked. While she remained completely seaworthy and remarkably free of damage or defects, she really needed a ‘facelift’ – cosmetic reasons only. The hull was scraped and sanded nearly back to the original canvas, which remains in great condition.

Minor reinforcement to the exterior canvas at both stems was done by Dick Persson, Buckhorn Canoe Co. New filler was then applied (by me) last fall and allowed to ‘season’ over the winter. This spring (2018), filling and fairing was completed (me, with guidance from Dick), followed by two coats of Epifanes marine primer. A decision was made to paint her in ‘Regimental dress blues’, complete with red top and bright yellow piping – 3 coats of Epifanes/Pettit, sanded and rubbed between each application. Both seats were re-caned.

A new, yellow, fine cotton sail has just been custom-made using the original as a pattern.Otherwise, the interior (ribs, planking, floor, thwarts, decks), the gunwales, sponson rails, rub rails, mast and spars all remain as last varnished 40 years ago, aside from some minor touch-up; this is testament as to how well-treated and truly little-used this canoe has been over her 69 years (see photos). Today, she is bright, shiny, completely structurally sound and looking forward to a new home where she will be appreciated, and perhaps used more regularly in the sailing environment for which she was meant. During the course of adding the yellow stripe to her ‘dress blues’ livery, I chose to give the usual ribbon-like, straight line stripe a bit more of an ‘action look’; this gave rise to her new name.Roger Young