Vtg – Rare - 1917 Old Town Canoe - 18' Otca Cs Wood Canvas

VTG – RARE - 1917 OLD TOWN CANOE - 18' OTCA CS Wood Canvas. Condition is Used. An excellent find and aFANTASTIC collectors’ item! Whether you decideto restore this vintage canoe…or preserve and display this piece ofhistoric Americana… you’re getting a vessel with quite a history.OLD TOWNBUILD RECORD INFORMATION – See digital image # 2 Canoe/Serial Number: 45005 - stamped on both stems, followed by the length (18) Length: 18’ Grade: CS (Common Sense or middle) Model: Otca (from the Companys’ original telegraph code) Planking: Western Red Cedar Gunwales: Open Spruce Decks: Maple Thwarts: Maple Seats: Maple Keel: Yes Start Build: September, 1916 End Build: January, 1917 Paint (original): Bright Red Shipped: February 28, 1917 Destination: Kennedy Brothers – Minneapolis-St. Paul, MinnesotaOriginconfirmed by Benson Gray on WCHA Forums on May 24, 2016“My guess is that you have the Old Towncanoe with serial number 45005 as you suggested.

This is an 18 foot long, CS(common sense or middle) grade, Otca model with red western cedar, open sprucegunwales, maple decks, maple thwarts, maple seats, and a keel. It was builtbetween September, 1916 and January, 1917. The original exterior paint colorwas bright red. It shipped on February 28th, 1917 to Minneapolis, Minnesota. Ascan showing this build record can be found by following the link behind thethumbnail image attached below.“ Actual / Current: OAL: 18' 4" Beam: 38.5" (outer) & 34.25" (inner) Original Construction: Wood/Canvas Currently: Wood/Canvas/FiberglassRepair/ModificationDetails: Original canvas has been fiber-glassed over Several ribs steamed/repaired/replaced Other work may have been done that appears to include a lowered shear.

This canoe was transported to Portland, OR in 1974 and to Detroit in 2016 and has been hanging upside-down in a garage ever since One of the seats has come apart… but we have the missing partALSOINCLUDED IN SALE: Genuine OLD TOWN “Repair Kit for Canvas Canoes” – Dark Red Genuine OLD TOWN “Double Width Slat Back rest” (2) – logos still intactPlease see all photosfor details and condition. Additional images may be available upon request.This canoe isbeing sold as-is with local pick up in Detroit, Michigan or buyer can arrangetheir own shipping. Ifyou have any questions, please ask and I'll do my best to answer. - - - - - - - - - -Wood and canvas canoes first appeared inthe late 1800s, gaining favor as a more durable, lower maintenance alternativeto the Native American birch bark designs. The OTCA is one of Old Town’sclassic designs.

It is one of their quintessential wooden canoe designs whichhave remained virtually unchanged since the turn of the century. It isbeautiful to look at and even better to paddle.OtcaModel (1908-present): The name “Otca” comes from Old Town Canoe Company’stelegraph code. Old TownCanoe CompanyThe Old Town Canoe Company of Old Town,Maine was formed in 1901 as the Indian Old Town Canoe Company. After a shortstint as the Robertson Old Town Canoe Company, with J.R. Robertson as partner,it became the Old Town Canoe Company.

Still in business today, Old Town hasbuilt well over 200,000 wood canoes over the last hundred plus years.Old Town’s trademark wood and canvascanoes have never gone out of production, although they are no longer built atOld Town Canoe. With the closing of the factory at Old Town, Maine, the companycontracted with Island Falls Canoe, owned by Jerry Stelmok of Atkinson, tobuild and maintain its wooden canoes.Most of the individual records for OldTown's canoes and boats built prior to 1976 still exist. Information on serialnumbers 210,999 or less has been scanned and can be accessed by providing thenumber either to Wooden Canoe Heritage Association volunteers online or bycontacting the Old Town company. A serial number is located on the upper faceof the stem on the floor of the canoe at each end. Build records containspecific information regarding construction of each boat or canoe, includingthe dates each part of the build-process was accomplished, the date it wasshipped and its final destination.

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