1964 "Fifty Pound" Old Town Canoe

When we delivered the Penobscot 14 Whitehall style boat to John and Nancy, John asked if Sawtooth Boat Works would be interested in rebuilding an old wood and canvas canoe that had been hanging in their garage for many years. Even though this was to be new territory for us, we gladly accepted the chance to work on one of these beautiful classic canoes.

John sent the serial number from his canoe to the Old Town Canoe Company and found out that it was a 1964 Fifty Pound Model (15 foot). The link below will take you to an interesting chart that shows the quantities built of each model type over the years. There were about 6,805 of the Fifty Pound model built over a 55 year span between 1911 and 1966.

(Source: http://www.wcha.org/catalogs/old-town/models.html)

Construction of this particular canoe was completed on April 20, 1964, varnished on April 23rd, and canvassed on April 24th. According to the records, it was returned July 28, 1965 to L.L. Bean for repairs.