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07/26/2021 07:46PM
I just bought a Old Town 15ft 4 inch kevlar solo canoe that I think is a northern light model. It probably was bought in about 1992. I got it from the widow of the original owner who was cleaning out her garage. It weighs about 44 to 46 lbs. Does anyone know anything about this model.
The man who goes alone can start today; but he who travels with another must wait till that other is ready. --- Henry David Thoreau
07/26/2021 08:26PM
That was my exact thought when I saw it, wouldn't have believed it was an Old Town except for the badge in the stern.
The man who goes alone can start today; but he who travels with another must wait till that other is ready. --- Henry David Thoreau
07/27/2021 11:33AM
i have never heard of old town making any kevlar canoe. i had won a book from them and just can't remember kevlar ever. but it looks like a penobscot , that someone tried to use a royalex mold , in kevlar and dropped in a solo seat, instead of a tandem.
07/27/2021 12:50PM
I solved the mystery by talking to the folks at Old Town. It is a Northern Light Kevlar build from 1991. One of a few kevlars made my Old Town. I'm going to give it a fresh gel coat before I put it in the water. Thanks for the responses, Hiawatha
The man who goes alone can start today; but he who travels with another must wait till that other is ready. --- Henry David Thoreau
07/27/2021 06:29PM
Banksiana: "Perhaps a CJ Solo (Cliff Jacobsen is CJ)."
I don’t think it’s an OT CJ Solo. I just sold one that I had for the last 35 years. My understanding was they were only made for a few years in fiberglass and were discontinued due to low sales.
07/28/2021 11:05AM
Mocha: "What is the old town canadienne? I thought that was kevlar"
Yes, it came in kevlar and in glass. I had a glass Canadienne that I bought in 1983 that I got as a hull only with no trim of any kind. I fitted it out with wood trim (ash, walnut and mahogany) and it weighed a ton. I sold it a few years ago when I could on longer handle it but it was a sweet paddling canoe. Here are a few pictures of it.
I learned recently from Ted Bell that Bell Canoe Works made a few Canadiennes for Ralph Freese after Oldtown stopped making them.
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