Kennebec Boat and Canoe Company
A typical deck (well, not all are in this poor condition...):
Short rail caps alongside the decks are usual.
Serial Number - digits stamped on stem and/or on metal deck plate. Original serial number records are preserved at the Maine State Museum; these have been duplicated by the WCHA. Requests for serial number record information should be posted to the WCHA Serial Number Search Forum at http://forums.wcha.org/
| Model | Dimensions (LxWxD) | Years Produced | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aristocrat | 16x35½x12¼ 17x36x12¼ 18x36½x12¼ |
1918 | 3-ply construction |
| Camp Chief | 17x35x12¾ 18x35x12¾ | 1932-1941 1940-1941 | |
| Camp Special | 16x35½x12¼ 17x36x12¼ 18x36½x12¼ |
1918 | |
| Charles River 1915 | 15x31x12 16x31½x12 17x32x12 18x32½x12 |
1910-1916 | |
| Invisible Sponson | 16x39x12¾ 17x40x12¾ 18x41x12¾ |
1929-1941 | |
| Junior (One-Man) | 12x32x12 | 1922-1928 | |
| Katahdin | 17x34½x12¼ | 1922-1928, 1940-1941 | |
| K Special | 16x32x12 17x33x12 18x34x12 | 1915-1917 | Modified Kennebec model |
| Kennebec | 15x33x12½ 16x33½x12½ 17x34¼xx12½ 18x35½x12½ | 1910-1941 | |
| Kineo | 15x36x13 16x36x13 17x37x13 18x37x13 | 1910-1941 | |
| Maine Guides Model | 18½x37½x13 20x39x13 | 1910-1941 | |
| Open Gunwale Canoe | 16x33x12 17x33½x12 18x34x12 | 1911-1918 | |
| Sponson Canoe | 16x42x12¼ 17x43x12¼ 18x44½x12¼ |
1911-1928 | |
| Torpedo | 16x32x11½ 17x33x11½ 18x34x11½ | 1917-1927 | |
| War Canoe | 25x44x16 30x46x16 35x48x16 | 1915-1933 | 25' offered 1940-1941 |
| White Water Canoe | 15½x37½x12½ | 1940-1941 | Original form by Dan Neal |
Further Reading:
Mills, W.E., Jr. History of the Kennebec Canoe Co. Wooden Canoe No.19, pp.3-6.
Kennebec Canoes, Boats & Accessories. WCHA reprint of 1914 catalog of Kennebec Boat and Canoe Co., Waterville, ME. 52 pages with 1911 Appedix. Available from the Wooden Canoe Heritage Association
A Real Runabouts Review of Canoes by Bob Speltz
Miller, Daniel and Benson Gray, Editors. The Historic Wood Canoe and Boat Company Catalog Collection CD-ROM. Contains 23 Kennebec Boat and Canoe Company Catalogs from 1910-1941. Published by Dragonfly Canoe Works and available here.