The G seems to be datable to the 1960s but they didn't change much from 1945 till now so who cares? I read somewhere they've made a half a million of them. 1538-g-5-17, so from what I've gleaned, it's a 17 footer, made of. It was built in Marathon, NY so it was after 1952 when they moved the factory from Long Island and it's the old Grumman serial number format so it's pre 1984 when they adopted the national standardized format. I sent the serial number to the factory and they sent me a copy of the original build sheet, each step in the manufacture process initialed by the employee, what color it was and the name and address of the lady who bought it in 1927. So we rolled it over, hosed it out and threw it on the car. But it's not got too many dents and no patches. ![]() When it finally quite last week it was chock full of mud. The groundhogs had filled this one with dirt and made a bit of a home in it till it started raining back in April or May. ![]() I quit last week and they said I could take one as a going away present. There was a guy doing some programs but he's been gone for years. I found a small pile of canoes behind one of the buildings at work a while ago and made some inquiries.
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