Skipper250
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- Mar 28, 2014
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Hello Grumman Canoe Fans! Remember the first time you traveled down a river as a Scout? It most likely was in a Grumman Canoe. They have been used here in Michigan by liveries and rentals for decades. Their toughness and durability date back to when their parent company Northrup Grumman made fighter planes during WWII. I would like to see some discussion and photos from folks who own or have owned one of these bad boys. Since I first posted in another thread I?ve found four old Grumman?s just around the small lake I live on. Most are old and when the homeowners return in the spring I?ll talk to them about the history of these crafts. I got interested in Grumman Canoes when I bought a 17? Model G-17S (2525-GP-S-17) Serial 2525. The cool thing about this canoe is it has wings or stabilizers on the stern. I believe they are to help keep it upright when you put a 5hp motor on the back. I have included photos of the ID plates and hull. If anyone has one or knows anything about this canoe, I?d like to find out more. The Marathon Boat Group now owns the Grumman name and I am in contact with them to help me ID my canoe. They even have an employee who worked there and still does when the canoe was built in Marathon, N.Y. An ad showing this canoe would be the best. I guess I?ll have to wait about another week until my side of the lake thaws to put one of my old green Johnson 5hp motors on it and see what it will do. As I always say ?More fun afloat in a Freeland Metal Boat?.
Skipper250
Skipper250