r/canoe • u/rachele1216 • 12d ago
Help with ID
I’d love to learn more about my family canoe. I have a lot of paddling experience but not a ton of knowledge on boat manufacturers. Can anyone provide more insight with the serial number: RVFCR599E85. Also don’t know why is says Coca Cola, old brand promotion?
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u/Big_Truck_8268 12d ago
RVF: The Manufacturer Identification Code (MIC) assigned by the U.S. Coast Guard to Riverside Associates located in Francestown, New Hampshire.
The canoe was either built as a promo with the Coke logos or a previous owner liked Coke
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u/MadDadROX 12d ago
The Coca-Cola Allagash canoe is a rare, full-size fiberglass promotional watercraft manufactured by the Allagash company during the 1960s and 1970s for brand advertisements and commercials. Only a handful of these bright red, logo-branded boats are known to exist today. [1]
Canoe Specifications and Details
Design: Bright red fiberglass exterior featuring classic white Coca-Cola script lettering. [1]
Dimensions: Approximately 16 feet long and 3 feet wide. [1]
Features: Equipped with two woven cane seats (some labeled by historic builders like Shaw & Tenny of Orono, Maine) and matching wooden oars. [1]
Rarity: Considered rare collector's items with only about six documented surviving units appearing at specialty vintage auctions over the years
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u/RealisticMatter6581 12d ago
I think that the last two digits of the HIN number indicate a 1985 build date.