Old Town

Pedal drive pioneers since 1898

Founded1898

HQOld Town, Maine

SpecialtyPedal-drive fishing kayaks

The story

Founded in Old Town, Maine when Native canoes were the only watercraft anyone in the Penobscot Valley needed. Old Town went on to build the first fiberglass canoes in the 1950s, the first rotomolded plastic kayaks in the 1980s, and today the ePDL+ — the first pedal drive with electric assist. They're the brand every angler eventually owns.

Why we carry it

"Their PDL drive is the most reliable in the industry. We rebuild three a year — versus a dozen of any other brand."

— Scott Brown, owner · Kayak City