TOPIC: 1957 Boating Article and funky picture.

www.vintageprojects.com/boats/boats-vintage.html

Here's the article, from 1957, looks like wooden boats still ruled the waves.

www.vintageprojects.com/boats/boats-and-boating.pdf

Talk about a blast from the past! Did you check out those prices, Ken?! Of course the dollar had a different value back then, but still.

There was a small homemade skiff just like that in a Popular Science or Mech. mag form the lat 50's. Was built buy some bay fishermen to use in the flats of the Texas Gulf Coast.

I will try to find the article and picture. As I have a large collection of those old mags.

Custom Craft kit boats in Fiberglass.

Comes in four pieces, you just put it together.

A revolution in kit boat building...lol...

Great article, thanks for posting.

http://www.vintageprojects.com/boats/boats-and-boating.pdf