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What is this boat?? 12 years 8 months ago #54741

RICKJ Offline Fresh Boarder Posts: 4 Thank you received: 0	I recently acquired this boat. It is 14' long . Hull is fiberglass. most of the wood is mahogany Can anyone help me identify it? Rick Attachments: Check this box to be notified of replies to this topic. Note: BBcode and smileys are still usable.
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Re:What is this boat?? 12 years 8 months ago #54746

bseguin Offline Junior Boarder Posts: 115 Karma: 5 Thank you received: 0	Early 60's Cruiser, Inc.??? Check this box to be notified of replies to this topic. Note: BBcode and smileys are still usable.
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Re:What is this boat?? 12 years 8 months ago #54756

thompsonboat Offline Platinum Boarder Posts: 1418 Karma: 188 Thank you received: 19	Cruisers, Inc. never made anything like that - fiberglass hull with wood transom and deck. Maybe a Wagemaker? Andreas Check this box to be notified of replies to this topic. Note: BBcode and smileys are still usable.
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Re:What is this boat?? 12 years 8 months ago #54757

Ike Offline Expert Boarder Posts: 480 Karma: 22 Thank you received: 14	My first reaction was, it's a Norseman. My folks had a 14 foot Norseman that looked very similar but didn't have the windshield, but as far as I know Norseman never built in fiberglass. Check this box to be notified of replies to this topic. Note: BBcode and smileys are still usable.
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Re:What is this boat?? 12 years 8 months ago #54801

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Andreas,
I was thinking Wagemaker also but the windshield is too high. You can see in my Avatar. As far as I know there was only one year for the fiberglass bottom and wood top, the 1960 which I have. Almost looks like a Thompson windshield but the rest does look like a Wagemaker, but didn't the Thomson's have flip out windshields?

Bob

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Re:What is this boat?? 12 years 8 months ago #54809

robert-lorigan Offline Platinum Boarder Posts: 2524 Karma: 60 Thank you received: 4	There is one very similar to this for sale in Ford City in junk condition. And I do mean junk. I don't know what it is. Last time I checked the old rude was submerged in the back of the boat and all the wood was rotten. He only wanted a thousand for it. LOL Check this box to be notified of replies to this topic. Note: BBcode and smileys are still usable.
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Re:What is this boat?? 12 years 8 months ago #54820

thompsonboat Offline Platinum Boarder Posts: 1418 Karma: 188 Thank you received: 19	Starting in 1959 some models of wooden lapstrake boats by Thompson Bros. Boat Mfg. Co. had operable front windows in the windsheild frame. None of the Thompson firms and spin offs made a fiberglass hull with wooden deck and transom and seats. Andreas Check this box to be notified of replies to this topic. Note: BBcode and smileys are still usable.
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Re:What is this boat?? 12 years 8 months ago #54828

Waterwings Offline Contributing Member Posts: 4887 Karma: 107 Thank you received: 100	Roger that. Hard to tell without seeing the bow. From what I can see it doesn't look swept enough to be a Wagemaker even with a different windshield. Bob Check this box to be notified of replies to this topic. Note: BBcode and smileys are still usable.
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Re:What is this boat?? 12 years 8 months ago #54852

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Thanks for all the replies. I am new here and am having a bit of trouble posting to the forum. Kinda new to forums.
I have many more pictures but having trouble attaching them. Seems to only allow 1 at a time or it duplicates the first picture. Anyhow I will try to attach another picture
I researched Wagemaker boats and it seems very similar to a 59 clipper.
I actually measured lenght and it is 15 ft

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Re:What is this boat?? 12 years 8 months ago #54858

Waterwings Offline Contributing Member Posts: 4887 Karma: 107 Thank you received: 100	Rick, Definitely not a Wagemaker, the bow is way to "blunt". Actually looks just like a Lyman but to my knowledge they didn't make any fiberglass hulls. Maybe a small company copied the Lyman hull in glass. Bob Check this box to be notified of replies to this topic. Note: BBcode and smileys are still usable.
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Re:What is this boat?? 12 years 8 months ago #54861

Doug Reeve Offline Senior Boarder Posts: 239 Karma: 13 Thank you received: 31	Maybe MFG? Check this box to be notified of replies to this topic. Note: BBcode and smileys are still usable.
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Re:What is this boat?? 12 years 8 months ago #54865

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I think Doug may be on the right track with MFG. According to "Tailfins and Two Tones", 1956 MFGs had a fiberglass hull with "a lot of transom and topside wood". There is also an old photo of a 57 MFG which looks like the hull on this one. (Page 92-93 if anyone is interested) Rick, you might have found yourself a pretty rare boat from the wood to glass transition era.

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Re:What is this boat?? 12 years 8 months ago #54868

OleRed Offline Fresh Boarder Posts: 38 Karma: 5 Thank you received: 1	looks like a wooden boat to me, that has been over-layed with fiberglass Attachments: Check this box to be notified of replies to this topic. Note: BBcode and smileys are still usable.
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Re:What is this boat?? 12 years 8 months ago #54880

RICKJ Offline Fresh Boarder Posts: 4 Thank you received: 0	JUST CALLED THE VIRGINIA WILDLIFE REGISTRATION OFFICE THEY SAY IT IS REGISTERED AS A 1958 MFG 16' BOAT HOPE THATS RIGHT THANKS FOR ALL THE HELP RICK Check this box to be notified of replies to this topic. Note: BBcode and smileys are still usable.
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Re:What is this boat?? 12 years 8 months ago #54890

thetudor Offline Platinum Boarder Posts: 1204 Karma: 33 Thank you received: 2	Definitely looks like an MFG in hull shape. Maybe the wooden windshield was added later by a previous owner. Take it off and it looks all MFG. Just a thought. Check this box to be notified of replies to this topic. Note: BBcode and smileys are still usable.
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Re:What is this boat?? 12 years 8 months ago #54895

stashm2 Offline Contributing Member Posts: 666 Karma: 25 Thank you received: 1	I have a bunch of old mechanix illistrateds that show how to build a winsheild and they all look like that. Who knows it looks awkward to me like it doesnt fit.. Too tall? Check this box to be notified of replies to this topic. Note: BBcode and smileys are still usable.
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