anyone interested in fifty's fiberglass boats with fins

Lucky,
I don't know exactly what year the boat is, but I would guess 1958-63 or so. I haven't looked that one up.

I was leaning towards some of the aluminum boats he has - especially a make called Duratech. Duratech boats were manufactured near where I grew up. They competed in the New York to Albany Marathon on the Hudson when my family had a summer place on the river, so the Duratech would have a nice nostalgic tie-in for me.

So many of the fifties-era boats are really eye-poppers. Fins appeared on both aluminum and glass boats.(Everybody knows fins make a boat go faster!) I spotted one glass boat a few years ago which was styled after the '57 T-bird - fins, matching chrome, look-alike seats etc.

Dave

 

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Kustom55, is this Alex's old boat?

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Sure is, I took those pix back a few years ago when he had an all Pontiac party at his house.

 

Lucky,

The back of the hardtop on mine slides into rails on the sides, and then two nuts hold the front to the windshield. Goes off and on in seconds.

Was an original factory option. You could either get the hardtop, a convertible top, or none at all. (found this out in an original brochure someone had posted online)

The pic is from my in-laws cottage, on a small inland lake in southwestern Michigan. That's where I keep it now. Just happened to be a cool sunset at the end of its very first day back in the water since the Nixon administration.

JR

 

KUSTOM55...I thought it was, I know the boat well.Its one of the coolest shaped boats I've seen Is it your boat now or does Alex still own it? Have'nt seen him in about a year...Lucky

 

Its still his. I had to take some pix because it is the coolest shaped boat I have ever seen. I moved from CA to Austin, Tx about a year ago and same as you, I havent heard from him. Tried to email but got no reply. I know he's a busy guy though

 

I've owned boats for the last 25 years......I always considered them to be a hole in the water where you throw your money.

-slacker

 

rusty210... heres a pict. of a 56 lonestar meteor

 

<font color="purple"> A friend has a basic looking boat that has fins. It sits in his yard stripped to just a hull. He wants it gone, just come and take it. </font>

 

Purple.... Is it on a trailer? Dou you have a picture?

 

Purple,
Free Boat??!!
I was about to wet myself when I saw where you lived, then I put on my glasses. You live in Redding, CA, I live in Reading, PA. Oh, well..
DAve

 

i have a 14' 1967 chrysler "mustang" in black gel coat with red &amp; white interior. has a 55 hp chrusler outboard &amp; the treailer is even made by chrysler! fun little boat, but does not have the killer fins thet the early boats had. it is for sale if anyone is interested...

 

Lucky...dont you have a boat already???

 

Ok....So i'm totally out of it...I didnt even recognize that the point of this post was your boat. Damn it looks great.....

 

those boats rule

 

fiberglass classics

 

Lucky, thanks for the info! After looking at a section called "still in use" boats, we found one similiar to ours and belive it to be a Skagit Sportster built between '57 and '60.
This is what our boat is supposed to look like...



....and with the optional hard top....



Maybe we can get ours that nice!

 

That hardtop is cool, great lines. Your boat looks pretty close to being done...Good Luck ..Lucky

 

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Purple.... Is it on a trailer? Dou you have a picture?

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<font color="purple"> No trailer, just a shell with no hardware. It has fins and holds water well. (The rain fills it and it doesn't drain out.) </font>

 

My favorite finned '50s boat -- 1955 Chris Craft 21-foot "Cobra," wood and 'glas, Chrysler Hemi power . . .

 

That is also my favorite boat. been looking for one for long time (that I can afford)....Lucky

 

<font color="purple"> Last night at work there was a page for a customer named Chris Craft. </font>

 

Boat still for sale? How much? Please call for more Info. Cell 806 878 5115 ask for George. that's 3hrs north of Los Angeles.

 

Here´s some pics of a Cobra.

 

My favorite is the "Yellow Jacket" Capri.
The fins were kind of diminutive but they ran awesome double-bubble windshields.
Google - Yellow Jacket boat history for a look at the whole line sometime.
Very progressive design for the mid to late 50's

 

you know this thread is over 4 years old right? and during tech week......

 

Picked up a '50 SwitzerCraft a couple years ago and am still in process of restoring.Will be running a '56 Merc Mk30E on it.It's a 14 ft twin cockpit runabout.

 

This is a Herter's Eldorado Rocket 13'

 

I think there is a group of these boats going to Lake San Antonio above Paso Robles pretty soon...

 

The Herter's Rocket was a crazy boat - only 13' long but rated for up to a 75hp outboard. My dad had a '56 Herter's "Chrome Fiberglass Duofoil World Famous Deluxe Flying Fish" (Herter's like to go overboard when naming their products. ) The fins were big cast aluminum things that bolted onto the fiberglass hull.

There's a little history on Herter's boats here: http://www.acbs-bslol.com/Classicglass/Herters.htm

 

Please call me @ 805 878 5115 ask for George.Thanks