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Later listed as a division of American Prod. Corp., 3100 N. Highway 301 in Sarasota. | Later listed as a division of American Prod. Corp., 3100 N. Highway 301 in Sarasota. | ||
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| + | According to a Sept. 20, 1973 article in the Sarasota Herald-Tribune, [[North American|North American Products Corp.]] of Sarasota, Florida dropped its entire line of boats to instead produce five models from [[Critchfield|Critchfield Marine]] molds as Lightning Boats. William P. Farmer, president of North American, had bought some of the Critchfield molds from [[Wellcraft|Wellcraft Marine Corp.,]] also of Sarasota. Wellcraft had bought Critchfield Marine's property, some tooling and plant equipment in July 1973 according to the article. | ||
'''1965 Information''' | '''1965 Information''' | ||
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| − | File:BHBPHOTO183.JPG | 1965 Lightning 150 | + | File:BHBPHOTO183.JPG | 1965 Lightning 150 [[Mercury|Mercury 110]] test |
| + | File:Mercbhb65F-121.jpg| 1965 Lightning 150 [[Mercury|Mercury 200]] test | ||
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| + | '''1969 Information''' | ||
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| + | File:Mercbhb69-105-9.jpg |1969 Lightning 3145 [[Mercury|Mercury 350SL]] test | ||
| + | File:Mercbhb69-92-5.jpg |1969 Lightning 3145 [[Mercury|Mercury 500EL]] test | ||
| + | File:Mercbhb69-104-6.jpg |1969 Lightning 2170 [[Mercury|Mercury 1000EL]] test | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
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'''1974 Information''' | '''1974 Information''' | ||
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| − | File:BHBPHOTO299.JPG | 1974 Lightning DeLuxe Twenty | + | File:BHBPHOTO299.JPG | 1974 Lightning DeLuxe Twenty [[MerCruiser|MerCruiser 165]] test |
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Lightning Boats
Bay Marine Plastics
1255 North Seeds
Sarasota, Florida
Later listed as a division of American Prod. Corp., 3100 N. Highway 301 in Sarasota.
According to a Sept. 20, 1973 article in the Sarasota Herald-Tribune, North American Products Corp. of Sarasota, Florida dropped its entire line of boats to instead produce five models from Critchfield Marine molds as Lightning Boats. William P. Farmer, president of North American, had bought some of the Critchfield molds from Wellcraft Marine Corp., also of Sarasota. Wellcraft had bought Critchfield Marine's property, some tooling and plant equipment in July 1973 according to the article.
1965 Information
1965 Lightning 150 Mercury 110 test
1965 Lightning 150 Mercury 200 test
1969 Information
1969 Lightning 3145 Mercury 350SL test
1969 Lightning 3145 Mercury 500EL test
1969 Lightning 2170 Mercury 1000EL test
1974 Information
1974 Lightning DeLuxe Twenty MerCruiser 165 test
