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In 1903 Star Tank Corporation of Goshen, Indiana, a maker of farm feeders  
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In 1903 Star Tank Corporation of Goshen, Indiana, a maker of farm feeders and tanks, decided that their process for making tanks would work well for  
and tanks, decided that their process for making tanks would work well for  
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making metal boats. In 1920 the Star Tank and Boat company was making metal boats. The first aluminum model was introduced in 1952. By 1957 they were making 10 models of aluminum and 6 models of galvanized steel boats under the Starcraft Boat Company name.  
making metal boats. In 1920 the Star Tank and Boat company was making metal  
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boats, and by 1957 they were making 10 models of aluminum and 6 models of  
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It is shortly after this time that they started to also make fiberglass boats. In 1958, three fiberglass models were introduced. By 1962  Starcraft was making 7 models of fiberglass boats, and continue to make aluminum and fiberglass boats to this day.
galvanized steel boats under the Starcraft Boat Company name.
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Note: Starcraft Marine of Topeka, Indiana is the current maker of Starcraft boats, and shares the Starcraft name with 3 other divisions using the  
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Starcraft name in the recreation industry.  The Starcraft name seems to be all that has survived many corporate sales and I have not received any information directly from Starcraft Marine about their fiberglass boat history.
It is shortly after this time that they started to also make fiberglass  
 
boats. No actual date has been determined for which year they began making
 
fiberglass boats as of this writing, but it is suspected to have been around
 
1958-59. By 1962  Starcraft was making 7 models of fiberglass boats, and  
 
continue to make aluminum and fiberglass boats to this day.
 
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Note: Starcraft Marine of Topeka, Indiana is the current maker of Starcraft  
 
boats, and shares the Starcraft name with 3 other divisions using the  
 
Starcraft name in the recreation industry.  The Starcraft name seems to be  
 
all that has survived many corporate sales and I have not received any  
 
information directly from Starcraft Marine about their fiberglass boat  
 
history.
 
  
  
 
'''Model Information'''
 
'''Model Information'''
 
<gallery>
 
<gallery>
File:Starcraftbb001.jpg|1958 to 1959 Models
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File:Starcraftbb001.jpg|1958 to 1960 Starcraft outboard boat models
File:Starcraftbb002.jpg|1959 Models
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File:Starcraftbb002.jpg|1961 to 1962 Starcraft outboard boat models
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File:Starcraftbb003.jpg|1965 Starcraft outboard boat models
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File:Starcraftbb004.jpg|1966 to 1967 Starcraft outboard boat models
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File:Starcraftbb005.jpg|1968 to 1969 Starcraft outboard boat models
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File:Starcraftbb006.jpg|1970 to 1971 Starcraft outboard boat models
 
</gallery>
 
</gallery>
  
  
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==1950==
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'''1950 Information'''
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<gallery>
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File:Starcrafta50001.jpg | 1950 Starcraft Ad
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</gallery>
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==1953==
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'''1953 Information'''
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<gallery>
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File:Starcrafta53001.jpg|1953 Starcraft Ad
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</gallery>
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==1956==
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'''1956 Information'''
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<gallery>
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File:Starcrafta56001.jpg|1956 Starcraft New Models Ad
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</gallery>
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==1957==
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'''1957 Information'''
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<gallery>
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File:Starcrafta57001.jpg|1957 Starcraft Ad
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File:Starcrafta57002.jpg|1957 Starcraft Ad, page 1
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File:Starcrafta57003.jpg|1957 Starcraft Ad, page 2
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File:Starcrafta57004.jpg|1957 Starcraft Ad, page 3
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File:Starcrafta57005.jpg|1957 Starcraft Ad, page 4
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File:Starcrafta57006.jpg|1957 Starcraft Boats article
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</gallery>
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==1958==
 
'''1958 Brochure'''
 
'''1958 Brochure'''
 
<gallery>
 
<gallery>
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'''1958 Miscellaneous Information'''
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<gallery>
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File:Starcrafta58001.jpg |1958 Starcraft Ad
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File:Starcrafta58003.jpg |1958 Starcraft Dealer Ad
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File:Starcrafta58002.jpg |1958 Starcraft Boats Article
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</gallery>
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==1959==
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'''1959 Information'''
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<gallery>
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File:Starcrafta59001.jpg |1959 Starcraft Ad
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File:Starcrafta59002.jpg|1959 Starcraft Jet 15' Ad
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File:Starcrafta59003.jpg|1959 Starcraft Aluminum Boats article
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</gallery>
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==1960==
 
'''1960 Brochure & Ads'''
 
'''1960 Brochure & Ads'''
 
<gallery>
 
<gallery>
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'''1961 Brochure'''
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==1961==
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'''1961 Information'''
 
<gallery>
 
<gallery>
 
File:Starcraftb61001.jpg | 1961 Brochure p1
 
File:Starcraftb61001.jpg | 1961 Brochure p1
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File:Starcraftb61004.jpg | 1961 Brochure p4
 
File:Starcraftb61004.jpg | 1961 Brochure p4
 
File:Starcraftb61005.jpg | 1961 Brochure p5
 
File:Starcraftb61005.jpg | 1961 Brochure p5
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File:Starcrafta61001.jpg | 1961 Starcraft Rocket Ad
 
</gallery>
 
</gallery>
  
  
'''1963 Brochure'''
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==1963==
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'''1963 Information'''
 
<gallery>
 
<gallery>
 
File:Starcraftb63001.jpg | 1963 Brochure p1
 
File:Starcraftb63001.jpg | 1963 Brochure p1
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File:Starcraftb63007.jpg | 1963 Brochure p7
 
File:Starcraftb63007.jpg | 1963 Brochure p7
 
File:Starcraftb63008.jpg | 1963 Brochure p8
 
File:Starcraftb63008.jpg | 1963 Brochure p8
File:Starcrafta63001.JPG | 1963 Ad p1
 
File:Starcrafta63002.JPG | 1963 Ad p2
 
 
</gallery>
 
</gallery>
  
  
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'''1963 Miscellaneous Information'''
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<gallery>
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File:Starcrafta63001.JPG | 1963 Starcraft Ad p1
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File:Starcrafta63002.JPG | 1963 Starcraft Ad p2
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File:Starcrafta63003.jpg | 1963 Starcraft Starmist 16' Ad
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File:BHBPHOTO366.JPG|1963 Starcraft Suncruiser [[Mercury| MerCruiser 140]] Test
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File:BHBPHOTO376.JPG|1963 Starcraft Pram [[Mercury|Mercury 39]] Test
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</gallery>
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==1964==
 
'''1964 Brochure & Ads'''
 
'''1964 Brochure & Ads'''
 
<gallery>
 
<gallery>
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==1965==
 
'''1965 Brochure'''
 
'''1965 Brochure'''
 
<gallery>
 
<gallery>
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File:Starcraftb65003.jpg | 1965 Brochure p3
 
File:Starcraftb65003.jpg | 1965 Brochure p3
 
File:Starcraftb65004.jpg | 1965 Brochure p4
 
File:Starcraftb65004.jpg | 1965 Brochure p4
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File:Starcraftb65005.jpg | 1965 Brochure p5
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File:Starcraftb65006.jpg | 1965 Brochure p6
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File:Starcraftb65007.jpg | 1965 Brochure p7
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File:Starcraftb65008.jpg | 1965 Brochure p8
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File:Starcraftb65009.jpg | 1965 Brochure p9
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File:Starcraftb65010.jpg | 1965 Brochure p10
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File:Starcraftb65011.jpg | 1965 Brochure p11
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File:Starcraftb65012.jpg | 1965 Brochure p12
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File:Starcraftb65013.jpg | 1965 Brochure p13
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File:Starcraftb65014.jpg | 1965 Brochure p14
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File:Starcraftb65015.jpg | 1965 Brochure p15
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File:Starcraftb65016.jpg | 1965 Brochure p16
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File:Starcraftb65017.jpg | 1965 Brochure p17
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File:Starcraftb65018.jpg | 1965 Brochure p18
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File:Starcraftb65019.jpg | 1965 Brochure p19
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File:Starcraftb65020.jpg | 1965 Brochure p20
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File:Starcraftb65021.jpg | 1965 Brochure p21
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File:Starcraftb65022.jpg | 1965 Brochure p22
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File:Starcraftb65023.jpg | 1965 Brochure p23
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File:Starcraftb65024.jpg | 1965 Brochure p24
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File:Starcraftb65025.jpg | 1965 Brochure p25
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File:Starcraftb65026.jpg | 1965 Brochure p26
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File:Starcraftb65027.jpg | 1965 Brochure p27
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File:Starcraftb65028.jpg | 1965 Brochure p28
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</gallery>
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'''1965 Miscellaneous'''
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<gallery>
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File:Starcrafta65001.jpg | 1965 Starcraft Ad 2
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File:Starcrafta65002.jpg | 1965 Starcraft Ad 2
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File:Starcrafta65003.jpg | 1965 Starcraft Ad 3
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File:Starcrafta65004.jpg | 1965 Starcraft Ad 4
 
</gallery>
 
</gallery>
  
  
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==1967==
 
'''1967 Brochure'''
 
'''1967 Brochure'''
 
<gallery>
 
<gallery>
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File:Starcraftb67032.jpg | 1967 Brochure p32
 
File:Starcraftb67032.jpg | 1967 Brochure p32
 
</gallery>
 
</gallery>
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==1969==
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'''1969 Information'''
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<gallery>
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File:Mercbhb69-76-2.jpg|1969 Starcraft Mariner-V [[Mercury|Mercury 350SL]] test
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</gallery>
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Latest revision as of 17:25, 25 January 2019

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In the beginning....

In 1903 Star Tank Corporation of Goshen, Indiana, a maker of farm feeders and tanks, decided that their process for making tanks would work well for making metal boats. In 1920 the Star Tank and Boat company was making metal boats. The first aluminum model was introduced in 1952. By 1957 they were making 10 models of aluminum and 6 models of galvanized steel boats under the Starcraft Boat Company name.

It is shortly after this time that they started to also make fiberglass boats. In 1958, three fiberglass models were introduced. By 1962 Starcraft was making 7 models of fiberglass boats, and continue to make aluminum and fiberglass boats to this day.

Note: Starcraft Marine of Topeka, Indiana is the current maker of Starcraft boats, and shares the Starcraft name with 3 other divisions using the Starcraft name in the recreation industry. The Starcraft name seems to be all that has survived many corporate sales and I have not received any information directly from Starcraft Marine about their fiberglass boat history.


Model Information


1950

1950 Information


1953

1953 Information


1956

1956 Information


1957

1957 Information

1958

1958 Brochure


1958 Miscellaneous Information


1959

1959 Information


1960

1960 Brochure & Ads


1961

1961 Information


1963

1963 Information


1963 Miscellaneous Information

1964

1964 Brochure & Ads


1965

1965 Brochure


1965 Miscellaneous


1967

1967 Brochure


1969

1969 Information


Starcraft Boats in Use


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