Can anyone identify this boat?

Can anyone identify this boat? 11 years 6 days ago #96413

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Hi,

We are in the process of cleaning out a tool shed on our farm and would like to get rid of this boat. It has been in the shed since we bought the farm in the early 80s (left behind by the previous owners). Can someone please tell me if it belongs in the dumpster or on Craig's list or somewhere else? I would hate to send it to the landfill if that isn't where it belongs. It has been under a tarp in the barn and is on a very old trailer (has spoked wheels).
Thanks for your help,
Becky

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Re:Can anyone identify this boat? 11 years 6 days ago #96415

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Re:Can anyone identify this boat? 11 years 6 days ago #96417

satx78247 Offline Contributing Member Posts: 2688 Karma: 66 Thank you received: 3	rallen, WELCOME ABOARD. Your photo is INVISABLE. yours, satx Check this box to be notified of replies to this topic. Note: BBcode and smileys are still usable.
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Re: Can anyone identify this boat? 11 years 6 days ago #96418

redfishpirates Offline Gold Boarder Posts: 559 Karma: 29 Thank you received: 4	hi becky...would be sad for a rare classic to go unnoticed to the landfill...thanks for careing....make sure pics are less than 2048 pixils high and 2048 long...to add more than one pic, post the first one, hit edit than post the next one...thanks john Check this box to be notified of replies to this topic. Note: BBcode and smileys are still usable.
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Re: Can anyone identify this boat? 11 years 6 days ago #96420

satx78247 Offline Contributing Member Posts: 2688 Karma: 66 Thank you received: 3	redfishpirates, THANKS for helping her. = I wasn't sure WHY that I was seeing nothing & did NOT know how to help her, either. yours, satx Check this box to be notified of replies to this topic. Note: BBcode and smileys are still usable.
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Re:Can anyone identify this boat? 11 years 6 days ago #96421

frog Offline Platinum Boarder Posts: 1431 Karma: 59 Thank you received: 3	becky, any older boat is worth saving, take more pic's and some of the trailer and post them here in the glassifieds. someone will fall in love with her. even if the boat is rotted out , the windshield and hardware are worth some cash. please do not trash it yet. frog Check this box to be notified of replies to this topic. Note: BBcode and smileys are still usable.
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Re:Can anyone identify this boat? 11 years 6 days ago #96424

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Re:Can anyone identify this boat? 11 years 6 days ago #96423

satx78247 Offline Contributing Member Posts: 2688 Karma: 66 Thank you received: 3	rallen, Is there a NAME on the hull or any DATA PLATES? yours, satx Check this box to be notified of replies to this topic. Note: BBcode and smileys are still usable.
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Re:Can anyone identify this boat? 11 years 6 days ago #96422

satx78247 Offline Contributing Member Posts: 2688 Karma: 66 Thank you received: 3	frog; rallen, As usual, frog, you are 100% correct. yours, satx Check this box to be notified of replies to this topic. Note: BBcode and smileys are still usable.
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Re:Can anyone identify this boat? 11 years 6 days ago #96426

robert-lorigan Offline Platinum Boarder Posts: 2524 Karma: 60 Thank you received: 4	Hi , Welcome aboard. Not a dumpster relic. Lapstrake hull looks MFG'ish. What does it say in the middle of the steering wheel? Check this box to be notified of replies to this topic. Note: BBcode and smileys are still usable.
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Re:Can anyone identify this boat? 11 years 6 days ago #96427

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The middle of the steering wheel says "Aquabird" and I think it said "aquameter" on the guage next to it. Where on the hull would I look for a name or data plate?

There is actually another smaller boat sitting inside this one (I didn't realize it at first and thought it was just random stuff/junk). The one inside is a sail boat and sail and there is a serial number on a metal plate saying it was made by sears and roebuck and is a whirlwind. I will try to get someone to help me lift this boat and sail out so that I can take some better pictures of the inside of the larger boat and the trailer.

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Re:Can anyone identify this boat? 11 years 6 days ago #96428

Chuck in Cincinnati Offline Gold Boarder Posts: 968 Karma: 46 Thank you received: 43	If there is a set of doors at the dash area with anchors carved in it, It is most likely a Lyman ? Check this box to be notified of replies to this topic. Note: BBcode and smileys are still usable.
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Re:Can anyone identify this boat? 11 years 6 days ago #96454

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Welcome aboard! Do NOT junk it. Someone somewhere would love to have the boat!

The "Aquabird" and "Aquameter" are the brands of those accessory they represent; steering wheel and controls. They have nothing to do with the brand or model of the boat.

Is the hull wood or fiberglass? It's tough to determine from the photos.If fiberglass she has the looks of a MFG (Molded FiberGlass). If wood, she looks like a Lyman or possibly Thompson Bros. Boat Mfg. Co. or Cruisers, Inc.

Andreas

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Re:Can anyone identify this boat? 11 years 5 days ago #96462

robert-lorigan Offline Platinum Boarder Posts: 2524 Karma: 60 Thank you received: 4	Definitely because MFG copied Lymans lapstrake design. Attachments: Check this box to be notified of replies to this topic. Note: BBcode and smileys are still usable.
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Re:Can anyone identify this boat? 11 years 5 days ago #96464

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The boat is mostly fiberglass, but the seats, dfash board area, back and very front are all wood. There is also a wooden floor in the boat on top of the fiberglass. I did find a stamp on the inside of the hull but it is very difficult to read. I can make out the words: "Molded Fiberglass Hull" "Serial No. 77334" (not quite sure the first number is a 7) "Molded Fiberglass Body Co. Ashburn Ohio".

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Re:Can anyone identify this boat? 11 years 5 days ago #96468

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Re:Can anyone identify this boat? 11 years 5 days ago #96469

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Re:Can anyone identify this boat? 11 years 5 days ago #96470

thompsonboat Offline Platinum Boarder Posts: 1418 Karma: 188 Thank you received: 19	Mystery number one solved! She is a MFG made at Ashtabula, Ohio. That company still exists, by the way, but they got out of the boat business in the 1980s. There are brochures here in the Library section. Andreas Check this box to be notified of replies to this topic. Note: BBcode and smileys are still usable.
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Re:Can anyone identify this boat? 11 years 5 days ago #96471

frog Offline Platinum Boarder Posts: 1431 Karma: 59 Thank you received: 3	rallen, i.m sure some one is looking for that type of boat, I think you have some cash setting in your building. thanks to Thompson boat now we all know what you have. greg Check this box to be notified of replies to this topic. Note: BBcode and smileys are still usable.
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Re:Can anyone identify this boat? 11 years 5 days ago #96476

Normspeed Offline Gold Boarder Posts: 528 Karma: 22 Thank you received: 1	What a great little runabout! Did you happen to also find, in the barn, an old outboard motor for it? Times like these, I really wish I was located a little nearer to the mainstream boating areas of the country. Check this box to be notified of replies to this topic. Note: BBcode and smileys are still usable.
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Re:Can anyone identify this boat? 11 years 5 days ago #96527

robert-lorigan Offline Platinum Boarder Posts: 2524 Karma: 60 Thank you received: 4	Made not that far away from me. Yes with these pics it is an MFG. Wish she were mine. Looks to be in great shape. www.fiberglassics.com/library/File:Mfgb56002.jpg Attachments: Check this box to be notified of replies to this topic. Note: BBcode and smileys are still usable.
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Re:Can anyone identify this boat? 11 years 5 days ago #96532

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Thanks for all the help. After looking at the information in the library I believe it is an MFG Cambridge made before 1960. The only things which aren't consistent with the brochures are:

1. It appears to have some sort or canopy that can be opened up.
2. The seat back for the second row of seats is split (not a single bench seat).
3. The hardware is all chrome instead of brass.

I have not found a motor that goes on it, but I am trying to clean out some other out buildings, so it may still appear. Now I am wondering what the best way of finding a new owner for it is. Where should I list it? What should I ask for it (recognizing the priority is to get it out of the barn in the next few months not to get top dollar)?

Thank you to everyone for all the help.

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Re:Can anyone identify this boat? 11 years 4 days ago #96556

frog Offline Platinum Boarder Posts: 1431 Karma: 59 Thank you received: 3	too far for me to come and get it. so put it in our glassified section. best of luck in selling it. greg Check this box to be notified of replies to this topic. Note: BBcode and smileys are still usable.
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Re:Can anyone identify this boat? 11 years 2 days ago #96675

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Sweet!

I'd take some additional pictures, include some of the trailer (I'm very curious about that given the wheels - looks like maybe a home made) and put it up on ebay with the minimum you want. If you can find the engine, which may well be a Johnson (maybe 35?) given the junction box still in the boat, I suspect it will go pretty quick.

If I only had room...and time....

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