Smith Craft - Revision history

HandyAndy: moved page content to Smith Craft (Arizona) to create disambig page.

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moved page content to Smith Craft (Arizona) to create disambig page.

HandyAndy at 17:10, 21 December 2015

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HandyAndy at 15:26, 21 December 2015

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HandyAndy at 23:43, 17 March 2013

2013-03-17T23:43:23Z

HandyAndy: added history info

2013-03-17T23:43:11Z

added history info

HandyAndy: replaced model info image, added boats in use link

2013-03-17T23:22:11Z

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2010-06-06T21:54:28Z

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HandyAndy: created page, added 1959 to 1962 model info

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Smith Craft Boats

Seth Smith Boat Works

2101 E. Washington St.

Phoenix, Arizona

'''Model Information'''
<gallery>
File:Smithcraftbb001.jpg|1959 to 1962 Smith Craft models
</gallery>

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+''Smith Craft Boats'' was a brand used by at least two unique manufacturers:
-Smith Craft Boats
+* [[Smith Craft (Arizona)|Smith Craft Boats by Seth Smith Boat Works]], an aluminum boat-builder located in Mesa, Arizona.
-E. Washington St.
+* [[Smith Craft (Alabama)|Smith Craft Boats of Geneva, Alabama]], a wood boat-builder who specialized in sheet plywood boats in the 1950's.
-According to his obituary, Ernest Seth Smith (Ernie) along with his brother Donald worked for their father, Seth Smith who founded Seth Smith Boat Works (Nov. 10, 2004, Arizona Republic). Seth Smith had a welding business in Mesa, Arizona when he built his first boat in 1921. This was a 20' galvanized steel inboard powered by an engine from a Ford Model T. He learned his trade in New Mexico from his father, a blacksmith, then served in WWI. After the war, Smith moved to Mesa, Arizona. In 1927, he built his first aluminum boat. The year after, he became an [[Evinrude]] outboard motor dealer. In 1935 Smith moved to Phoenix. He focused his business on boat-building shortly after World War II and his sons joined the business.
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+[[Category:Disambiguation]]
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−	According to his obituary, Ernest Seth Smith (Ernie) along with his brother Donald worked for their father, Seth Smith who founded Seth Smith Boat Works (Nov. 10, 2004, Arizona Republic). Seth Smith had a welding business in Mesa, Arizona when he built his first boat in 1921. This was a 20' ~~metal~~ inboard powered by an engine from a Ford Model T. In 1935 he moved to Phoenix. He ~~stopped welding sometime~~ after World War II and his sons joined the business. His 16' aluminum boats were popular and he even built two 18' models for filming [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0054372/ Ten Who Dared], a Disney production of the 1869 Powell expedition down the Colorado River.	+	According to his obituary, Ernest Seth Smith (Ernie) along with his brother Donald worked for their father, Seth Smith who founded Seth Smith Boat Works (Nov. 10, 2004, Arizona Republic). Seth Smith had a welding business in Mesa, Arizona when he built his first boat in 1921. This was a 20' galvanized steel inboard powered by an engine from a Ford Model T. He learned his trade in New Mexico from his father, a blacksmith, then served in WWI. After the war, Smith moved to Mesa, Arizona. In 1927, he built his first aluminum boat. The year after, he became an [[Evinrude]] outboard motor dealer. In 1935 Smith moved to Phoenix. He focused his business on boat-building shortly after World War II and his sons joined the business.
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		+	Dabbling in boat racing, he built and raced "Miss Arizona No. 1" and "Miss Arizona No. 2" in hydroplane events to some success, ending his racing career in 1941. Besides production models, he built a succession of personal family boats, "Dream Boat No. 1" and "Dream Boat No. 2".
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		+	His 16' aluminum boats were popular and he even built two 18' models for filming [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0054372/ Ten Who Dared], a Disney production of the 1869 Powell expedition down the Colorado River (see 1958 article below). Even before Disney, his outboard boats had a record of performance running the Colorado River and the Grand Canyon.

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-According to his obituary, Ernest Seth Smith (Ernie) along with his brother Donald worked for their father, Seth Smith who founded Seth Smith Boat Works (Nov. 10, 2004, Arizona Republic).
+According to his obituary, Ernest Seth Smith (Ernie) along with his brother Donald worked for their father, Seth Smith who founded Seth Smith Boat Works (Nov. 10, 2004, Arizona Republic). Seth Smith had a welding business in Mesa, Arizona when he built his first boat in 1921. This was a 20' metal inboard powered by an engine from a Ford Model T. In 1935 he moved to Phoenix. He stopped welding sometime after World War II and his sons joined the business. His 16' aluminum boats were popular and he even built two 18' models for filming [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0054372/ Ten Who Dared], a Disney production of the 1869 Powell expedition down the Colorado River.
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 <gallery>
 File:Smithcraftbb001.jpg|1959 to 1962 Smith Craft outboard boat models
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		+	According to his obituary, Ernest Seth Smith (Ernie) along with his brother Donald worked for their father, Seth Smith who founded Sea Smith Boat Works (Nov. 10, 2004, Arizona Republic).

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