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Cool boat! Never seen one like that.
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Yes! Have seen a couple of them. Very cool vintage hull and they run well with not a lot of horsepower.
Hope you keep it at least as pristine as it is now.
Hope you keep it at least as pristine as it is now.
Pappy said:
Oh yes, I plan on taking care of it. Older boats, older tools, they all have my respect. Just the fact that they are still in usable condition today is an indication of the superior craftsmanship of America at that time.
Al U Minium
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Floor boards look like pressure treated. Need to change them out.
in my world, IF the floor is pressure treated,
I would just insulate the contact areas with
plastic of some sort. "seal foam" and laminate
floor underlayment foam comes to mind.
AWESOME find !! I hail from the the PRE-1960 world.
good job
oh, and WELCOME to da Bayou !!
I would just insulate the contact areas with
plastic of some sort. "seal foam" and laminate
floor underlayment foam comes to mind.
AWESOME find !! I hail from the the PRE-1960 world.
good job
oh, and WELCOME to da Bayou !!
When I picked up this boat yesterday two things caught my attention. One, this boat is really freaking heavy - much heavier then I expected. Two, the metal on the boat is shinier then I'm use to seeing.
After a little bit of research, I came to realize that this boat is made out of stainless steel!!
How unique is that!
After a little bit of research, I came to realize that this boat is made out of stainless steel!!
How unique is that!
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earl60446
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Wow, stainless, that is really cool. Probably a collectors item.
Tim
Tim
Kismet
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What a Find!
You gotta keep us informed, that's just too special to keep to yourself.
Congratulations on getting a Wisconsin boat, shipped for under $300.
You gotta keep us informed, that's just too special to keep to yourself.
Congratulations on getting a Wisconsin boat, shipped for under $300.
JMichael
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Wow, never heard of a stainless boat before. I'd guess they're at least somewhat rare if not very rare. So, has it ever had any rust issues that you've found so far? :shock:
fool4fish1226
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That boat is awesome and SS very cool
Nice Boat. When I was young we had a Elgin 7.5 horse boat motor made in the fifties.. I didn't know they made boats also. Does anyone know if it is the same company?
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that is all kinds of cool
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gunpackinpanda
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this elgin followed me home the other day. Its a 14' but its aluminum. the stainless is something i didn't know existed
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JMichael
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It's hard to be sure from the pics, but is that an all wood transom I see in the pic? Would love to see more pics showing more of the detail about that boat if you have them.
JMichael said:
It's not an all wood transom, I t comes up almost to the rail. You can barely see it in one of the pictures. I picked up a bow mounted electric motor the other day. At first I thought the front would be ideal but it looks it's going to interfere with the anchor line.
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That's an interesting boat, thanks for sharing.
VinTin
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The Star Tank and Boat Company (Starcraft) made a stainless steel hull before they transitioned to aluminum. I don't know the date but I believe around 1940. They likely made that hull for Elgin. The boat is a collector's item and may bring good money in a resale. I'd be very hesitant to do any mods to it until you find out more as it may be quite valuable and bring enough for you to buy a real bass boat.
