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I have had this boat for years and don't know what it is
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<blockquote data-quote="thudpucker" data-source="post: 95429" data-attributes="member: 1422"><p>That Nevada registration should have some pedigree you can use to work backwards to find a previous owner who knows some of the history.</p><p></p><p>The boat looks like a kit boat or a home made boat. </p><p>There was a Fly Fishing club where some guys made several boats as projects, and some of the Military installations had guys making boats in the Hobby shops.</p><p></p><p>Look at the rivets in the Ribs. Look at the heads and the swedge on the inside. Were they done by hand? Do you see tool marks? (alibi's)</p><p>If not, they might have been done by experienced workers. That may be an indication of Factory work. But also, I worked as a Riveter at Boeing and when I re-did my Starcraft, My son and I left no tool marks but the swedge was rounded, not flat with only one surface.</p><p></p><p>The Rivets done by the Air tools dont leave any marks at all. Only one quick Swedge, and all at the same angle. Thats a factory job.</p><p></p><p>It also looks like it was a Pacific Northwest boat for Salt water Salmon etc, but at the same time it might have been sold as a lake boat for large waters.</p><p></p><p>If you didnt find an installation plate in the inside of the Transome, it was probably made before 1972. If you look closely at the transome area and dont find any blemish in the paint where a plastic sticker was, it probably is not</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="thudpucker, post: 95429, member: 1422"] That Nevada registration should have some pedigree you can use to work backwards to find a previous owner who knows some of the history. The boat looks like a kit boat or a home made boat. There was a Fly Fishing club where some guys made several boats as projects, and some of the Military installations had guys making boats in the Hobby shops. Look at the rivets in the Ribs. Look at the heads and the swedge on the inside. Were they done by hand? Do you see tool marks? (alibi's) If not, they might have been done by experienced workers. That may be an indication of Factory work. But also, I worked as a Riveter at Boeing and when I re-did my Starcraft, My son and I left no tool marks but the swedge was rounded, not flat with only one surface. The Rivets done by the Air tools dont leave any marks at all. Only one quick Swedge, and all at the same angle. Thats a factory job. It also looks like it was a Pacific Northwest boat for Salt water Salmon etc, but at the same time it might have been sold as a lake boat for large waters. If you didnt find an installation plate in the inside of the Transome, it was probably made before 1972. If you look closely at the transome area and dont find any blemish in the paint where a plastic sticker was, it probably is not [/QUOTE]
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