The boat is still in the water, fully functional for viewing or sea trial until October 21, 2023. She is priced with this in mind and this would make for a reasonable winter project to enjoy in the Spring. Regretfully, the cabin top recently sustained some damage from a slip-neighbor and requires repair at this time. This Cruiser spent 57 years on Lake St Clair and has been enjoyed on Lake Champlain in VT for the last 6 years. Bottom caulking and paint completed last year and varnish has also been kept up on an annual basis. Canvas replaced 4 years ago, headliner and interior upholstery all replaced 3 yeas ago. The boat, motor and trailer are all included. The motor is a late 1990's but has very few hour and is well maintained. It's an entire site just like iboats specifically for aluminum boats with forums and everything, I believe they have classifieds as well. This boat cruises the lake very well while pulling a tube and turning heads. In addition to checking c-list and ebay, check out a site called. If you have a classic car, why not have a classic boat. Equipped with Simrad electronics (3D sonar MFD). Up for sale is a 1957 Larson 14' Thunder Hawk Runabout JR with 25 HP Mercury Outboard. The twin Chrysler V8 engines were removed, refreshed, and dynoed 5 years ago. Well maintained and routine maintenance always kept up. Originally named Running Fox, followed by Soft Touch, currently Rag Top with her current owner. This is where my dad’s engineering degree impacted the boating industry, including Cadillac Marine.Built by Mayea Boatworks in Michigan, this Express Cruiser is an attractive and practical design. She is also equipped with a Chris-Craft engine. This boat is located in Plaistow, New Hampshire. Prior to this, boat manufactures were not required to do this. This classic is a must see If you are in the market for an antique and classic boat, look no further than this 1959 Chris-Craft 17, priced right at 47,300 (offers encouraged). Thus the Cadillac Marine / Wagemaker company was a key partner in developing the safety stickers that all boats are required today to show how much weight they can safely operate with. My dad was part of that initial commission and because of his aeronautical engineering background, he wrote the formula that calculated the displacement boats made and thus determined the weight that each pleasure boat could safely carry. And because of many boating accidents, a presidential safety commission was created to look into boating safety. It was in the early/mid 50’s that personal boat ownership exploded. The aluminum boats would never sink because they had enough foam under the front decks and seats to keep them floating even when full of water. I always like the testing pool they had inside the factory to test the load capacity of each boat style. I remember going through the factory in Cadillac many, many time as a small child. I believe these boats were the best boats built back then and there still better than many of the new boats. I can see where the old one was if the light hits it right. I also plan on having a new decals made with the Cadillac logo. I plan on a little cleaning of the boat this year. I’m trying to find out who made trailers for Cadillac boats back in the mid 50’s. About the only thing I have done to it is install new transom wood, GPS/Fish finder and some minor motor work. The wind does push it around a lot while trolling. If the wind is blowing more than 10mph I stay in protected waters. Without fishing gear it will run at 21 mph and with all my fishing gear 18-19 mph. It is a very stable boat and performs quite well. I use it for fishing the Saint Clair River and Lake Saint Clair here in Michigan. It is in great shape for a boat and motor that old. Well I found my 1954 Cadillac boat on Craigslist. Here is my little story and some photos below If you would like to be on this page, Please contact me You, If you have any stories and pictures on your Cadillac and would like to share your stories and pictures of your boat on this web site. This page is to inform people about how many types of Cadillac Boats were built for a teaching, commentary, and research purposes only. If you have a Cadillac boat, you must look for metal plate on inside of transom or number and letters stamped in transom or keel. If you have a Cadillac boat, You must look for rotted wood under the bow and in rear corners below the water Line. ( Cadillac Marine and Boat Co ) did built a 16 ft fiberglass. Another Website of interest is which provide additional information on Cadillac Boat Company by Jason Torchinsky. More information may be found in the late Bob Speltz's excellent book, The Real Runabouts iv. Another Website of interest is which provide additional information on Cadillac Boat Company. Another Website of interest is which provide additional information on molded mahogany boat. The Wagemaker Companyīought out the Cadillac Boat Company and they turned it into a division of The Cadillac Boat Company was not a largeīusiness but they did a good job in their own market.
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