Hey, don't know if there are folks checking into this forum, but I came across it and decided to show off my boat. My dad bought this Mirro new in 1960, and it had been setting for over 20 years before I rescued it last fall.
But she's solid with no leaky rivits, and I can't wait to have her back on the water.
Very nice indeed. I spend a week fishing in Northern Wisconsin at a resort whose rental fleet is a bunch of old MirroCraft 14 foot aluminum boats. I'm guessing that they date to the late sixties early seventies. So they are obviously durable. My previous boat was a 1996 MirroCraft Pro Striker walleye boat and it is still in excellent condition but it now lives with my daughters family.
OK, any guesses here. It is a 16-footer with a Holsclaw trailer and a '72 evie on the back. Mystery Mirro.
There are some numbers on the dash, I will post them soon.
OK, any guesses here. It is a 16-footer with a Holsclaw trailer and a '72 evie on the back. Mystery Mirro.
There are some numbers on the dash, I will post them soon.
Interesting boat. I have a brochure from 1964, and my guess would be yours dates from the early to mid sixties. [if that helps] My 1960 Mirro, [pictured 2 posts above] doesn't have the 'lapstrake' ribbed sides, so yours is after 1960, but does have alot of similarities. And I reallly don't know of any guide as far as using serial numbers to pin down any dates, do you?
Do you plan to restore it, or just fix it for using?
Yeah, really has a 60's feel. I will get the #s. Fix/restore: Well, I am fixing the transom and I definitely will be cruising this year. But it is my experience that I usually do a 100 year quality fix on a boat which I will love, then get rid of in 2 years. So now I look for a balance where I can be proud of my work without going manic. No idea what the #s mean either. I have owned a few feather Crafts in the past, those #s were easy to decipher. BTW, the original terquoise vinyl says "60s" too.
I have what seems to be the same boat. my registration says its a 1969. what ever it is its a great boat. I just love the look of the old closed bow aluminum boats. It was nice to finally see a boat just like mine.
I have what seems to be the same boat. my registration says its a 1969. what ever it is its a great boat. I just love the look of the old closed bow aluminum boats. It was nice to finally see a boat just like mine.
looks like the same thing i picked a few weeks ago I now have all the interior so I can put new in, Mines a 65 came with a chrysler 35 but im gonna put a 86 johnson 40 on mine mine also has the wood look
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