Can anyone tell me what type of boat this is??

[ibleedcolorss]

Hello all!

I have been searching for days as to what kind of boat this is.... Im in Illinois and literally the last 4 years I have driven by this boat and have always been curious as to what make/model it is... Me and a friend were going to stop by the house and ask some questions and try and get some answers and possibly some better photos although, my friend got off early today and stopped by without me. Soon enough if need be I will stop by and try to get some better answers... My friend says the guy was pretty "out there/odd" and only told him the boat was a pt military boat, after doing some research I quickly realized theres no way its an obvious 70-80' 1940s-1960s pt boat and that most of the old pt's were destroyed, minus a dozen or so... It seems from my view that it is aluminum although i've yet to see it closer than the road... and I would say its no longer than 18-24' in length... The gentleman he had spoken with said it was from the early 60's, and my friend says it still had "numbers" on the boat (possibly for military basis?) and was made out of a very heavy 3 layered alum. He also said that it had almost 1" thick window panes and mounts for some possible light artillery... While im only riding on what he has told us and from my picture it doesnt seem too realistic, although I am Nowhere near ... I cannot seem to find anything similar online although I have seen hours and hours of beautiful old boats... I have come across your forum and figured you gentlemen would have the best idea as I have read hours of your posts and topics for there is some great information here!! Ill attach a picture I had taken this morning on my way into work... I would really appreciate any input... Thanks guys!!!!

Chris

http://i1251.photobucket.com/albums/hh554/ibleedcolorss/IMG_3099.jpg

 

[Barnacle_Bill]

Re: Can anyone tell me what type of boat this is??

Looks like an old captain's gig.

 

[ibleedcolorss]

Re: Can anyone tell me what type of boat this is??

Looks like an old captain's gig.

Surely could be... I was wondering if anyone knew it era or a maker... i love the look although as of right now i dont know much about it...

 

[26aftcab454]

Re: Can anyone tell me what type of boat this is??

looks like an early 1950's Lone Star---not sure of model may be CrestLiner or Starliner---.snoop around on the fiberglassclassics.com -there may be a link to the loneStars==they have the sales liturature posted on line.

 

[ibleedcolorss]

Re: Can anyone tell me what type of boat this is??

looks like an early 1950's Lone Star---not sure of model may be CrestLiner or Starliner---.snoop around on the fiberglassclassics.com -there may be a link to the loneStars==they have the sales liturature posted on line.

Thanks!!! i will start to browse around...

 

[Wingedwheel]

Re: Can anyone tell me what type of boat this is??

It looks like a 50"s Lonestar to me.

 

[ibleedcolorss]

Re: Can anyone tell me what type of boat this is??

I was looking at hundreds of boats yesterday, on fiberglassclassics and couldnt find one really identical, although alot of similarities because of its age, also I was curious... are there literally only fiberglass boats on the site or are there boats of all kinds... I know that the boat I have posted is aluminum... so i wasnt too sure if that made a difference or not... I looked at alot of lone stars including the cabinaire's, starliners, and the crestliner, etc... and nothing is of the same style... if anyone can find me a picture that is a little closer that would be cool, but everything I was looking at has the similar old late 40-early 60s style but nothing really low cut cabined like the boat I uploaded.

 

[ibleedcolorss]

Re: Can anyone tell me what type of boat this is??

I take that back. I did see one old cruize master brochure that was pretty close... Im going to see what else i can pull up... Thanks guys

 

[ibleedcolorss]

Re: Can anyone tell me what type of boat this is??

It looks like a 50"s Lonestar to me.

I would have to agree, after looking at every brand under the aluminum category lone star seems to be the closest... time to dig deeper.

 

[chriscraft254]

Re: Can anyone tell me what type of boat this is??

Hard to tell anything for sure by the pic posted. If your that interested in her,I would definately stop by the home its sitting at and ask the owner what it is?

 

[josmo]

Re: Can anyone tell me what type of boat this is??

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