Re: Help ID'n this COOL old boat
I'd have to really give some serious thought as to whether or not it was even made on US soil. That thing for some reason makes me think of some of the camper boats more common to the UK. Although if it's 30.5' long, it's bit large for that.
What is that formation on the cabin roof? Some sort of fin or a taxi sign?
Possibly a river ferry or water taxi or some sort? It looks to hard to board to be meant for passenger service though.
The dual exaust could mean a V6, V8, V12 or other or even twin Inline 6 cylinders, which I think maybe more likely if it is indeed from the 40's or early 50's. Now seeing that it's 30.5' long, that seems more likely.
Another thing that comes to mind is that during the 50's and 60's there were several calls by the US navy for boat builders to come up with a prototype for a patrol boat for use in Asia, this could quite possibly be something to that effect.
Either way, it needs to be restored, its too original a boat to just let sit.
