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"Bill's Marina" |
| 1957 Century Coronado 21 ft! Hull #M57132 |
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| 18' Duffy This is our "goto" boat for entertaining and dinner on the lake. It is electric powered - like a golf cart. We enjoy the quiet cruising in the many secluded bays on Lake St Clair. With the side curtains we can even extend our cruising from early spring to late fall. The 6 MPH is even fast enough to surfboard a grandchild. |
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| Chris Craft
Hull #R-17-1817 |
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| 1948 Higgins 17' Sport Speedster Finally Bill bought a boat that does not need work. This little gem was found on Priest Lake in 2011 and joined the fleet in the boat garage in November. Higgins was famous for building the WWII Landing Craft (20,000) and PT boats. This boat was sold new in Sandpoint, ID. |
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2001 Motor Rebuilt 2004 Top and Sides Redone 2007 Upholstery 2008 New Bottom |
| 1973 Glastron Carlson CV-21 Modified 455 Olds Jet "Same model jet boat used in the movie 'Live and Let Die' by the bad guy!" |
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1935 GarWood Speedster It has been said that the 16 foot Gar Wood Speedster is, pound for pound, the most valuable classic production speed boat in the world. Miss Behave is certainly the most well known of the original five speedsters brought to the St. Lawrence in1935. Over the years, a number of copies of the boat have been produced, both on the St. Lawrence and abroad. An original cost roughly $1,350.00 when new, including a Gray Fireball Engine. Since 1935, Ed Noble of the Lifesaver Candy Company, told Wood that he and his friends wanted a small, sporty racer that would be like a water version of the popular European sports cars. Wood's answer was high performance sixteen footer with 2 seats aft of the engine that he called the "Speedster". Its performance and appearance was similar to a cut-down Gar Wood's famous Miss America racer. Noble fell in love with the boat and the first dozen produced were sent to the St. Lawrence River for Noble and his friends. His speedster was named the "Miss Behave" and others in the group were called "Miss Adventure, "Miss Chief", and "Miss Conduct." Speedster racing became a regular even on the St. Lawrence until the start of World War II. (Today the original "Miss Behave" is in the "Thousand Islands Shipyard Museum") The Speedster is surely a piece of boating history, classic lines with a very sporty look featuring a rear cockpit and a wonderful deck crown. Suits cold molded construction. See Pictures Below! |
| 1935 GarWood
Speedster Replica |
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