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Hinckley Talaria 29R
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In her sensuous lines and forms, the
Hinckley Talaria 29R has hints of Riva and Gar Wood.
Her bottom is more Ray Hunt, that gives better
performance at sea. |
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Hinckley Pinic boat
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Hinckley
is an iconic luxury brand. Everything is customizable,
down to the alignment of the screws. Many of the
production crew employees are akin to artisans, and
they can spend years working on a single boat.
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Riva Aquarama |
Our three-prong formula: good accuracy + premium
materials + top craftsmanship. |
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Pilar
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Hemingway
regularly fished off the Pilar in Key West, Florida,
Marquesas Keys, and the Gulf Stream off the Cuban
coast. He made three trips by boat to the Bimini
Islands, wherein his fishing and boxing exploits
drew much attention.
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Chris Craft Barrel Back
Available |
In the years just prior to
World War II, Chris-Craft produced some of its most
beautiful—and now most collectable boats in history,
the barrel backs. |
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Chris Craft
Triple
Cockpit
Available
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No other boat embraces the elegance of the mahogany
runabouts like the Chris-Craft Triple Cockpit Barrel
Back. It's sleek styling and flowing lines are ever
present in this 1930's beauty. Only 73 ever built.
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Chris Craft
Racing runabout
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In 1948, Chris
Craft introduced their 19-foot Racing Runabout. The
boats were built sleek and had largE engines which
produced a stunning speed od 50 mph. It was
a hit and Chris Craft made a total of 503 of them from 1948 through to 1954.
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Chris Craft Cobra |
The 21-foot Cobra
would make 55 miles per hour. Its dorsal fin
styling takes a cue from the Ventnor introduced in
1948. This one features 8-inch-wider beam and
weights 570 pounds more than the 18-foot version.
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Teaser
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The award-winning
Teaser became famous by winning the celebrated time
trial against the Twentieth Century Limited from New
York City to Albany in 1925. She beat the record by
more than an hour. The Twentieth Century Limited was
the fastest train on the rails at that time.
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Baby
Bootlegger
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Baby Bootlegger is perhaps the most
beautiful wooden boat ever built. She won the 1924
and 1925 Gold Cup race.
Baby Bootlegger will do 70 mph flat-out. In addition
to being a stunningly beautiful boat, she is
considered by many the best handling.
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Miss
Behave
Available
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The 16 foot Gar Wood speedster is, pound for pound,
the most valuable classic speed boat in the world.
Miss Behave is certainly the most well known of the
original five speedsters brought to the St. Lawrence
in 1935.
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Dixie II
Available |
The
legendary
Dixie II is the
winner of more than 100 consecutive races, including
two Gold Cups and two Harmsworth Trophies. The fastest motorboat in the
world, Dixie's average speed was 28 nautical miles
per hour.
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Typhoon
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Typhoon
measured 40' in length,
with a 2000 cu. in. Wright Typhoon engine. Like a
wild stallion, she was born to race. She had the
seating capacity to seat up to eight adults, in
three separate cockpits, but without the creature
comforts and safety of any windshields.
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Elco
Available |
The Electric Launch Company,
later renamed Elco Motor Yachts, began operations in
1893 and continued to 1949. It was resurrected in
1987 and continues today, producing hand crafted
replicas of some of its classic launches.
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Panther
Available |
Build by naval architect William D. Jackson, this
15' boat could run faster than 75 mph and have only
one point of contact with the water: its propeller.
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Zipper |
The Zipper was considered a fast hydroplane
of category 225. John Hacker designed this
wonderful boat. Zipper illustrates the sobriety
and the elegance of the runabouts of the 20s & 30s.
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Century Sabre
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The Quintessential early '60's styling of the
Century Sabres was unique in the boats of that era. With their removable t-tops, automotive style
interiors and powerful V8 engines there was nothing
else like them on the lakes.
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Century Coronado
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This 1965 Century Coronado has
been fully restored and won best in show at the
Coeur d'Alene Wooden Boat show in 2006. In 2008,
it won the Sheriff's award.
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Thunderbird
Tahoe
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Thunderbird is a 55-foot
speedboat designed by John Hacker and built by
Huckins in 1939. Today Thunderbird is equipped
with a twin 1000 hp Allison aircraft conversion
engines, allowing a top speed of 70 mph!
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Owens Flagship
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This famous model was
powered by a twin Hercules
flathead 6 cylinder engines with a top speed of 20
knots and a cruising speed of 8 to 12 knots.
Built in
Baltimore, Maryland.
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