Taft Marine

Name: Taft Marine
Brand: Not Specified
SKU: 13375
Price: 2000.00 USD
Availability: InStock
Rating: 4.25 (4 reviews)

Price:

$2,000

Boat location:

Osseo, Minnesota, United States

Ships to:

United States

Year:

1958

Make:

Not Specified

Trailer:

Included

Engine Make:

Mercury Engine

Engine Model:

Mark 35A

Length:

14.0 feet

Raiting:

Condition:

Used

Seller Notes:

This boat has always been stored inside and seldom used for the past 30 years. The motor is a 1959 Mark 35A Mercury and has been well maintained. All rubber parts in fuel system were replaced to accept modern fuels.

Description:

Antique

boat is made from a kit manufactured by Taft Marine in Minneapolis in 1958 and assembled by owner.

It is 14 feet long with a plywood hull covered with fiberglass.The decking is mahogany plywood

stained and finished with urethane spar varnish. Boat was recently repainted

inside and out. This boat has always been stored inside and seldom used for the

past 30 years. The motor is a 1959 Mark 35A Mercury and has been well

maintained. All rubber parts in fuel system were replaced to accept modern

fuels. There is a speedometer on the dash and a canvas cover. An anchor and

life jackets will be provided. License is good through 2014.

Questions

Bob - 07/08 12:00AM

Did you sell you boat? I worked at Taft Marine Woodcraft that was located in Columbia Heights, MN. This was my first "real job" after graduating from high school in 1964. At that time Taft was only selling sailboat kits. His brother Warren had opened a fiberglass canoe plant in Annandale, MN. It was sad to see this era wither away as Larson, Alumacraft, and other big-time players entered the market.

elrenekundehamann - 30/05 11:11PM

hi === note your message ---- I worked at TMW in the office for 12 plus yrs? Would I know you? Did you work in the shop ??

Robert Chudek - 12/05 6:45PM

I just found your message. . . I probably talked to you in the office when I was a kid asking for the latest catalog. By the time I worked there, in the shop, I am pretty sure it was only Bob who was upfront in the office. I think I worked there in 1964 and 1965 time periods.

Chad Slagle - 31/05 6:02PM

I am very interested in your boat if it is still available. My grandfather had one almost like this, and my dad got rid of it before I was old enough to enjoy it. Please let me know if it is still available. Thank you!

Chad Slagle