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thanks again if i get any info to identify it i will get back to you phil

thanks anyway. any idea on the vintage and the oarlock design/manufacture

Are you able to identify this boat? This post is in response to my previous question posted on lyman web site. http://i488.photobucket.com/albums/rr247/phil21a/phil001.jpg http://i488.photobucket.com/albums/rr247/phil21a/phil002.jpg http://i488.photobucket.com/albums/rr247/phil21a/phil003.jpg http:/...

yes Andreas we have comunicated in the past about a 1954 thompson tvt. the photo gallery i was refering to was on the lymam boatworks web site iwill try to post some pictures which web site would you prefer thanks phil

Fiberglass covering was not offered according to the 1954 catalog. The transom would not have originally been painted. It would have been varnished - both inside and out. Anderas interesting in that the original owner stated that the boat was in original condition. the hull no. is cx4 459 w the trn...

Yes, factory applied fiberglass coating was offered on the strip built hulls in 1955. It could be applied either from spray rail to spray rail or from gunwale to gunwale. This was only offerd at the Peshtigo factory, not Cortland. Page 23 of brochure 55-P tells about the details. Brochure 55-C has ...

I found the following on the internet. This is a 14' 1955 Thompson TVT Super Deluxe Runabout, this boat was found in Racine, Wisconsin. This is one of the first built in 1955 with a fiber-glass hull, glassed from spray rail to spray rail, in the specs from the thompson catalog read 14' Length 54'' ...