Marinette History...Interesting Find

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Marinette History...Interesting Find

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thepaintman
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Never any info on the River Cruiser houseboat. :(
69 River Cruiser houseboat
Twin Chrysler 318's
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Running Erie Canal from mile 240.3
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Thank you Carl
W. J. Brockman
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Bolles Harbor, Michigan
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Great, Carl.
I have never seen a 29ft. Anyone have one?
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very interesting. Looks like a lot of mfgs. bit the dust just after the '08 financial debacle.
thanks for sharing this.
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ddependo wrote:Great, Carl.
I have never seen a 29ft. Anyone have one?
Wayne
I wonder if it’s just a 28 flybridge...
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No..I have an original brochure of that model
The 28 flybridge is a 28 hardtop w/ a small flybridge
The 29 is a sedan
W. J. Brockman
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Barkley Dave has one I believe - was for sale
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If you google the book, it's put together by Ed McKnew, along with many other marine publications. As with any massive "encyclopedia", as I have seen in my large, personal library of antique auto literature, no one author will get it all correct. There are several models he left out, and detail of each is limited at best. I would guess that manufacturer specific web sites and forums offer far more history and insight than any one book could ever hope to encompass. No offense to Mr. McKnew, but I've seen more research put into simple magazine articles.
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1974 37' SedanFlybridge
Twin 360 Chryslers.
Marblehead, Ohio
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