Studebaker boat?

[BRIZBOMB]

i know Loewy designed some Dorsett boats...
but did STUDEBAKER ever make any aluminum boats?
there's a small aluminum boat for sale in my area that is said to be made by studebaker... weird.

amazingly, google turns up nothing

please visit the Studebaker Conestoga Owner Registry! http://studebakerconestoga.com/

[studegary]

Not that I am aware of. An aluminum structure or skin seems too far afield from what Studebaker was doing. Studebaker engines were used in boats. Maybe someone else will prove my recollection to be incorrect.

Gary L.
1954 Commander Starliner (restomod)
1959 DeLuxe pickup (restomod)

[BRIZBOMB]

apparently, upon more searching, i've found out that Studebaker boats were built by a guy named Studebaker, no connection to the car company other than sharing the family name.
built in Topeka KS as one of the first welded aluminum boats ever made.

again... weird



please visit the Studebaker Conestoga Owner Registry! http://studebakerconestoga.com/

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here's a small photo of it, just for fun


please visit the Studebaker Conestoga Owner Registry! http://studebakerconestoga.com/

[DilloCrafter]

quote:but did STUDEBAKER ever make any aluminum boats?

I guess the Weasel doesn't count, since it was not aluminum.

[img=left]http://rocketdillo.com/studebaker/misc/images/Current_Avacar.gif[/img=left] - DilloCrafter


1955 1/2 Ton Pickup
The Red-Headed Amazon