you can't make this up

randall · Post by **randall** » Mar 17th, '13, 19:19

someone once sat down at a drawing board and thought this is what a boat should look like. friend bought a house and this was there.

randall · Post by **randall** » Mar 17th, '13, 19:24

the old merc is cool however.

Harry Babb · Post by **Harry Babb** » Mar 17th, '13, 20:02

Randall
I wonder if that is the same Herters that I once mail ordered fishing rods and gun power from back in the 70's.

I actually love that boat and would love to have one like it. My idea is to put an inboard 350 with over the transom pipes.......build a "Rat Fink" old boat with wings.......

What a cool boat! ! ! !

bh

Tony Meola · Post by **Tony Meola** » Mar 17th, '13, 21:20

I see some collector pieces there. I agree with Harry, that could be a cool boat. You could drag that to all kinds of shows and draw a croud.

Keith Poe · Post by **Keith Poe** » Mar 17th, '13, 21:37

Joe E · Post by **Joe E** » Mar 17th, '13, 22:36

What does he plan to do with it? I would love to restore it. Joe

randall · Post by **randall** » Mar 18th, '13, 06:59

i think the old owner is gonna drag it away.....we'll see.

Charlie J · Post by **Charlie J** » Mar 18th, '13, 07:52

harry herters yes
use to order all my decoys from them. thats a flash back

Al C · Post by **Al C** » Mar 18th, '13, 10:38

Looks good all cleaned up

Rawleigh · Post by **Rawleigh** » Mar 18th, '13, 11:17

Mikey would like it!! The George Jetson boat!!

PeterPalmieri · Post by **PeterPalmieri** » Mar 18th, '13, 12:30

There are varying opinions on what we define as "looks good". I agree with Rawleigh, if that windshield was only a glass bubble...

Bruce · Post by **Bruce** » Mar 18th, '13, 15:30

That boat pulled by a 57 Chevy would look good.
Color choice, not so much unless you live in the Kendall section of Miami.

Bob H. · Post by **Bob H.** » Mar 18th, '13, 19:10

Harry you building another boat? Sounds like a cool project and bit smaller than Denada...BH

Tony Meola · Post by **Tony Meola** » Mar 18th, '13, 21:52

It looks like the Edsel of the boating world. Just way way ahead of its time.

randall · Post by **randall** » Mar 19th, '13, 00:34

AC1977 wrote:Looks good all cleaned up

i think thats a different model.....bigger with more freeboard and proportionally smaller fins. you'd have to see this in real life.

mike ohlstein · Post by **mike ohlstein** » Mar 19th, '13, 07:24

http://www.acbs-bslol.com/Classicglass/Herters.htm

http://www.fiberglassics.com/library/Herters

randall · Post by **randall** » Mar 19th, '13, 10:34

i think its the "eldorado"...13 foot with straight trim lines along the rub rail. the larger boats swoop down a bit at the transom. the fins are WAY out of proportion to the boat. i mean like seriously huge!

Gert van Leest · Post by **Gert van Leest** » Mar 19th, '13, 15:50

nice fenderflares on the trailer....

Love these old things , now a days most of new the boats look like the latest Nike air , ( sunseeker , fiarline and the rest of all the english and italian shitpiles ).

BR Gert

Carl · Post by **Carl** » Mar 20th, '13, 14:44

Fins are the bubble boat Radar Archs of the 50's.
Non-functional and made bigger to meet customers egos or wants...

Ironman · Post by **Ironman** » Mar 20th, '13, 23:06

looks kinda "MOPAR" I like it!...
Wayne

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