1903 TRUSCOTT "16-Foot Round Stern Launch" , i.e. "fantail". Used Classic Wooden Boat For Sale in Okoboji
Overview
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Price
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18000.00
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Type Of Boat
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Make
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TRUSCOTT
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Model
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"16-Foot Round Stern Launch" , i.e. "fantail".
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Year
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1903
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LOA (feet)
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16
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Hull Only (ft)
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Hull with Platform (ft)
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Hull with Platform and Pulpit (ft)
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Draft (ft)
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Beam (ft)
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Deck Material
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White oak
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Hull Material
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Cypress on oak
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Superstructure Material
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Oak cockpit and panelling
Location
- City
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Okoboji
- Province/State
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IOWA
- Country
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USA
Engine
- Engine Make
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Kermath
- Engine Model
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"3 hp."
- Engine Year
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- Horsepower
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3
- Cooling
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- Fuel Type
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Gas
General
- Boat Survey
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No
- Survey Date
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- Swim Platform
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No
- Trailer
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Yes
- Trailer Make
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- Trailer Model
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- Trailer Year
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- Cradle
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No
- Winter Cover
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No
- Dinghy
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No
- Dinghy Make
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- Cabins (number)
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- Air Conditioning
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Yes
- Heater
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Yes
- Wet Bar (With Sink)
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Yes
- Dry Bar (No Sink)
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Yes
- Head
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- Manual Head
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Not Specified
- Electric Head
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Not Specified
- Fire Extinguisher
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Not Specified
- Color of Canvas
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Green/white stripe
- Bridge Enclosure
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No
- Bridge Cover
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No
- Bridge Enclosure
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No
- Convertible Top
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Yes
- Side Curtains
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No
- Drop Curtain
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No
- Bimini (after)
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No
- Camper Back
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No
- Tonneau Cover
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No
- Deck Enclosure
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No
- Windshield Cover
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No
- Sleeps (Number of People)
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- Holding Tanks (total number)
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- Water Tanks
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Further Comments
This extraordinarily-graceful and quite rare classic fantail launch is in mid-restoration with all new steamed white oak ribs (56), floors, keel, deadwood, sternpost, and stern sheer plank and framing. The stem has been re-set. Otherwise ALL wood is original to boat. The Engine is an early replacement with original Truscott drive. All replacement fastenings are either copper rivets, or silicon bronze, the latter almost all beeswax-coated. All hardware (except bow light) is original, including patented adjustable hardware for striped/scalloped canopy (in tatters, but suitable for pattern). Fine delicate carved trailboards. All parts are bundled and tagged. There is a detailed inventory, and an extensive written description has been drafted. Included is a 1905 Truscott catalog, and c. 1922 Kermath parts list, diagram and manual (all reproductions). Many photos documenting restoration progress are available. Almost all the parts are original to the boat, and almost all of those parts are restorable by the meticulous restorer.
A less complete twin to this remarkable boat is displayed on the main exhibiion hall floor in the famed Deutches Museum in Munich; and identical or near-identical launches were supplied by Truscott to the 1903 St. Louis Louisiana Purchase Exposition.
