1960-1961 Grady White 17 1/2' Wood Lapstrake Outboard

[juliem]

Believe it or not, we have an original 1960 (or 1961) Grady-White outboard, 17 1/2 feet. We're the original owners. It's a wooden lapstrake boat in pretty good condition, given it's age. About 2' x 3' of lapstrake and about 1/4 of the transom need repair/replacement. Otherwise it's in good condition with original equipment. Do you think there's a market out there of anyone that would want to purchase our boat for restoration purposes? We're located about one hour outside of Detroit. Any comments would be appreciated. Please contact donjuliemcbride@msn.com
Thanks.

 

[Marty grady 272]

Just look on ebay for boats starting with "oldest first" and you will see a lot of older wood boats for sale. I don't know how many are actually sold. The Chris Craft all mahogany boats demand the highest prices as they are rebuilt into show condition, but there are others represented.

 

[juliem]

Thanks, Marty. I could not find out how to select "oldest first," but I did select power boats and wooden and learned a lot. Thanks much for the suggestion!

juliem

 

[offshore]

How much u looking for and does it have a trailer? thx

 

[gw204]

I would get in touch with the customer service dept at Grady White. They might be interested in it for display at the plant or something.

 

[Bob's Cay]

check with the Antique and Classic Boat Society. There are classic boat shows all over the country.

http://www.acbs.org/

 

[NOTHING ELSE MATTERS]

My dealer has one on display, i think is a 1964, in mint condition with a bill of sale on it, if i remember well i think it was like 1800 bucks then. So, maybe a dealer might be also interested of showing a piece of history like that. To tell you the truth i would love to own one, but i have one, is not a Grady but she is up there in condition. She was born in 1964 and was my first ever boat and she is still around in Greece under my uncles supervision. :wink: