HP ? for 1957 Cruisers Commodore

[JALL]

The Thompson CD ROM shows the specs for the 1957 Cruisers Inc. 16' boats as up to 60hp using single or twin motors. The Fiberglassics web site ( Cruisers Inc. ) shows a page out of I don't know what but lists the 1957 Commodore as up to 110hp. Can anyone tell me what the Fiberglassics page is from and why the different hp ratings? Thank You

[LancerBoy]

Those two sheets in the fiberglassics.com Library are from a circa 1963 Blue Book on boat values.

The 1957 Cruisers, Inc. brochure shows the Commodore model 300 at 16'-1" centerline length. The Seafarer 200 and 202 were 15'-1" centerline length. I do not find any HP ratings for any of the boats. In 1958 the Sefarer increased in length to 15'-9 1/2" and is listed for rating up to 75 HP. The Commodore 300 became the Commander 300 with length of 16'-1" and rated for up to 110 HP.

Andreas

[JALL]

Yes the '57 Commodore is 1" more than the 16' and 60hp referred to in the Thompson CD ROM. On page 3 of the 1957 Cruisers catalog in Construction Features it has the hp ratings for the boats and mentioned 60hp for up to 16'. The 16' and 16'1" is so close that I just wanted to make sure I wasn't hanging too much motor on the boat. Thanks

[JALL]

I should have said 16' boats rated for up to 60hp. Sorry

[LancerBoy]

The "16 ft." boats were NOT 16 ft. long. In 1957 they were 15'-1" centerline length and in 1958 they werer 15'-9 1/2" long. All boat companies round up when describing the length.

Andreas