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1962 american finn runabout
Posted: Wed Nov 09, 2011 4:21 am
by 59FLPAN
anybody know where there is info and history on american finn boats? they were made in freeport N.Y. from 1958 thru 1962, having a tuff time finding any artifacts ect,.
much appreciated
jeff
Posted: Wed Nov 09, 2011 5:47 am
by LancerBoy
Might be some information in the Glassic Library at
www.fiberglassics.com
I have seen advertisements for them in old boating magazines.
Andreas
1962 american finn runabout
Posted: Sun Nov 20, 2011 1:21 pm
by 59FLPAN
OK, i have a strange piece of equipment that was stored in the bow of my 1962 american finn runabout, it is a galvanized tube about 4ft in lenght, inside there is a wooden pole with a handle on one end and a what appears to be a piece of leather wrapped around the wooden pole and shaped like a cone or funnel, anybody have any idea what this was used for? i'll try to post a picture.
jeff
Posted: Sun Nov 20, 2011 1:57 pm
by Phill Blank
59FLPAN,
Almost sounds like it could be an old manual bilge pump.
Phill
1962 american finn runabout
Posted: Sun Nov 20, 2011 5:41 pm
by 59FLPAN
yes, that may be, so you draw the water up the tube, the leather cone seals the tube, there is a side opening 6in from the top where the water will drain overboard.
really cool vintage item
jeff
Posted: Mon Nov 21, 2011 11:29 am
by Phill Blank
59FLPAN,
Post a few pictures so we can confirm what it is.
Phill
1962 american finn runabout
Posted: Mon Nov 21, 2011 2:55 pm
by 59FLPAN
i am having difficulty's with photo's, nothing is simple anymore