Reply To: Color of 1956 Javelin junction box

[Jeffrey Durst]

Here’s a few more pictures of the new boat. It was made by Wagemaker in Grand Rapids Michigan. The hull is cold molded plywood and the deck is mahogany. It’s 15 ft. long and weighs 400 lbs. I like to be able to go out boating by myself so I like a boat that is easy for one man to handle. I just got to take it out once before all of the Corona Virus craziness hit but I had no trouble getting it on and off the trailer solo. I really wasn’t in the market for another boat until I saw this little beauty pop up last summer. It was originally priced way out of my price range but it didn’t sell and I kept an eye on it until the price dropped in January to closer to my range. I went to look at it in February and fell head over heels. The Johnson wasn’t running at the time but it looked like it was in perfect condition but you never know. I made an offer and the owner was gracious enough to accept and I pulled it home that day. Two days later I had all the fuel lines cleaned out, the carb cleaned up, the wires all re-tipped and she fired up on the first go. “Sometimes even a blind hog finds and acorn” as my dear ole dad used to say…

Hey mas, how about showing us a picture of that ’57 Lark? Those are really beautiful motors!