[Leica] BOATING PAD - 1930's Elco Cruisette

[jhnichols at lighttube.net (Jim Nichols)]

Beautiful catch, Dick.  Thanks for sharing.

Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Richard Taylor" <r.s.taylor at comcast.net>
To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org>
Sent: Wednesday, August 12, 2009 12:06 PM
Subject: [Leica] BOATING PAD - 1930's Elco Cruisette


>I found this venerable beauty in Hadley Harbor on Cape Cod.  She is a 
>wonderfully restored 1930's Elco Cruisette.  This could be the 44-foot 
>custom version.  The standard model was 39-feet overall.
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/rtaylor/PICKS/2009_boating_pad/1939+Elco+Cruisette_300_4681.jpg.html
> or
> http://tinyurl.com/ktwb2v
>
> Elco boats date to the 1890's and were manufactured up until just  after 
> WW2. Additional information on the company can be found here:
>
> http://www.yachtserenity.com/elco.html
>
> and pictures of other Elco yachts and one of her sister ships can be 
> found here:
>
> http://www.yachtworld.com/core/listing/cache/searchResults.jsp?slim=quick&sm=3&luom=126&currencyid=100&searchtype=searchbar&Ntk=boatsEN&Ntt=elco
> or
> http://tinyurl.com/lolw8j
>
> D300, etc.
>
> C&C always encouraged.
>
>
> Regards,
>
> Dick
>
>
>
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