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1956 Crestliner
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1956
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| Original Crestliner Voyager from 1956 Crestliner Catalog | ||
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2/6/02
I guarantee you will never find a Voyager
anywhere on the planet like this one. I got this boat about
three years ago, it was abandoned on a farm, filled with leaves,
sticks, and beer cans. I offered the owner a few bucks and it
was mine. I never knew what kind of boat it was, it just said
larson in the glove box and crestliner on the back corners. The
best quality was that it floated, and the motor worked
somewhat. The title says it is a 1959 Larson, 19' with a 1976 35
hp Evinrude. I believed this until I found this site.
I narrowed it down to being a Voyager, a 1956 18'. They must
have measured differently back then.
Before I had any clue as to what this boat
was supposed to look like I went to work on it. I just wanted a
fishing vessel. The following is a list of modern modifications:
1) New paint inside and out. I think the
original was like green, I also found yellow and brown?
2) New floor, plywood with grey carpet. 3) New carpeted bench
seat in the back, this took much cutting and re-cutting to get the
perfect fit. 4) Four new swivel seats. 5) New windshield,
this is a walkthrough windshield with the center piece taken out.
Good thing my dad is good with auto body filler, he did a perfect job
on this, looks like it came out of the factory! 6) Sharp looking
wooden side walls. These were a real challenge. The curve
in the boat is far from natural, only one way to get the boards cut
right, cut...sand...cut...sand...cut! 7) The convertible top, nice in
the summer sun and driving rain. 8) All new electrical hook-ups.
Switches for two lights and bilge pump. Two 12 volt cigarette
lighter sockets in dash. 9) Fish finder 10) Shelf
underneath the dash for the TV (small black and white). 11)
Trolling motor 12) All new controls, throttle and gear
box. 13) New light in back, old light in front. 14) Wooden
pieces in front of boat with anchor rope brackets. 15) Drink
holders on floor... can't forget these!
....and.....and I'm sure I've left out 15 other things.
Now I laugh when I see what it is supposed
to look like. I take this boat on Lake Erie all of the
time... It handles great. I will have to send more
pictures, some of the inside work.
Enjoy,
Nick Kaplack
Medina, Ohio
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Email: Nick
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