A 1958, 18 ft. Greavette Utility

This boat was purchase a couple of years ago for storage owed. All hardware was taken off, giving us no clue what type of boat it was. She became fondly referred to as “the Mystery Boat”.
In Sept. 2007 at the Guys in Their Garages tour, Patrick Keef (Buchanan expert) kindly offered to research it from the Engine Serial number. Within a month we found out that engine was delivered to the Greavette factory on January 3rd, 1958. The mystery has been solved!
After visiting and snooping around Clarion Boats in Campbellford recently, Dwight showed Murray a nice 18’-20’ Chris-Craft that originally was a Utility, but during restoration had been turned into a gentlemen’s racer. "I now can’t get this idea out of my head for this Greavette!!" Another future project waiting its turn….

"Two Feet Short of a Load", a 1957, 16ft. Peterborough Royal

Murray's next project... A little bit of work ahead, but what a little beauty!

Interior

Stern

Front view notice the bullnose

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Some other family favourites:

Brad Parnell's Whaler:

Brad's Glastron ... under restoration:

Another "FibreClassic":

Murray's Duke - on display at the Guys in Their Garages Tour:

A 1940's Lakefield Rowboat, and a beautiful little Peterborough Craft from 1930...

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