[Leica] BOATING PAD - 1930's Elco Cruisette

[philipprice80 at yahoo.com (Philip Price)]

Hi Dick, What a gorgeous boat, and well captured ! It reminds me of the old 
wooden hulled cruising boats that used to be seen on the Norfolk Broads here 
in the UK. It conjours images ( pardon the pun ) of lazy summer days rounded 
off by cocktails !! regards a frustrated cocktail shaker ! ( Phil )




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From: Richard Taylor <r.s.taylor at comcast.net>
To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
Sent: Wednesday, August 12, 2009 6:06:30 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?cyid=100&searchtype=searchbar&Ntk=boatsEN&Ntt=elco
or
http://tinyurl.com/lolw8j

D300, etc.

C&C always encouraged.


Regards,

Dick




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