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<blockquote data-quote="mbullen" data-source="post: 512686" data-attributes="member: 24594">100% Texas Maid as evidenced by the diamond-oriented bow sheet.&nbsp; All models of TM had that distinctive rivet pattern.&nbsp; Pretty interesting company chartered by 5 Lone Star executives in 1957 - including RW McDonnell.I think you&#039;re spot-on with the 1960 Standard ID.&nbsp; The 22hp cap is a good confirmation.**Edit:&nbsp; the 1959 Standard also was rated for 22hp.&nbsp; The Standard apparently ran from &#039;57 to &#039;61 when it was replaced with the Rio Rey.&nbsp; Only &#039;59 and &#039;60 were a 22hp rating.&nbsp; The trade sheets from &#039;59 state a 61in beam and the sheet from &#039;60 shows a 60in beam (below).&nbsp; All other measurements were the same.Color scheme might dial it in if one could find some old literature that shows it.&nbsp; (your boat appears to have some remnants of the factory design still showing)(fwiw, I have a &#039;57 TM Osprey and the serial was stamped on the outside starboard transom, literally in the rub rail.&nbsp; I&#039;m unsure if that would be a consistent location, though.)</blockquote>

[QUOTE="mbullen, post: 512686, member: 24594"] 100% Texas Maid as evidenced by the diamond-oriented bow sheet. All models of TM had that distinctive rivet pattern. Pretty interesting company chartered by 5 Lone Star executives in 1957 - including RW McDonnell. I think you're spot-on with the 1960 Standard ID. The 22hp cap is a good confirmation. **Edit: the 1959 Standard also was rated for 22hp. The Standard apparently ran from '57 to '61 when it was replaced with the Rio Rey. Only '59 and '60 were a 22hp rating. The trade sheets from '59 state a 61in beam and the sheet from '60 shows a 60in beam (below). All other measurements were the same. Color scheme might dial it in if one could find some old literature that shows it. (your boat appears to have some remnants of the factory design still showing) (fwiw, I have a '57 TM Osprey and the serial was stamped on the outside starboard transom, literally in the rub rail. I'm unsure if that would be a consistent location, though.) [/QUOTE]

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