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Watering Hole
Vintage aluminum 12’
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<blockquote data-quote="mbullen" data-source="post: 492821" data-attributes="member: 24594"><p>Sears didn't actually make anything, they contracted private label manufacturers. Same with Montgomery Wards / Sea King, etc.</p><p>To narrow down the age, the badging will read Elgin up to 1964 and Sears after '64.</p><p>After 1972, you would also find the 12-digit Federal HIN plate on the transom. (Which can be decoded for all this info)</p><p>To narrow down the manufacturer, pics are a necessity. Construction clues are the transom and bracing, seats and bracing, splash rail length, and the corner caps. </p><p>The great majority of tinnies were Sea Nymphs, but multiple others had runs.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="mbullen, post: 492821, member: 24594"] Sears didn't actually make anything, they contracted private label manufacturers. Same with Montgomery Wards / Sea King, etc. To narrow down the age, the badging will read Elgin up to 1964 and Sears after '64. After 1972, you would also find the 12-digit Federal HIN plate on the transom. (Which can be decoded for all this info) To narrow down the manufacturer, pics are a necessity. Construction clues are the transom and bracing, seats and bracing, splash rail length, and the corner caps. The great majority of tinnies were Sea Nymphs, but multiple others had runs. [/QUOTE]
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