Old grumman combination sailfishing boat hi diana, i know what you mean, its hard to find any info on this boat. Visualize prices for grumman sportboat in seattle, wa on a graph. Six amazing boat hull designs youll never or rarely see in recreational boats. Square stern makes larger canoes stiffer and stronger. Stability is a top priority for the grumman square stern, available in 16, 17 and 19 foot lengths. To be sure the sport boats are not a flat back canoe. It, as well as the coleman scanoe, are patterned after grand lakers, wooden fishing guide boats built on grand lake, maine for oar power, subsequently modified for the advent of small outboard engines with the addition of more bearing aft and a flat tumblehome. Square stern grumman sport boat for sale 15 ft 4 inches rated for 5 hp and around 1100 capacity. Oldguydiy grumman sportboat sport boat canoe overview mods. It is one of very few designs to be fairly efficient at all three. Evinrude 2 hp runs great and has original owners manual. I have a grumman sport boat and want a sail kit for it.
The boat is bone stock, od green, a single set of oarlocks, foam under the bow and gunwales. Each grumman canoe is hand riveted with speciallydesigned t6. The sport boat is designed to be rowed, paddled, or powered by an outboard motor. They also made a sport canoe a flat back canoe that is 15 and a half feet and 17 feet like the sport boat that is a displacement hull as well. Wide enough to stand in and shoot a gun from making it an excellent duck hunting platform. The boat is super stable, tracks straight, and is tough as nails.
I have a 1968 grumman sport canoe which is the same as a sport boat without the flotation i run a 1957 7. Find grumman boat parts boat parts on sale below with the biggest choice of grumman boat parts boat parts anywhere online. However for its age it appears to have been very well kept in protected environment. A wakeboard boat is designed for a big wake, not a soft ride. Ive had many adventures in my 17foot standard grumman canoe built by marathon. Andy renzetti anyway, i like the guy and did some free work and helped him out here and there.
An uncle of mine has a place in minnneeeesoter and would love this boat, so im thinking of teaming with my aunt and building the. Designed for outboard power, all square stern canoes feature a transom gusset of tough. I compare kayaks to sport cars and my grumman to a station wagon. Peter granata, owner of palmetto bluff, south carolinabased granata design, has been designing boats since the early 1970s. Presently based at my place in florida, made in 1959 and no leaks yet. I get a 1971 grumman sport boat with a matching 71 4 horse evinrude. Clean transferable titles in hand for boat and trailer. The real sport boats were built in the 1970s and earlier. Hey forumites, i have a question that im guessing may not have an answer. My requirements are that it needs to be stable enough to allow one person to stand in the bow and fly fish.
The alaska moose hunting guidebook is now available. With a number of awardwinning designs and patented ideas under. The earlier version is very tender and one needs to sit almost dead center for stability, but it will plane w. I believe these things mean the boat falls into the second generation of sport boats.
Grumman sport boats are no longer built because somebody told me it was impractical to put flotation high enough up so that a sunk boat would pass the test and stay right side up with the engine that it was rated for 6 hp. The boat is completely redone with marine grade primer and paint. I found a great deal on a grumman sport boat, 153 aluminum rated for a 7hp. The special bulb t keel on grummans 15 sportboat and 19 ft. We just found a grumman sport boat to add to our fleet and i am looking for some input. In smaller outboards the weight difference between 2 stroke and 4 stroke motors is especially evident. Its been as simple as that since the first neanderthal hacked out a log canoe, and for experienced mariners its difficult to envision anything else happening when waves and boats interact.
I would much prefer to tripfish out of a sb than flatback canoe if using a motor and not also paddlingnot using the motor, but then a 1416 boat is better yet. I have a 56 pound radisson 14 transom a lightweight version of a grumman sport boat that i run with a 2 stroke johnson 4 hp motor. Best boat for rough seas, rough water boats boating magazine. Quiet as a summer breeze, our deep, fivekeel hull design makes for a more stable, smooth. New lift for grumman sport boat alaska outdoors forums.
A grumman sportboat is a 15 4 long, 43 wide square stern canoe manufactured in america. Both have been in the water about a dozen times, and have been stored in a barn in indiana for the better part of 36 years. Robb white version of the grumman sport boat youtube. If you get a grumman sport boat try for one that is pre 1976. They are more stable initial stability, take it past that threshold, and they will go over, they have a mix of a planing hull and displacement.
Grumman sport boat classified ads indepth outdoors. I want to see your rig and how you have outfitted it to your needs. These are the boats the wardens used to use, they are no longer made and are in high demand. See more ideas about canoe, kayaking and canoe and kayak. If you had to you could run some side pontoons on it for stability. Its a rather intriguing design that definitely has almost every good quality one can think of for inland waterways and protected briny areas. A 14 foot lund is a good choice and the babbitt portage wheels cant be beat. A grumman sportboat, also sport boat, sportcanoe, or sportee is a 15 4 long, 43 wide square stern canoe manufactured in america. Delftload is an advanced on board stability calculation program for any type of vessel. It uses an attractive, realistic model of your vessel, where you enter and. Boat owners manuals since 1998, iboats is the most trusted water lifestyle online store for boat parts and accessories, boats for sale, and forums. The boat weighs approximately 1600 pounds with an empty fuel tank and without any gear or passengers.
Levoy drive, suite 100 taylorsville, ut 84123 18008691686 0018015710071 outside the u. The grumman sportboat, or sport canoe is 156 in length so yes it gives up a little lentgth to th 19 obviously. This grumman by omc pontoon has a aluminum hull, is 20 feet long and 96 inches wide at the widest point. I have used it waterfowling a few times but mostly on small lakes fishing in the boundary waters. For sale is my 1991 grumman sport boat with a 5 hp merc and trailer. They came off of a 17 74 grumman, but will fit any year grumman from that period the grummans have predrilled holes for these crossers to attach to. Stability is a top priority for the grumman square stern, available in. Im a cnc programmer and ive been doing some work for a guy that manufactures fly tying vices.
Shorter boats weigh less, are less affected by winds and are easier to maneuver and. It addresses flotation, trim, stability and strength by calculating. I am new to this forum, i have a 1975 grumman sport boat with sail rig. The grumman plate on starboard side transom identifies it as 105gpc2, and a port side plate says that she is rated for an engine up to 22 hp. Since 1998, iboats is the most trusted water lifestyle online store for boat parts and accessories, boats for sale, and forums. Initial stability means the boat is stable when resting flat on the water. Engine for grumman sport boat discussion in started by moose1, apr 4, 2014. Dont confuse the grumman sport boat with the typical grumman 15 square stern canoe. This may be the perfect small water hunting, fishing. Despite the aluminum hull on this pontoon, we recommend that the boat be kept dry and covered in order to preserve the value of the boat. Hello this group is for ownersadmirers of the grumman sport boat. This site is protected by trustwaves trusted commerce program. Boat guys inc chautauqua marina mayville, new york 716.
Both keels are made of tough, solid aluminum extrusions. Seakeeper gyroscopic stabilization can turn that rocking, rolling boat into a shockingly stable platform. The big differences id say from use is sport boats are not able to portage overhead like other canoes and dont paddle easily with canoe paddles as too wide, most have oar locks. I have owned a 15ft grumman sport boat for 5 years now and found that it is the most stable canoe that i have ever used, the first time i had it on the river i was. In the bwca guys run 15 hp but you would want someone upfront. And long before the grumman s there was a style of boat known as a grand laker still popular today. I just saw a 1971 grumman sport boat listed in des moines craigs list.
This 22page booklet is a great resource of alaska moose hunter, regardless of experience level. If they no longer make them could i make one myself. He took inspiration from the wildly popular aluminum grumman sport boat of the 1950s. Its our ultimate offering for serious fishing or just plain cruising fun. Ghs is a software system for the design and evaluation of all types of ships and floating structures. Mine was a 1974 and it didnt have a dent or a loose rivet in it after 40 years. I recently purchased a grumman sailrowmotor boat that i found on craigslist. The grumman 19 foot square stern is 5 times the boat that the 15 foot grumman sport boat is. It, as well as the coleman scanoe, are patterned after grand. Blue boat cover fits grumman fisherman 145 19901991.
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