1912 ELCO 55′ DAY CRUISER/COMMUTER

1912 ELCO 55′ DAY CRUISER/COMMUTER – ELECTRIC POWERED AND IN VERY GOOD OVERALL CONDITION. BEAUTIFUL ORIGINAL HONDURAS MAHOGANY HULL WITH MAHOGANY TOPSIDES. JUST LISTED AND WAITING FOR BETTER PICTURES.

DOCUMENTED WELL KNOWN AMERICAN ONE FAMILY OWNERSHIP SINCE NEW!!  HOW OFTEN CAN YOU SAY THAT!!  AS SHOWN ON ELCO RECORDS HULL NUMBER 717 WAS DELIVERED JUNE 15TH, 1912 TO ONE ADOLPHUS BUSCH OF ANNHEISER BUSCH FAME. CURRENTLY IN POSSESSION OF ONE OF THE GREAT GRANDSONS.

FRESH WATER USE ALL OF IT’S LIFE AND THE SAME SHIPWRIGHT CUSTODIAN HAS CARED FOR HER FOR THE LAST 30 YEARS. WAS CONVERTED TO GAS POWER PROBABLY IN THE 1940’S OR 50’S BUT MORE RECENTLY CONVERTED BACK TO ELECTRIC PROPULSION AGAIN IN 2011/12 BUT WITH MODERN ELECTRIC SYSTEMS AND BATTERIES WITH LESS THAN 100 HOURS USE SINCE. SOME HULL RESTORATION WAS UNDERTAKEN AT THE SAME TIME.

RECENT (2015) SURVEY AVAILABLE TO QUALIFIED BUYERS.  CURRENT (FAMILY) OWNERS MOVING TO SOUTH FLORIDA AND DO NOT WANT TO USE HER IN SALT WATER SO RELUCTANTLY LOOKING FOR NEW CARETAKERS.

MORE HI-RES PICTURES COMING.