SuperSonic Seive - Page 6

Normally a more conservative manufacturer, Crosby's Swept-Fin, Circa 1958, was the only finned boat ever made by them. It was used by Mercury for the cover photo on each of their outboard owners manuals in either 57 or 58. Most of Crosby's designs, while well made, were very unassuming. These have a fantastic chromed potmetal grill on the deck with molded in bow light, and the fins are really quite large making this a very desirable boat. This one gets it's name from the way it leaked at the hull / deck parting line the first time I took it out for a spin.

This boats low production was largely due to it's impracticality, having j ust one bench seat, it cannot hold many people. It was also more expensive than a typical runabout due to it's design and trim level, yet it was produced by a well established company that had other models available to sustain them between "Swept Fin" sales. Although the only one of it's kind known at the moment, I believe this is not as rare as the preceding Vali IV. Nevertheless, I consider it a very collectible boat.

What likely makes it so uncommon today is that an ordinary boater could overlook this one, whereas the Vali IV, the Meteor, The CarAqua yet to be described, all of these boats with headlights are so astonishing that they are unlikely to be left sitting in a field somewhere. Even ordinary boaters become enthusiastic collectors when they find one of these super outlandish models tucked away somewhere.