Magnolia - Revision history

HandyAndy: added 1959 article

2016-11-05T07:24:25Z

added 1959 article

HandyAndy: added 1960 ad

2014-07-07T23:36:20Z

added 1960 ad

HandyAndy at 18:52, 5 July 2014

2014-07-05T18:52:58Z

HandyAndy at 18:52, 5 July 2014

2014-07-05T18:52:41Z

HandyAndy: added 1960 ad and article

2014-07-05T18:52:06Z

added 1960 ad and article

HandyAndy: added owner history

2013-03-16T01:23:47Z

added owner history

HandyAndy: added model info and fixed boats in use link

2013-03-10T14:30:06Z

added model info and fixed boats in use link

HandyAndy at 04:50, 21 February 2013

2013-02-21T04:50:52Z

HandyAndy at 04:50, 21 February 2013

2013-02-21T04:50:39Z

HandyAndy: added Mississippi marathon blurb

2013-02-21T04:41:40Z

added Mississippi marathon blurb

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 '''1959 Stuff:'''
 <gallery>
-File:BHBPHOTO32.JPG | 1959 Magnolia Barracuda test
+File:BHBPHOTO32.JPG | 1959 Magnolia Barracuda [[Mercury|Mercury Mark 58AE]] test
 File:Magnoliaa59001.jpg |1959 Magnolia Ad
 </gallery>

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 File:Magnoliaa60001.jpg | 1960 Magnolia Ad
 File:Magnoliaa60002.jpg | 1960 Magnolia II Article
 </gallery>

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 <gallery>
 File:Magnoliaa60001.jpg | 1960 Magnolia Ad
-File:Magnoliaa60001.jpg | 1960 Magnolia II Article
+File:Magnoliaa60002.jpg | 1960 Magnolia II Article
 </gallery>

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-History Needed. Please contact us to contribute to or edit this page.
+Additional History Needed. Please contact us to contribute to or edit this page.
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 File:Magnoliaa60001.jpg | 1960 Magnolia Ad
 File:Magnoliaa60001.jpg | 1960 Magnolia II Article
 [http://www.fiberglassics.com/index.php?searchword=Magnolia&ordering=newest&searchphrase=exact&Itemid=88&option=com_search Magnolia Boats in Use]

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-In 1960, Omar Lennen became general manager of Magnolia Boats. At the time of his appointment, F. L. Cappaert was listed as the president of the corporation (The Skipper, Vol. 20, pg. 11).
+In 1960, Omar Lennen became general manager of Magnolia Boats. At the time of his appointment, F. L. Cappaert was listed as the president of the corporation (The Skipper, Vol. 20, pg. 11). Also in 1960, the company sponsored the 10,000 mile voyage of a 22' outboard Magnolia Family Cruiser model, skippered by Bob Cummings (15) and Andrew Triche (37), from Vicksburg, MS to Fort Bragg, California. Plans included continuing the journey to Anchorage, Alaska (see article below).
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 </gallery>
 [http://www.fiberglassics.com/index.php?searchword=Magnolia&ordering=newest&searchphrase=exact&Itemid=88&option=com_search Magnolia Boats in Use]

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	A 16' Magnolia catamaran powered by twin 70 HP Mercury motors placed first in the 1959 St. Louis - New Orleans stock outboard boat marathon race on the Mississippi River. The boat was driven by Carlton Johnson and Roy B. Fulton of Greenville, MS (Sept. 25, 1959, The Deseret News, Mercury advertisement). Most notably, these fellows beat the winner of the last three of these races, Byron Pool. The other top five placing boats included two [[Jav Lyn\|Jav Cats]], [[Crownline]], and [[Glass Magic]]. A [[Power Cat]] took sixth. Some insight into this race is provide by Danny Leger, son of [[Power Cat\|Ray Leger]]: http://www.powercatboat.com/race/story.html		A 16' Magnolia catamaran powered by twin 70 HP Mercury motors placed first in the 1959 St. Louis - New Orleans stock outboard boat marathon race on the Mississippi River. The boat was driven by Carlton Johnson and Roy B. Fulton of Greenville, MS (Sept. 25, 1959, The Deseret News, Mercury advertisement). Most notably, these fellows beat the winner of the last three of these races, Byron Pool. The other top five placing boats included two [[Jav Lyn\|Jav Cats]], [[Crownline]], and [[Glass Magic]]. A [[Power Cat]] took sixth. Some insight into this race is provide by Danny Leger, son of [[Power Cat\|Ray Leger]]: http://www.powercatboat.com/race/story.html

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		+	In 1960, Omar Lennen became general manager of Magnolia Boats. At the time of his appointment, F. L. Cappaert was listed as the president of the corporation (The Skipper, Vol. 20, pg. 11).
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		+	Born in Michigan, F.L. Cappaert was president and with his wife Marilynn were sole owners of Magnolia Mobile Homes Manufacturing Company which merged in 1966 in an $18 million dollar deal with Guerdon Industries, Inc. to become one of the nation's largest mobile home builders. Cappaert then held a 70% stake in Guerdon and served as chairman and CEO. A.W. Arnold and A.V. Schaff joined the board of directors of Guerdon, having been Magnolia Homes executives (Aug 16, 1966 New York Times; Aug 24, 1964 The Bonham Daily Favorite). In 1971, Cappaert bought the Diamond REO truck division from White Motor Corp. (July 16, 1971 Wall Street Journal). In 1976, F.L. Cappaert was managing partner of Cappaert Enterprises and sold $10 million of shares in Elpac, Inc., an oil and gas service company he served as chairperson (Jan 31, 1976 New York Times).

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 '''Model Info:'''
 <gallery>
-File:Magnoliabb001.jpg |1959 to 1962 Magnolia models
+File:Magnoliabb001.jpg |1959 to 1962 Magnolia outboard boat models
 </gallery>
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 File:Magnoliaa59001.jpg |1959 Magnolia Ad
 </gallery>

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−	A 16' Magnolia catamaran powered by twin 70 HP Mercury motors placed first in the 1959 St. Louis - New Orleans stock outboard boat marathon race on the Mississippi River. The boat was driven by Carlton Johnson and Roy B. Fulton of Greenville, MS (Sept. 25, 1959, The Deseret News, Mercury advertisement). Most notably, these fellows beat the winner of the last three of these races, Byron Pool. The other top five placing boats included two [[Jav Lyn\|Jav Cats]], [[~~Crown Line~~]], and [[Glass Magic]]. A [[Power Cat]] took sixth. Some insight into this race is provide by Danny Leger, son of [[Power Cat\|Ray Leger]]: http://www.powercatboat.com/race/story.html	+	A 16' Magnolia catamaran powered by twin 70 HP Mercury motors placed first in the 1959 St. Louis - New Orleans stock outboard boat marathon race on the Mississippi River. The boat was driven by Carlton Johnson and Roy B. Fulton of Greenville, MS (Sept. 25, 1959, The Deseret News, Mercury advertisement). Most notably, these fellows beat the winner of the last three of these races, Byron Pool. The other top five placing boats included two [[Jav Lyn\|Jav Cats]], [[Crownline]], and [[Glass Magic]]. A [[Power Cat]] took sixth. Some insight into this race is provide by Danny Leger, son of [[Power Cat\|Ray Leger]]: http://www.powercatboat.com/race/story.html

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	Vicksburg, Mississippi		Vicksburg, Mississippi
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		+	A 16' Magnolia catamaran powered by twin 70 HP Mercury motors placed first in the 1959 St. Louis - New Orleans stock outboard boat marathon race on the Mississippi River. The boat was driven by Carlton Johnson and Roy B. Fulton of Greenville, MS (Sept. 25, 1959, The Deseret News, Mercury advertisement). The other top five placing boats included two [[Jav Lyn\|Jav Cats]], [[Crown Line]], and [[Glass Magic]]. A [[Power Cat]] took sixth. Some insight into this race is provide by Danny Leger, son of [[Power Cat\|Ray Leger]]: http://www.powercatboat.com/race/story.html
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