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− | In 1903 Star Tank Corporation of Goshen, Indiana, a maker of farm feeders | + | In 1903 Star Tank Corporation of Goshen, Indiana, a maker of farm feeders and tanks, decided that their process for making tanks would work well for |
− | and tanks, decided that their process for making tanks would work well for | + | making metal boats. In 1920 the Star Tank and Boat company was making metal boats. The first aluminum model was introduced in 1952. By 1957 they were making 10 models of aluminum and 6 models of galvanized steel boats under the Starcraft Boat Company name. |
− | making metal boats. In 1920 the Star Tank and Boat company was making metal | + | <br><br> |
− | boats | + | It is shortly after this time that they started to also make fiberglass boats. In 1958, three fiberglass models were introduced. By 1962 Starcraft was making 7 models of fiberglass boats, and continue to make aluminum and fiberglass boats to this day. |
− | galvanized steel boats under the Starcraft Boat Company name. | + | <br><br> |
− | <br> | + | Note: Starcraft Marine of Topeka, Indiana is the current maker of Starcraft boats, and shares the Starcraft name with 3 other divisions using the |
− | <br> | + | Starcraft name in the recreation industry. The Starcraft name seems to be all that has survived many corporate sales and I have not received any information directly from Starcraft Marine about their fiberglass boat history. |
− | It is shortly after this time that they started to also make fiberglass | ||
− | boats. | ||
− | fiberglass | ||
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− | continue to make aluminum and fiberglass boats to this day. | ||
− | <br> | ||
− | <br> | ||
− | Note: Starcraft Marine of Topeka, Indiana is the current maker of Starcraft | ||
− | boats, and shares the Starcraft name with 3 other divisions using the | ||
− | Starcraft name in the recreation industry. The Starcraft name seems to be | ||
− | all that has survived many corporate sales and I have not received any | ||
− | information directly from Starcraft Marine about their fiberglass boat | ||
− | history. | ||
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+ | '''Model Information''' | ||
+ | <gallery> | ||
+ | File:Starcraftbb001.jpg|1958 to 1960 Starcraft outboard boat models | ||
+ | File:Starcraftbb002.jpg|1961 to 1962 Starcraft outboard boat models | ||
+ | File:Starcraftbb003.jpg|1965 Starcraft outboard boat models | ||
+ | File:Starcraftbb004.jpg|1966 to 1967 Starcraft outboard boat models | ||
+ | File:Starcraftbb005.jpg|1968 to 1969 Starcraft outboard boat models | ||
+ | File:Starcraftbb006.jpg|1970 to 1971 Starcraft outboard boat models | ||
+ | </gallery> | ||
+ | |||
+ | |||
+ | ==1950== | ||
+ | '''1950 Information''' | ||
+ | <gallery> | ||
+ | File:Starcrafta50001.jpg | 1950 Starcraft Ad | ||
+ | </gallery> | ||
+ | |||
+ | |||
+ | ==1953== | ||
+ | '''1953 Information''' | ||
+ | <gallery> | ||
+ | File:Starcrafta53001.jpg|1953 Starcraft Ad | ||
+ | </gallery> | ||
+ | |||
+ | |||
+ | ==1956== | ||
+ | '''1956 Information''' | ||
+ | <gallery> | ||
+ | File:Starcrafta56001.jpg|1956 Starcraft New Models Ad | ||
+ | </gallery> | ||
+ | |||
+ | |||
+ | ==1957== | ||
+ | '''1957 Information''' | ||
+ | <gallery> | ||
+ | File:Starcrafta57001.jpg|1957 Starcraft Ad | ||
+ | File:Starcrafta57002.jpg|1957 Starcraft Ad, page 1 | ||
+ | File:Starcrafta57003.jpg|1957 Starcraft Ad, page 2 | ||
+ | File:Starcrafta57004.jpg|1957 Starcraft Ad, page 3 | ||
+ | File:Starcrafta57005.jpg|1957 Starcraft Ad, page 4 | ||
+ | File:Starcrafta57006.jpg|1957 Starcraft Boats article | ||
+ | </gallery> | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==1958== | ||
'''1958 Brochure''' | '''1958 Brochure''' | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
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− | '''1960 Brochure''' | + | '''1958 Miscellaneous Information''' |
+ | <gallery> | ||
+ | File:Starcrafta58001.jpg |1958 Starcraft Ad | ||
+ | File:Starcrafta58003.jpg |1958 Starcraft Dealer Ad | ||
+ | File:Starcrafta58002.jpg |1958 Starcraft Boats Article | ||
+ | </gallery> | ||
+ | |||
+ | |||
+ | ==1959== | ||
+ | '''1959 Information''' | ||
+ | <gallery> | ||
+ | File:Starcrafta59001.jpg |1959 Starcraft Ad | ||
+ | File:Starcrafta59002.jpg|1959 Starcraft Jet 15' Ad | ||
+ | File:Starcrafta59003.jpg|1959 Starcraft Aluminum Boats article | ||
+ | </gallery> | ||
+ | |||
+ | |||
+ | ==1960== | ||
+ | '''1960 Brochure & Ads''' | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
File:Starcraftb60001.jpg | 1960 Brochure p1 | File:Starcraftb60001.jpg | 1960 Brochure p1 | ||
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File:Starcraftb60005.jpg | 1960 Brochure p5 | File:Starcraftb60005.jpg | 1960 Brochure p5 | ||
File:Starcraftb60006.jpg | 1960 Brochure p6 | File:Starcraftb60006.jpg | 1960 Brochure p6 | ||
+ | File:Starcrafta60001.jpg|1960 Starcraft Ad | ||
+ | File:Starcrafta60002.jpg|1960 Starcraft Ad | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
− | '''1961 | + | ==1961== |
+ | '''1961 Information''' | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
File:Starcraftb61001.jpg | 1961 Brochure p1 | File:Starcraftb61001.jpg | 1961 Brochure p1 | ||
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File:Starcraftb61004.jpg | 1961 Brochure p4 | File:Starcraftb61004.jpg | 1961 Brochure p4 | ||
File:Starcraftb61005.jpg | 1961 Brochure p5 | File:Starcraftb61005.jpg | 1961 Brochure p5 | ||
+ | File:Starcrafta61001.jpg | 1961 Starcraft Rocket Ad | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
− | '''1963 | + | ==1963== |
+ | '''1963 Information''' | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
File:Starcraftb63001.jpg | 1963 Brochure p1 | File:Starcraftb63001.jpg | 1963 Brochure p1 | ||
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File:Starcraftb63007.jpg | 1963 Brochure p7 | File:Starcraftb63007.jpg | 1963 Brochure p7 | ||
File:Starcraftb63008.jpg | 1963 Brochure p8 | File:Starcraftb63008.jpg | 1963 Brochure p8 | ||
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</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
+ | '''1963 Miscellaneous Information''' | ||
+ | <gallery> | ||
+ | File:Starcrafta63001.JPG | 1963 Starcraft Ad p1 | ||
+ | File:Starcrafta63002.JPG | 1963 Starcraft Ad p2 | ||
+ | File:Starcrafta63003.jpg | 1963 Starcraft Starmist 16' Ad | ||
+ | File:BHBPHOTO366.JPG|1963 Starcraft Suncruiser [[Mercury| MerCruiser 140]] Test | ||
+ | File:BHBPHOTO376.JPG|1963 Starcraft Pram [[Mercury|Mercury 39]] Test | ||
+ | </gallery> | ||
− | '''1964 Brochure''' | + | ==1964== |
+ | '''1964 Brochure & Ads''' | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
File:Starcraftb64001.jpg | 1964 Brochure p1 | File:Starcraftb64001.jpg | 1964 Brochure p1 | ||
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File:Starcraftb64005.jpg | 1964 Brochure p5 | File:Starcraftb64005.jpg | 1964 Brochure p5 | ||
File:Starcraftb64006.jpg | 1964 Brochure p6 | File:Starcraftb64006.jpg | 1964 Brochure p6 | ||
+ | File:Starcrafta64001.jpg|1964 Starcraft Ad | ||
+ | File:Starcrafta64002.jpg|1964 Starcraft Ad | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==1965== | ||
'''1965 Brochure''' | '''1965 Brochure''' | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
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File:Starcraftb65003.jpg | 1965 Brochure p3 | File:Starcraftb65003.jpg | 1965 Brochure p3 | ||
File:Starcraftb65004.jpg | 1965 Brochure p4 | File:Starcraftb65004.jpg | 1965 Brochure p4 | ||
+ | File:Starcraftb65005.jpg | 1965 Brochure p5 | ||
+ | File:Starcraftb65006.jpg | 1965 Brochure p6 | ||
+ | File:Starcraftb65007.jpg | 1965 Brochure p7 | ||
+ | File:Starcraftb65008.jpg | 1965 Brochure p8 | ||
+ | File:Starcraftb65009.jpg | 1965 Brochure p9 | ||
+ | File:Starcraftb65010.jpg | 1965 Brochure p10 | ||
+ | File:Starcraftb65011.jpg | 1965 Brochure p11 | ||
+ | File:Starcraftb65012.jpg | 1965 Brochure p12 | ||
+ | File:Starcraftb65013.jpg | 1965 Brochure p13 | ||
+ | File:Starcraftb65014.jpg | 1965 Brochure p14 | ||
+ | File:Starcraftb65015.jpg | 1965 Brochure p15 | ||
+ | File:Starcraftb65016.jpg | 1965 Brochure p16 | ||
+ | File:Starcraftb65017.jpg | 1965 Brochure p17 | ||
+ | File:Starcraftb65018.jpg | 1965 Brochure p18 | ||
+ | File:Starcraftb65019.jpg | 1965 Brochure p19 | ||
+ | File:Starcraftb65020.jpg | 1965 Brochure p20 | ||
+ | File:Starcraftb65021.jpg | 1965 Brochure p21 | ||
+ | File:Starcraftb65022.jpg | 1965 Brochure p22 | ||
+ | File:Starcraftb65023.jpg | 1965 Brochure p23 | ||
+ | File:Starcraftb65024.jpg | 1965 Brochure p24 | ||
+ | File:Starcraftb65025.jpg | 1965 Brochure p25 | ||
+ | File:Starcraftb65026.jpg | 1965 Brochure p26 | ||
+ | File:Starcraftb65027.jpg | 1965 Brochure p27 | ||
+ | File:Starcraftb65028.jpg | 1965 Brochure p28 | ||
+ | </gallery> | ||
+ | |||
+ | |||
+ | '''1965 Miscellaneous''' | ||
+ | <gallery> | ||
+ | File:Starcrafta65001.jpg | 1965 Starcraft Ad 2 | ||
+ | File:Starcrafta65002.jpg | 1965 Starcraft Ad 2 | ||
+ | File:Starcrafta65003.jpg | 1965 Starcraft Ad 3 | ||
+ | File:Starcrafta65004.jpg | 1965 Starcraft Ad 4 | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==1967== | ||
'''1967 Brochure''' | '''1967 Brochure''' | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
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File:Starcraftb67032.jpg | 1967 Brochure p32 | File:Starcraftb67032.jpg | 1967 Brochure p32 | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
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+ | |||
+ | ==1969== | ||
+ | '''1969 Information''' | ||
+ | <gallery> | ||
+ | File:Mercbhb69-76-2.jpg|1969 Starcraft Mariner-V [[Mercury|Mercury 350SL]] test | ||
+ | </gallery> | ||
+ | |||
+ | |||
+ | [http://www.fiberglassics.com/index.php?searchword=Starcraft&ordering=newest&searchphrase=all&limit=20&Itemid=88&option=com_search Starcraft Boats in Use] | ||
+ | |||
[[Main_Page|Back to Main Page]] | [[Main_Page|Back to Main Page]] | ||
+ | |||
+ | [[Category:Indiana]] | ||
+ | [[Category:Aluminum]] | ||
+ | [[Category:Fiberglass]] | ||
+ | [[Category:Magnesium]] | ||
+ | [[Category:Steel]] |
Latest revision as of 17:25, 25 January 2019
In the beginning....
In 1903 Star Tank Corporation of Goshen, Indiana, a maker of farm feeders and tanks, decided that their process for making tanks would work well for
making metal boats. In 1920 the Star Tank and Boat company was making metal boats. The first aluminum model was introduced in 1952. By 1957 they were making 10 models of aluminum and 6 models of galvanized steel boats under the Starcraft Boat Company name.
It is shortly after this time that they started to also make fiberglass boats. In 1958, three fiberglass models were introduced. By 1962 Starcraft was making 7 models of fiberglass boats, and continue to make aluminum and fiberglass boats to this day.
Note: Starcraft Marine of Topeka, Indiana is the current maker of Starcraft boats, and shares the Starcraft name with 3 other divisions using the
Starcraft name in the recreation industry. The Starcraft name seems to be all that has survived many corporate sales and I have not received any information directly from Starcraft Marine about their fiberglass boat history.
Model Information
Contents
1950
1950 Information
1953
1953 Information
1956
1956 Information
1957
1957 Information
1958
1958 Brochure
1958 Miscellaneous Information
1959
1959 Information
1960
1960 Brochure & Ads
1961
1961 Information
1963
1963 Information
- Starcraftb63004.jpg
1963 Brochure p4
1963 Miscellaneous Information
1963 Starcraft Suncruiser MerCruiser 140 Test
1963 Starcraft Pram Mercury 39 Test
1964
1964 Brochure & Ads
1965
1965 Brochure
1965 Miscellaneous
1967
1967 Brochure
1969
1969 Information
1969 Starcraft Mariner-V Mercury 350SL test