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Logo and History Needed. Please contact us if you would like to edit or contribute to this page.  
 
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Skimmar Boats
  
 
Connecticut Boat Co., Inc.
 
Connecticut Boat Co., Inc.
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Greenwich, Connecticut
 
Greenwich, Connecticut
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Skimmar Boats have also been found listed as produced by Aero-Nautical, Inc. at 154 Prospect, Greenwich, Connecticut. This may be the same company as [[Aero Nautical|Aero Nautical Boats, Inc.]] of 97 Garfield, Copiaque, Long Island, New York. In 1957, Lincoln H. Clark was president of the Connecticut Boat Company. Cordo-Glass by the Cordo Chemical Company of Norwalk, Connecticut was used for fiberglass covering.
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The Connecticut Boat Co. used [[US Rubber|US Rubber's Royalite]] material in the construction of Skimmar Boats (November 6, 1960 New York Times).
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'''Model Information'''
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<gallery>
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File:Skimmarbb001.jpg|1965 to 1967 Skimmar outboard boat models
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File:Skimmarbb002.jpg|1968 to 1971 Skimmar outboard boat models
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'''1956 Information'''
 
'''1956 Information'''
 
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File:BHBPHOTO249.JPG | 1956 Skimmar Fishing model test
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File:BHBPHOTO249.JPG | 1956 Skimmar Fishing model [[Mercury|Mercury Mark 5]] test
File:BHBPHOTO250.JPG | 1956 Skimmar Fishing model test
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File:BHBPHOTO250.JPG | 1956 Skimmar Fishing model [[Mercury|Mercury Mark 25]] test
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'''1957 Information'''
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<gallery>
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File:Skimmara57001.jpg|1957 Skimmar Boats Article
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File:Skimmara57002.jpg|1957 Skimmar Boats Price Drop Article
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File:Skimmara57003.jpg|1957 Skimmar Boats Ad
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'''1958 Information'''
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File:Skimmara58001.jpg|1958 Skimmar Hunter Article
 
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</gallery>
  
  
[http://www.fiberglassics.com/site-search-3?ordering=newest&searchword=skimmar Skimmar Boats in Use]
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'''1959 Information'''
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<gallery>
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File:Skimmara59001.jpg|1959 Skimmar Sailboard Article
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[http://www.fiberglassics.com/index.php?searchword=Skimmar&ordering=newest&searchphrase=all&Itemid=88&option=com_search Skimmar Boats in Use]
  
  
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[[Category:Connecticut]]
 
[[Category:Sheet Plywood]]
 
[[Category:Sheet Plywood]]
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[[Category:Fiberglass]]

Latest revision as of 13:05, 11 May 2021

Logo and History Needed. Please contact us if you would like to edit or contribute to this page.


Skimmar Boats

Connecticut Boat Co., Inc.

654 Steamboat Rd.

Greenwich, Connecticut


Skimmar Boats have also been found listed as produced by Aero-Nautical, Inc. at 154 Prospect, Greenwich, Connecticut. This may be the same company as Aero Nautical Boats, Inc. of 97 Garfield, Copiaque, Long Island, New York. In 1957, Lincoln H. Clark was president of the Connecticut Boat Company. Cordo-Glass by the Cordo Chemical Company of Norwalk, Connecticut was used for fiberglass covering.


The Connecticut Boat Co. used US Rubber's Royalite material in the construction of Skimmar Boats (November 6, 1960 New York Times).


Model Information


1956 Information


1957 Information


1958 Information


1959 Information


Skimmar Boats in Use


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