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Making the transition from wartime production to the postwar period, Reynolds Aluminum offered a 12' aluminum utility boat model for recreational boaters.
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Reynolds Metal Company also supplied aluminum to a number of boat manufacturers.  According to an April 1957 Reynolds magazine ad, this company supplied [[Aerocraft|Aero-Craft]], [[Aqualine]], [[Aqua Queen|Aqua-Queen]], [[Arkansas traveler|Arkansas Traveler]], [[Blue Star]], [[Cadillac]], [[Crestliner]], [[Cruiser Craft]], [[Duracraft|DuraCraft]], [[Duratech]], [[Feather Craft|FeatherCraft]], [[Freeland]], [[Grumman]], [[Lone Star]], [[Lowell]], [[Cherokee|McKenzie]], Meyers Sabre Craft, [[Naden|Naden Quality Line]], [[Pioneer]], [[Polar Kraft]], [[Resorter]], [[Rexcraft]], [[Rich Line]], [[Schweizer]], [[Seamaid]], [[Sea Nymph]], [[Smith Craft|Seth Smith]], [[Sports Kraft|Sports-Kraft]], [[Starcraft]], [[Trailerboat|Trailorboat]], and [[Vio Holda|Vio Holda Boats]].
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At the 1961 Chicago Boat Show, Reynolds showed an experimental 15' runabout. This boat was unique in that it featured a stretch-formed hull, made in two pieces and welded. The boat was made by the Reynolds product development department as a demonstration of the stretch-formed technique in hopes of attracting the interest of boat manufacturers (May 1961 Modern Metals magazine).
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'''Undated Info'''
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File:Reynoldsaxx001.jpg|1940's Reynolds Aluminum Boat Ad
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'''1947 Information'''
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File:Reynoldsa47001.jpg|1947 Reynolds Dealer Newspaper Ad
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File:Reynoldsa47002.jpg|1947 Reynolds Dealer Newspaper Ad
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'''1948 Employees Catalog'''
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File:Reynoldsb48001.jpg|1948 Reynolds Aluminum Employees Catalog, Cover
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File:Reynoldsb48002.jpg|1948 Reynolds Aluminum Employees Catalog, Page
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'''1948 Boats Brochure''' ''Thanks George Schneider''
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File:Reynoldsa48001.jpg|1948 Reynolds Boats Brochure, page 1
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File:Reynoldsa48002.jpg|1948 Reynolds Boats Brochure, page 2
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File:Reynoldsa48003.jpg|1948 Reynolds Boats Brochure, page 3
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File:Reynoldsa48004.jpg|1948 Reynolds Boats Brochure, page 4
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File:Reynoldsl48001.jpg|1948 Reynolds Dealer Letter
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File:Reynoldsl48002.jpg|1948 Reynolds Dealer Envelope
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Reynolds Metal Company supplied aluminum to a number of boat manufacturers. According to an April 1957 Reynolds magazine ad, this company supplied [[Aerocraft|Aero-Craft]], [[Aqualine]], [[Aqua Queen|Aqua-Queen]], [[Arkansas traveler|Arkansas Traveler]], [[Blue Star]], [[Cadillac]], [[Crestliner]], [[Cruiser Craft]], [[Duracraft|DuraCraft]], [[Duratech]], [[Feather Craft|FeatherCraft]], [[Freeland]], [[Grumman]], [[Lone Star]], [[Lowell]], [[Cherokee|McKenzie]], Meyers Sabre Craft, [[Naden|Naden Quality Line]], [[Pioneer]], [[Polar Kraft]], [[Resorter]], [[Rexcraft]], [[Rich Line]], [[Schweizer]], [[Seamaid]], [[Sea Nymph]], [[Smith Craft|Seth Smith]], [[Sports Kraft|Sports-Kraft]], [[Starcraft]], [[Trailerboat|Trailorboat]], and [[Vio Holda|Vio Holda Boats]].
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'''1948 Miscellaneous'''
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File:Reynoldsa48005.jpg|1948 Reynolds Dealer Newspaper Ad
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'''1967 Info'''
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File:Reynoldsa67001.jpg|1967 Reynolds Aluminaut Submarine Ad, Page 1
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File:Reynoldsa67002.jpg|1967 Reynolds Aluminaut Submarine Ad, Page 2
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Additional History Needed. Please contact us if you wish to contribute or edit this page.


Reynolds Metal Company

Marine Division

2052 S. 9th St.

Louisville, Kentucky


Making the transition from wartime production to the postwar period, Reynolds Aluminum offered a 12' aluminum utility boat model for recreational boaters.


Reynolds Metal Company also supplied aluminum to a number of boat manufacturers. According to an April 1957 Reynolds magazine ad, this company supplied Aero-Craft, Aqualine, Aqua-Queen, Arkansas Traveler, Blue Star, Cadillac, Crestliner, Cruiser Craft, DuraCraft, Duratech, FeatherCraft, Freeland, Grumman, Lone Star, Lowell, McKenzie, Meyers Sabre Craft, Naden Quality Line, Pioneer, Polar Kraft, Resorter, Rexcraft, Rich Line, Schweizer, Seamaid, Sea Nymph, Seth Smith, Sports-Kraft, Starcraft, Trailorboat, and Vio Holda Boats.


At the 1961 Chicago Boat Show, Reynolds showed an experimental 15' runabout. This boat was unique in that it featured a stretch-formed hull, made in two pieces and welded. The boat was made by the Reynolds product development department as a demonstration of the stretch-formed technique in hopes of attracting the interest of boat manufacturers (May 1961 Modern Metals magazine).


Undated Info


1947 Information


1948 Employees Catalog


1948 Boats Brochure Thanks George Schneider


1948 Miscellaneous


1949 Info


1967 Info


Reynolds Boats in Use


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