Brand new member George Lyons bagged a serious barn find when he bought a 1965 Ski Sporter at a little known auction in Missouri. This is a 100% numbers matching Eaton boat and it has all the pieces and parts intact. Before George bought it, I discovered the boat and was in contact with the owners Son doing some research work. The owner before GL was Dr. Robert Shemwell. Turns out Bob had purchased the boat in the 1970's from a Lake of the Ozarks dealer, using it for a few years with his wife and kids before it went into hiding in his barn for decades. Then the boat surfaced and was auctioned on December 8, 2018 along with a ton of cool old cars.
George is going to bring her back to life and hopefully he will add to this thread as he begins his restoration. Solid Lucan Red with a Wonder white stripe done in the gel on the deck only and a white interior. Has the Interceptor V8 and Powernaut flip up drive with all numbers intact. Super similar set up to Bob in Covingtons Grumble Green 16. George is probably going to need certain parts as he goes so help him out as he posts looking for stuff.
Here are the photos of George's new toy as it came out of the barn. Nice to see one saved from the shredder