UPDATE: **SOLD** Was $1395.

Blaine spotted this rare boat with a Willys motor.

“I found this beauty under a tree on my little old lady neighbor’s farm. COMPLETE, no parts missing, last running smooth in the water in 1998. Then her owner died, and his wife just pulled a tarp over her.

The previous owner said she was dependable, with her inboard 4 cylinder Jeep Willy’s engine, Federal carburetor and Paragon transmission. She carries 9 passengers – 8 seated plus the captain (standing) – with storage under the cabin seats and in the bow. She has a removable galvanized out board motor mount on her stern, and a heavy grey cover. Her trailer appears custom built just for her – its fabricator was a craftsman and welded “R. Supp, June 1954” on one of the spars. I have 3 license registrations for her from the early 1990’s that say she’s a 1954 “Owen” (I think they meant “Owens”), but that could just have been what Vern told the State it was or they just put it down lacking any other solid info.. So I don’t know her exact age or make, but based on her design (especially her unique vintage stern with the inswept top and unusual Port side helm – so popular in boats made in the 1920’s and 1930’s), plus the original sea foam green and salmon pink colored interior, she can’t be a day over the early 1950’s. Although she looks EXACTLY like the boat featured in the 1931 edition of “The Boat Book” which you can see in the last photo.”