Aquasport, the first ten years – an initial history

[JimCt]

Thanks for the new info!  There might be some 1958 boat show magazines out there somewhere with some articles or pictures.  Will do some checking around.

[Butchie]

Great job on the research, any idea how to find how many 72 19/6 I/O were built?
John

[22FamilyFish]

Nice work Steved!. I actually met Fred Scopinich last year by chance at my local boatyard.I was not aware he was a part of the Aquasport line.
 There seems to be one model missing from the list made after '76.The 22-2 Family Fisherman O/B model,which I'am a proud owner of a '79. Just wish I had more time to take her out.

[Doug]

I purchased my 1989 new and it was one of the last boats if not the last to come out of Hialeah it is a 17.5 and it has a 26 gallon fuel tank as it was supposed to have a 35 gallon tank, I have just finished repainting the hull and putting on new 115 optimax motor on it but there are a few Cubans around that have lots of stories that used to work there.
All I know that I have been in 4 to 6 seas  and it is a great boat

Doug Ft Lauderdale Fla 8)

[Tim/GA]

My 19' 6" is supposed to be a 1972, according to previous owner and limited paperwork I have on it.  It does not have a hull ID number on it so I guess it must be pre-73 anyway.  It does have the 12 degree deadrise at the transom.

[JimCt]

Have spoken with Nat Hammond at www.vmsl.com and he will check around his inventory for any NY Boat Show info. concerning the Scop Cruiser.

[GoneFission]

See if he has anything from '58 or '59 on the original Aquasports.  By the way, I found out they were originally designed as SKI boats - it seems Coburn did not get into fishing until later...

[slvrlng]

This is a thread I just found! Thanks steved for all your hard work in the past. Is there anything any of us "new guys" can do to help? What a wealth of knowledge! :afro:

[MarshMarlowe196]

Wow!     What a great find Lewis!  Very interesting.


Should this be sticky material?

[Marcq]

Wow!     What a great find Lewis!  Very interesting.


Should this be sticky material?

I think it should

Marc..

[slvrlng]

I have to thank capn dave one of the really new members. He mentiond something about steved in his very first post so I started reading last night. There are a lot of really good threads about a lot of the same things we all talk about now that were dicussed right after the site came on line. Absolutely fascinating reading! I also found one by steve saying he has a really good hi res file of the CA logo! Come on steve and hook us up!!!  :afro:

[Capn Dave]

Lewis, thanks for digging up this thread.  As you can tell I'm a longtime lurker, joined way back when I was fixing up my 222.  If I remember right, there was a lot more info that was gathered - not sure what happened.  This does tell me though that there was a redesign in 75 - I don't know how much, and whether it was enough to change the boat's ride over the previous few years.  I'm also not sure when the flatback was discontinued...

[RickK]

'71 is reportedly the last year of the flatback although we have seen references to a '72. So figure 71-72.

[slvrlng]

Thanks Rickk!!!!

I hope steved will post some more info to this. Heck I hope everybody posts more to this thread!

[GoneFission]

Here's the first Aquasport ad I know of - pretty cool, huh?  Note it has the diver platform...  From the June, 1965 Yachting magazine:



See ya on the water!