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    Randy in Tampa
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      I recently ran across this dual hull feather craft and was trying to find out more information about it, this is what I know so far it is 16 feet and looks factory made almost like a tunnel hull. The HIN# RB 1xx WG P. ,Does the RB stand for river boat or Riverbarge? Does the GB stand for government boat? Does the W stand for wide? Also what was used for? If anyone has any information or seen one of these I would appreciate it, thank you in advance Randy in Tampa 😎

      #75031
      dfreson
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        Try feathercraft.net , they have copies of feathercraft catalogs from ’48-’69. I just looked and did not see any tunnel hulls. If they did make one, someone on there should know.

        #75042
        bill-loveland
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          Pics?

          #75044
          Randy in Tampa
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            OOPS!


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            #75045
            Randy in Tampa
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              There you go 😎


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              #75046
              garry-in-michigan
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                I LOVE it – – –
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                Garry in Tampa

                #75050
                vintin
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                  My bet is that is for a military application. Feather Craft did make boats that tied to each other to make a bridge for men and equipment to get across water. That boat is not like the one you have pictured though.

                  I don’t know what model it is.

                  Likely made in the sixties for Uncle Sugar.

                  If you take your inquiry to Feathercraft.net some of those guys know quite a bit about the various models.

                  #75054
                  bill-loveland
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                    Randy – what makes you think it’s a Feathercraft?

                    #75058
                    Randy in Tampa
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                      Hi Bill, there’s a ghost of a feathercraft logo on the side 😎

                      quote bill_loveland:

                      Randy – what makes you think it’s a Feathercraft?
                      #75062
                      melugin
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                        According to Frank Kibler(sp?), owner of the company, their last major work at FeatherCraft was production on a government contract. Several of those boats could have seen duty in southeast Asia. Probably mid to late sixties. I visited him in the mid eighties to research my Meteor inboard.

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