The really "Old School" boating thread

[Sharp shooter]

Heres a couple of project boats for you Jerry.
This are pre plywood and batten construction. These are frame and plank with a veneer cover.
You can see the 1" thick planks on the sides.

Guess would be around 1950 ish.

I am pretty sure this one is a very early Mandella, prior to Joe build plywood boats for Rudy and his dad

Those boats are really cool!

I think Joe Mandella was the first guy in the game and sometime in the 50's a few builders started to pop up. I don't think there were more than a dozen or so Hot Rod boat builders until after 59 or so. Where's Harlan when we need him. Thanks for posting those!