Boat Show videos from back when...

[Lars_The_Swedish_Viking]

...gel colors were bright and hair-dos large. Gene Willen of Howard kept his hair tidy though, to be able to run his new 23 Offshore in style.

 

[Lars_The_Swedish_Viking]

... there was the same themes at the car shows.

 

[Lars_The_Swedish_Viking]

...some manufacturers, like Di Cerini, tried to hang in there 'till Show time.

 

[Lars_The_Swedish_Viking]

...home equity line of credit fueled the boat industry.

 

[rivermobster]

Awesome vids. Thanks!

 

[Lars_The_Swedish_Viking]

Awesome vids. Thanks!

Glad You enjoyed them Joe. The videos are not mine. I stumbled on them by chance on YouTube. Grateful the creator shared the footage after all these years. For fans of Crusader Boats, notice at the Di Cerini takeover video they were finishing up several of their narrow beam 23 Offshore boats. When they closed Gene Willen of Howard Custom Boats aquired the mold and brought it to his operations in Irwindale. One side of the mold was several inches longer than the other, so he did his best to fix it. He built 12 Howard 23 Offshore and 3 were supposedly for outboards. That was the model that caught me eyes those days. Wish You a peaceful Memorial Day and good health Joe.

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[FROGMAN524]

Pretty cool to see old Nick Barron at 26:14


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