19?? Valco

[gofishen2@comcast.net]

Hello y name is not important at the moment but my question/questions to me are. I've been reading through the form ay old threads and I have to say the "Rules form" was very inquisitive in the sense that at a certain time between the 3 pages there had to be a point and yes there was and pretty dog gone clear at that. Like I stated I have 2 questions concerning a restoration of Valco 17ft aluminum boat and like many of you I stumbled on to it by "yep" surfing the classifieds. So I watched this boat for about 2yrs price always the same but the location or area would change from, time to time not more than a couple hundred miles if that anyways there it was being advertised once again this time it was in an area that I knew that Held the kind of boat races and that had a night life at one time. What I didn't know was just what kind of boat it actually was or is and still dont even with all the hours nights I've spent on the net and the questions so many questions that I asked and all to no avail. to which brings me back to iBoats to once again ask 2 questions of its members and well maybe 3 which forms should have posted in for a response?
Question #1) dose anyone remember ever seeing or heard any sub models being made by the Valley Aluminum Boat Company Valco's SeaWolf she was a 17ft Runabout produced for 3yrs cost 1175 new and there were 2 other boat models introduced and disappeared between 1959 - 1961 the other 2 boats were the Vagabond I'm thinking was a18 - 20 ft and the Adventure 20 - 25ft. they both were rated at 100 hp. all aluminum and produced by Kaiser aluminum in Fresno, Ca. and that bit of info comes from the web site Glass works" For Old Fiberglass boats" I believe it's been a while since I was on there. Any hoots I have even went as far as writing the Company for any direction of Information as to where I could possibly find some old photo's and or inventory information on just what kind of options she had trailer outboard motor I'm leaning towards Mercury due to the fact that they were 1 of the only Manufactures at the time to produce a 100 hp if not the only one that I have found so far. I late for some honey do's so in short right now I'm in the final stages of the Hull Restoration and will be putting her back on the trailer and start on the inside and would very much like to know what the floor configuration was like. I dont really want to guess and kind of keep it like it was back in the early 60's hell I'm trying to restore myself back to those days. with some minor but well improved improvements got to go I'll check in thanks.Everyone get's a boo!~ Boo!
any and all information that is shared will be highly appreciated thanks in advance in case I forget to say thanks.
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[achris]

Hello y name is not important at the moment but my question/questions to me are.

So you're asking for help, but wish to be as unfriendly as possible.

I've been reading through the form ay old threads and I have to say the "Rules form" was very inquisitive in the sense that at a certain time between the 3 pages there had to be a point and yes there was and pretty dog gone clear at that.

If you're talking about the Forum Rules, yes they are quite 'inquisitive', but because we have over 1/2 million members, we do ask these things in an attempt to keep the forums from obeying the 3rd law of thermodynamics. And as we all know, that involves effort.

Like I stated I have 2 questions concerning a restoration of Valco 17ft aluminum boat and like many of you I stumbled on to it by "yep" surfing the classifieds.

I'm unfamiliar with 'yep surfing'. Can you explain what that is?

So I watched this boat for about 2yrs price always the same but the location or area would change from, time to time not more than a couple hundred miles if that anyways there it was being advertised once again this time it was in an area that I knew that Held the kind of boat races and that had a night life at one time.

Boat races and nightlife in the same place. My sort of heaven. Please, tell us the name of this paradise.

What I didn't know was just what kind of boat it actually was or is and still dont even with all the hours nights I've spent on the net and the questions so many questions that I asked and all to no avail.

Maybe ask the advertiser to send you a picture???

to which brings me back to iBoats to once again ask 2 questions of its members and well maybe 3 which forms should have posted in for a response?

Question #1) dose anyone remember ever seeing or heard any sub models being made by the Valley Aluminum Boat Company Valco's SeaWolf she was a 17ft Runabout produced for 3yrs cost 1175 new and there were 2 other boat models introduced and disappeared between 1959 - 1961 the other 2 boats were the Vagabond I'm thinking was a18 - 20 ft and the Adventure 20 - 25ft. they both were rated at 100 hp. all aluminum and produced by Kaiser aluminum in Fresno, Ca. and that bit of info comes from the web site Glass works" For Old Fiberglass boats"

Well, this is confusing. The Valley Boat Company produced Valco's Seawolf (a 17ft runabout), and 2 other boat models between 1959 and 1961. The other 2 boats were Vagabond (from Valley Boats? :noidea and Adventurer, with 100hp ratings. But then you go on to say they were produced by Kaiser Aluminium. So, Valley boats or Kaiser Aluminium?

I believe it's been a while since I was on there.

Things are getting bad when you can't remember if you've been to a website. Maybe check your browser history.

Any hoots I have even went as far as writing the Company for any direction of Information as to where I could possibly find some old photo's and or inventory information on just what kind of options she had trailer outboard motor I'm leaning towards Mercury due to the fact that they were 1 of the only Manufactures at the time to produce a 100 hp if not the only one that I have found so far.

No, at that time the biggest engine was 80hp. The 100hp engine wasn't released until 1962, a year AFTER those boats stopped production.

I late for some honey do's so in short right now I'm in the final stages of the Hull Restoration and will be putting her back on the trailer and start on the inside and would very much like to know what the floor configuration was like.

As the boat is now 60 years old, the only people with any recollection of them would be well over 85 years old. I seriously doubt even the best of them will be remembering what the floor looked like.

I dont really want to guess and kind of keep it like it was back in the early 60's hell I'm trying to restore myself back to those days. with some minor but well improved improvements got to go I'll check in thanks.Everyone get's a boo!~ Boo!

Why are we getting boo'ed? I would have thought a 'hooray' would be more in line.

any and all information that is shared will be highly appreciated thanks in advance in case I forget to say thanks.
!

Ok, thank you Mr Noname... Oh, by the way, where's question #2?

Chris......