Anyone ever seen a Lund like this?

[southcarolinaf150]

Just wondering if anyone had seen a big Lund like this. The guy I bought it from (3rd owner) said it was custom built by Lund for a Los Alamos scientist. All I know is it is a 1960 with a Volvo-Penta I/O, 19ft length 7ft beam. It used to have a wood cabin. I picked it up for cheap (probably less than the scrap value + trailer) but the engine runs really well so I'm planning on rebuilding the cabin and running it for a while.
I checked out some old Lund catalogs but they didn't have anything nearly this big in 1960.
Just wondering if anyone's seen anything like it before. Also any suggestions on the cabin style?

 

[kfa4303]

Re: Anyone ever seen a Lund like this?

Funky. I've never seen anything quite lite it. I was going to say it was a DIY project, but perhaps it is a factory one-off of some sort. I'm curious to see what you learn. Perhaps the Lund site has some info too.

 

[bob johnson]

Re: Anyone ever seen a Lund like this?

I love it( except the I/O part)........

bob

 

[southkogs]

Re: Anyone ever seen a Lund like this?

Whoa! Cool boat. Have nothing to help you out, but I'm with KFA - interested in what you find.

Welcome aboard.

 

[kfa4303]

Re: Anyone ever seen a Lund like this?

I love it( except the I/O part)........

bob

Yeah, I'd yank the I/O, weld a patch in the transom and bolt on an outboard. I'm guessing they would've wanted I/O for more hp. OMC outboards of that era only came in sizes of up to about 100hp, so if you needed anything more than that you'd probably have to go the I/O route, but who knows. Keep us posted.

 

[thumpar]

Re: Anyone ever seen a Lund like this?

Have you had the HIN checked?

 

[GA_Boater]

Re: Anyone ever seen a Lund like this?

Have you had the HIN checked?

Too old for a HIN, but it might still have a number plate and Lund is still cranking out boats so they might still have info on the oldies, with any luck . A link to their old catalogs- Catalog Archive | Lund Boats - Premium Aluminum Fishing Walleye Boats

 

[Scott Danforth]

Re: Anyone ever seen a Lund like this?

cool old boat. I will ride along

 

[southcarolinaf150]

Re: Anyone ever seen a Lund like this?

I looked for a serial # but other than those on the engine there aren't any that I could find.
Anyways I was just curious.
I dont like the I/O that much either but its what I got for now. Biding mjy time until it dies and/or I find a cheap outboard
What hp would you recommend?

 

[southcarolinaf150]

Re: Anyone ever seen a Lund like this?

I looked for a serial # but other than those on the engine there aren't any that I could find.
Anyways I was just curious.
I dont like the I/O that much either but its what I got for now. Biding mjy time until it dies and/or I find a cheap outboard
What hp would you recommend?

 

[Mi duckdown]

Re: Anyone ever seen a Lund like this?

Send pics to lund and see what they say.??

 

[Teamster]

Re: Anyone ever seen a Lund like this?

Tagging along

 

[SigSaurP229]

Re: Anyone ever seen a Lund like this?

Idk but I think an old Johnnyrude 140 hp would power that boat really really well.

 

[southkogs]

Re: Anyone ever seen a Lund like this?

Look HERE at the '68 aluminum catalog. Not quite, but close to what you have.

I dunno' about converting to OB. Probably easier with the aluminum, but I would also think swapping out to a Mercruiser might be equally easy.