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Re: Ulrichsen Alure 25 Flybridge
Fun project you have there! FYI, ... at the time your Ulrichsen was built (late 60's), Ulrichsen had been bought out by Luhrs, and actually Luhrs had been bought out by Bangor Punta (as your literature indicates). So at that time, buth Luhrs & Ulrichsen boats came out of the same mold in the same shop in Marlboro NJ.
As for the early history of the companies - (Henry Luhrs) ?Luhrs Sea Skiffs? began in Morgan N.J after WWII, building lapstrake skiffs in the 18' - 24' range. (Andy Ulrichsen) ?Ulrichsen Sea Skiffs? began in Keyport N.J. (close by) also after WWII, and also built lapstrake skiffs in the 20' - 30' range. At times if Henry Luhrs got a order for a boat in the 30' range he would have Andy Ulrichsen build the hull & he would finish it. Somewhere in the early 60?s Henry Luhrs bought out Andy Ulrichsen. (Andy Ulrichsen partnered up with a guy named ?Wilson?, and for a number of years they built ?Ulrichsen-Wilson? skiffs in Monmouth Beach N.J.. Sometime around 1967 +/-, Henry Luhrs sold out to the large conglomerate Bangor Punta. Henry?s sons John & Warren stayed on for a couple of years before buying a small central N.J. boatbuilding company that built lapstrake skiffs in the 20? ? 27? range. The name of that company was Silverton, and John & Warren turned Silverton into what it is today. Warren?s interests were more in sailing & he went to St Augustine FLA to start up Hunter sailboats. Around 1974 (first oil crisis) John wanted to come up with a more fuel efficient boat & ended up creating the ?semi-trawler? Mainship. In the 1980?s John & Warren bought the family name back & once again began building ?Luhrs? boats too.
Fun project you have there! FYI, ... at the time your Ulrichsen was built (late 60's), Ulrichsen had been bought out by Luhrs, and actually Luhrs had been bought out by Bangor Punta (as your literature indicates). So at that time, buth Luhrs & Ulrichsen boats came out of the same mold in the same shop in Marlboro NJ.
As for the early history of the companies - (Henry Luhrs) ?Luhrs Sea Skiffs? began in Morgan N.J after WWII, building lapstrake skiffs in the 18' - 24' range. (Andy Ulrichsen) ?Ulrichsen Sea Skiffs? began in Keyport N.J. (close by) also after WWII, and also built lapstrake skiffs in the 20' - 30' range. At times if Henry Luhrs got a order for a boat in the 30' range he would have Andy Ulrichsen build the hull & he would finish it. Somewhere in the early 60?s Henry Luhrs bought out Andy Ulrichsen. (Andy Ulrichsen partnered up with a guy named ?Wilson?, and for a number of years they built ?Ulrichsen-Wilson? skiffs in Monmouth Beach N.J.. Sometime around 1967 +/-, Henry Luhrs sold out to the large conglomerate Bangor Punta. Henry?s sons John & Warren stayed on for a couple of years before buying a small central N.J. boatbuilding company that built lapstrake skiffs in the 20? ? 27? range. The name of that company was Silverton, and John & Warren turned Silverton into what it is today. Warren?s interests were more in sailing & he went to St Augustine FLA to start up Hunter sailboats. Around 1974 (first oil crisis) John wanted to come up with a more fuel efficient boat & ended up creating the ?semi-trawler? Mainship. In the 1980?s John & Warren bought the family name back & once again began building ?Luhrs? boats too.
) But I need some inspiration for what I have coming up. I have a pocket cruiser similiar in size to yours and I will be watching your ideas. So far looks like great work.
