TOPIC: '56 Feathercraft, Model?

I stumbled upon a '56 Feathercraft, and am trying to ID the model. It's about 14' 5", with about a 3' 8" deck. It's a rather narrow beam (forgot to measure), aluminum bench seats, OBC rated 18hp, square cornered bottom at the transom. With 'teal' anodized finish. Sorta looks like a 'Fisher' model, but not sure. Hopefully I can do the pics on here. Thanks for any help.

looks good, they are well built boats. check out the feathercraft.net site and browse through the catalogs to ID it

dalesdeadbug wrote:

looks good, they are well built boats. check out the feathercraft.net site and browse through the catalogs to ID it

OK, thanks. Near as I can tell, it does look like a 'Fisher' model, which first appears in the '57 catalog. I will have to re-check the length. But it is the only model with the 'flat' stern...

Check very carefully inside the red circle:

there should be a serial # stamped there, that will ID the model, what month it was made, what # it was off the line and the model year.

The Feathercraft site has a serial 3 decoding page

jbcurt00 wrote:

Check very carefully inside the red circle:

there should be a serial # stamped there, that will ID the model, what month it was made, what # it was off the line and the model year.

The Feathercraft site has a serial 3 decoding page

OK, Thanks, I'll check it out..

OK, I found the #, Looks like, -14 S 4xx 59 B- So, it looks like a '59, the reg. says '56. I suppose when they started registration, if people didn't have original paperwork, they probably just 'guessed' at the year. The 'S' is supposed to be a 'Skipper' The reg. does not have an ID# on it. And it is 13' 8".

It was built in April, the 4 you just posted, and blue anodized, the B at the end.

The 2 #s you showed as xx, are the order it came off the line.

Oops, I missed one, it's actually -14 S 5 4xx 59 B-

And it floats...had it on a pond to check for leaks...I'll try to post a pic...

55BigTwin,

NICE BOAT. = Looks like a GREAT trotlining & "perch-jerking" rig to me.

I don't think that you'll have any trouble finding a suitable 1959 outboard to restore/power it.

yours, satx

55bigtwin wrote:

Oops, I missed one, it's actually -14 S 5 4xx 59 B-

Then made in May, 1959

satx78247 wrote:

55BigTwin,

NICE BOAT. = Looks like a GREAT trotlining & "perch-jerking" rig to me.

I don't think that you'll have any trouble finding a suitable 1959 outboard to restore/power it.

yours, satx

I do have '59 & '57 Evinrude 18's, a '59 Johnson 10hp, a '55 Evi nrude 15hp, a '57 Gale 12hp, '59, '55 & '54 5 1/2hp, '56 '63 & '66 3hp. I can't wait to try 'em out. The issue now is trying to get it registered in NYS. I got it from a guy, who got it from a guy, who got it from a guy... it hasn't been registered in 12 years, and the last actual registrant is long deceased. Believe it or not, I have reached the widow of the last registrant. She is 1000 miles away but seems receptive to helping me with the paperwork...