Looking for info on Jaycraft

[Greg Stoll]

Hi all,

I'm posting this message for my father, he just acquired a Jaycraft Runabout, plywood hull with mahogany trim and a small cabin. It was reportedly built in the 60's by Jaycraft of Arlington, Wa. No pics as of yet.

Does anyone have any info or literature on Jaycraft?

Thanks,

Greg

[Thorne]

A quick websearch brings up the following (company name may be Jay Craft) -

http://www.missgoodwin.com/

http://www.ladyben.com/classic-wood-boats-for-sale/

[Dolphina55]

Greg:

I see you posted your inquiry a couple of years ago - I just stumbled upon it.

Jaycraft boats were built at the Arlington Airport by the Jacobson brothers - Vern, Marv, and Arne. Vern was my uncle. They were carpenters as well so when boat building was slow they were remodeling things and building houses. All three were perfectionists, hard working and quite the characters.

They made all kinds of boats - we had an 18 foot lapstrake when I was a kid. I remember playing in their shop and the smell of the yellow cedar shavings. I have been in a number of their boats from dinghys, speed boats, up to yachts. Sometime in the last 60's they stopped making their own boats and became a supplier of wood parts to one of the locat boatmakers (Glassply?).

Reply if you need more.

[Art Stoll]

Dolphina55,
I am Greg's father. Thank you for the information. I have a few questions. Do you know how many 16 ft boat have been built? The one I have has been in storage for over 20 yrs. I got it free from a lady who's first husband brought up here to the Shuswap lake in B.C. The only request from this sweet dear old lady was to love the boat and take care of it. I have recoated the hhull and cabin as well as the fibre-glass cabin roof. I have been involved with boats all my life. I retired from the U.S. Coast Guard and the Army Corps of Engineers dredge op section a few years ago. So I know my way around boats. This little boat was an absolute dream to handle and ride. At top speed apprx. 25 mph, the boat took wakes and waves so smoothly that you hardly knew you where going fast. No pounding is what I mean. So, as you can see I would like more info.

Thanks,

Art Stoll