I was looking for some information regarding a boat my family has owned since 2003. The boat was originally sold in 1964 as a "Seaford Channel Raider" from William Marina Corp. in Seaford, NY to a gentleman in Cincinnati. From what I understand, the gentleman used it for 7 hours on the Ohio river before passing away. It then sat under cover in storage until 2003 when my dad purchased the boat. He ran it briefly before putting it away for the winter that year with the intention to use in the next spring. Well things came up and we only fired it up once since (very carefully, two years ago). As it sits now, in storage under cover, it has ~10 hours (all freash water) on the 134 hp Palmer engine. We have some time this spring to get it out again but in the meantime I was looking for information on the boat.
Here is what I found so far: A search of Seaford boats yielded a builder by the name Paul Ketcham who built smaller sail boats but nothing of this style. I then heard that the name I was looking for is actually called a Verity Skiff. The Verity Skiff has identical looks, but my understanding is Sam Verity and Sons only built them from the 1920s until the 1950s. That is where I am now. I heard that Groverbuild Boats carried on the Verity model but I am unsure.
I added some pictures I took this weekend.
Here is what I found so far: A search of Seaford boats yielded a builder by the name Paul Ketcham who built smaller sail boats but nothing of this style. I then heard that the name I was looking for is actually called a Verity Skiff. The Verity Skiff has identical looks, but my understanding is Sam Verity and Sons only built them from the 1920s until the 1950s. That is where I am now. I heard that Groverbuild Boats carried on the Verity model but I am unsure.
I added some pictures I took this weekend.
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