The importance of knowing the make and model of your boat?

[katarina_bodin80]

Hi!

I recently inherited a boat from my father, and he inherited the boat from his father.
The only thing I knew about i was my father telling me it´s a "Marina" and I saw a plate saying Marina Boats ltd in England (I´m from Sweden).

It took me at while to find this place (so happy I did!) and I would love if you would have the kindness to share colour photocopies of the various Marina boat brochures or whatever you have!

My e-mail adress is: katarina_bodin80@hotmail.com



The boat looks pretty much like Marina 16GT, but still fully.
Found this and the interior is much like it - with mahogany interior and two seats in the back (motor in the middle):
Marina M17 2 Berth River Cruiser (Marina M17 2 Berth River Cruiser Remote 15HP Mercury Outboard Bss 04/2020 for sale from United Kingdom)
BUT is this really a correct model - can´t find any one more like this.

My guess is that my boat is från 1976 (the trailer is from then), has mahogany interior (I taken it all down to grind down and repaint it - are about to put it back together again), and the motor has electric start

 

[CliveF]

the 16 was definitely a single skin.

regards Clive

 

[Rappey]

(I´m from Sweden).

I have a ryds 485, great little swedish boat but most in the UK have never heard of them.

Had many 14 to 21ft planing hulls, including cats, quite a few of them were totally unidentifiable and once refitted probably bear no resemblance to the original.

 

[Danny66]

As an owner of a fairly rare vintage boat, a Marina 16 G.T., made by Marina Boats Ltd, a company that closed down in December 1979, I have made it my business to research the company and it's products. I got it contact with it's former owner, Jeff Hemming, now in his eighties and enjoying retirement and he kindly sent me colour photocopies of the remaining sales Brochures he still had for all the various models of boats the company used to sell, about 10 models in all. I like to periodically search the web for other Marina boats, but usually only find them when they are being sold. The odd thing is that most of their sellers have absolutely no idea what make boat they actually have or what it should actually be called...I have seen a Marina 14 Continental being called a Marina 13, a Marina 18 Cruiser being called Marina 16, several Marina 16 G.T's being sold incorrectly as Shetland 535's, another being sold as a Mayland 16 and one particular Marina M17 Cruiser being sold in Germany was being called an Inter 500! I find myself often having to send emails to these sellers to kindly inform them of what they are actually selling. My latest find is a very rare Marina 22 G.T. being sold as a Senior Marine 21! Some of may find this a bit petty but imagine how you would feel if you constantly found the boat you own being sold as something completely different, surely you would want to inform the seller of their mistake too, if only so that the next owner or future owners are not left misinformed about the make and model of their new purchase as well.

Hi I’ve just bought what I’ve been told is a Marina continental, I wonder if you can help
Regards
Danny

 

[Caraway]

Hi I’ve just bought what I’ve been told is a Marina continental, I wonder if you can help
Regards
Danny

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