Word: elco
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Costs. Most expensive of the 100 boats in the exhibit was a 48-ft. Elco ($20,000). Cheapest was a 12-ft. Kayak ($13.95). Boats equipped with toilet, started at $1,590 for a 25-ft. Chris-Craft cruiser containing bunks for four & galley. Most orders were received for motor boats in the low and medium price range ($500 to $6,000). Maintaining its trend, rising steadily since 1931, the industry reported more orders on opening day than last year...
...Radical changes in design from year to year are practically unknown. But there are always new wrinkles. The talk of the 1934 show was rubber mountings for engines, to reduce noise and vibration. First introduced by Chrysler two years ago, it is incorporated in many new models, notably in Elco's Veedette 28. Another new twist is Dodge's "Multiple vee bottom," a system of overlapped planking which reduces side spray, adds stability and speed...
...Elco, offering a standardized line since the Chicago World Fair (1893) showed a fleet of six slow, safe, comfortable family cruisers, including the "Honeymoon Special...