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16 Feet 1952 Dyer
16 Feet 1952 Dyer
$12,500 (USD)
Boat ID: 48379
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FRANNY MAE’S HISTORY FRANNY MAE WAS FOUND IN A BOAT BARN IN 2001. SHE WAS BUILT BY THE ANCHORAGE, INC. IN WARREN, RHODE ISLAND IN 1952. SHE IS A DYER GLAMOUR GIRL 16’ LAUNCH WHICH HAS A UNIVERSAL ATOMIC FOUR ENGINE. AT SOME POINT, IT WAS BROUGHT TO THE NEW YORK ADIRONDACKS AND SERVED AS A MAIL BOAT FOR A WHILE ON HONNEDAGA LAKE IN OHIO, NEW YORK. HONNEDAGA LAKE IS OWNED BY THE ADIRONDACK LEAGUE CLUB. IT WAS PURCHASED BY THE CURRENT OWNER IN 2001 FROM ITS PRIOR OWNER, THE FATHER OF THE OWNER OF THE ADIRONDACK SPORT CENTER IN HAWKINSVILLE, NEW YORK, STILL A FAMILY RUN BUSINESS. WHEN MY HUSBAND BERNIE AND I RETIRED TO MARYLAND IN 2013, FRANNY MAE CAME TO WITTMAN AND, IN 2014, WE ALL MOVED TO NEAVITT. THE BOAT WAS REPAIRED IN 2020 AND HAS BEEN USED ON THE TRIBUTARIES OF THE CHESAPEAKE BAY. IT HAS THE ORIGINAL BRASS FITTINGS. IT COMES WITH THE ORIGINAL UNIVERSAL ATOMIC 4 ENGINE WHICH HAS NEW RINGS, BEARINGS, POINTS, CONDENSER AND COIL. THE VALVES HAVE BEEN LAPPED. IT NEEDS A NEW WATER PUMP. IT IS ALSO BEING SOLD WITH A TRAILER, COVER AND BIMINI. THE GLAMOUR GIRL WAS NAMED IN HONOR OF MY PARENTS, FRANCIS AND HELEN MAE. IN 2021 IT WAS SHOWN AT THE ANTIQUE AND CLASSIC BOAT SHOW AT THE CHESAPEAKE BAY MARITIME MUSEUM IN ST. MICHAELS, MARYLAND.