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Missing Horn
When I purchased my 1941 - 19' Custom, it was missing the horn that was mounted under the deck. Does anyone have a picture of what the original horn looked like? The reason I ask is that my father once renovated a 1941 Plymouth and I found the horn in the attached pictures among his things. It was called a "Montone" and as made by EA Laboratories in Brooklyn.
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I'm not sure why the pictures are not posting - I tried attaching as a JPG file.
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I had a 1941 Custom 19 - Horn was a single black horn. I cant find a photo. But I know Jim Staib will have boxes of them http://www.finewoodboats.com/ That is a special boat and attention to detail is important. It was a transition year. Very cool bow.
1948 25' Chris Craft Sportsman
1937 16' Special Racer
1968 40' Rice Trawler
1968 11' Crab Skiff
2018 Hole in my head
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1937 16' Special Racer
1968 40' Rice Trawler
1968 11' Crab Skiff
2018 Hole in my head
WoodyBoater.com
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Okay, found this https://woodiesrestorations0.homestead. ... about.html
Attached is the horn from the boat. I recall mine being longer.
Attached is the horn from the boat. I recall mine being longer.
1948 25' Chris Craft Sportsman
1937 16' Special Racer
1968 40' Rice Trawler
1968 11' Crab Skiff
2018 Hole in my head
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1937 16' Special Racer
1968 40' Rice Trawler
1968 11' Crab Skiff
2018 Hole in my head
WoodyBoater.com
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FOUND IT. Bjorn has an incredible website about his restoration of a barrel back http://1940barrelback.blogspot.com/sear ... date=false. This is the horn.
1948 25' Chris Craft Sportsman
1937 16' Special Racer
1968 40' Rice Trawler
1968 11' Crab Skiff
2018 Hole in my head
WoodyBoater.com
1937 16' Special Racer
1968 40' Rice Trawler
1968 11' Crab Skiff
2018 Hole in my head
WoodyBoater.com
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Thanks Matt - That looks nothing like the horn off the old Plymouth so I will scrap that idea. Now I just need to find to find an original. Jim - Do you have one?
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I don't sell horns. Too many issues with people that don't know how to install them.
Jim Staib
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1947 Penn Yan 12' Cartopper WXH474611
1950 Chris-Craft 22' Sportsman U-22-1532
1957 Chris-Craft 26' Sea Skiff SK-26-515
1968 Century 17' Resorter FG-68-174
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1947 Penn Yan 12' Cartopper WXH474611
1950 Chris-Craft 22' Sportsman U-22-1532
1957 Chris-Craft 26' Sea Skiff SK-26-515
1968 Century 17' Resorter FG-68-174
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There were 2 major companies that I know of back in the day that provided horns for boats, one being Sparton and the other being Klaxon. They made mostly horns for cars at the time but did provide horns for boats. You can buy a new horn from a couple of sources but what you fill find is that they all blow AAAUUUUGA which is for an old car and does not sound right on a boat. What I have done in the past because I can't get one from Jim is that I find one one E-bay and hopefully get lucky and I can restore it to a working condition. A company called Bratton's sells the car horns and has a service to restore your old ones but not sure they still offer that service. I have fixed a bunch of horns over the years but sometimes they are to for gone to make work again. Now you know what the pro's do....
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Restoration Projects:
1936 25' Gar Wood Custom
1947 Ventnor Hydroplane
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1948 25' Chris Craft Sportsman Twin
1959 19' Sliver Arrow Hull #75
1929 26' Chris Craft Custom Runabout
1937 25' Chris Craft Custom Runabout
Owner of Maritime Classics
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Ph# 231-486-6148
Restoration Projects:
1936 25' Gar Wood Custom
1947 Ventnor Hydroplane
1957 17' Deluxe Runabout
1948 25' Chris Craft Sportsman Twin
1959 19' Sliver Arrow Hull #75
1929 26' Chris Craft Custom Runabout
1937 25' Chris Craft Custom Runabout
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OK - Thanks Mike! I will keep searching eBay to see if I can come up with one. It will give me something to do over the long Covid winter.
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The photo size is too large, reduce it to a KB size.tparsons56 wrote: ↑Thu Aug 20, 2020 10:03 amI'm not sure why the pictures are not posting - I tried attaching as a JPG file.
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