Grumman Boats Serial Number
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In 1945, the very first aluminum canoe, a 13-footer, was produced at the aircraft plant in Bethpage, Long Island. By the end of World War II Grumman was producing a line of 13', 15', 17', 18', 19', and 20' canoes. The plant relocated to Marathon, N.Y. In 1952.and in 1988, Grumman produced the largest aluminum boat in its history at Marathon. Designed for the Great Lakes, it measured 22' 3'.
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In 1990 the Grumman boat and canoe division was sold to O.M.C. Of Illinois, who soon purchased the DuraNautic Boat Company's tooling and assets and moved them to the Marathon Plant. In 1996, a group of former Grumman managers and investors formed the Marathon Boat Group to purchase the canoe and boat operation from O.M.C., and resumed production of Marathon canoes, identical in every respect to the legendary Grummans. In the summer of 2000, a licensing agreement was reached between Northrop Grumman and Marathon Boat Group.
Grumman Boat Serial Numbers
The name Grumman is once again back on the canoes where it always belonged. Perhaps the definitive answer would come from one of the former Grumman dealers, who no longer handle them. In Fairbanks, Beaver Sports quit selling them when the durability was compromised. The hull thinned, etc. Prior to that, Grummans had enjoyed a well-deserved reputation in Alaska for performance and durability.
And the 19' freighter was and is, in original configuration, the gold standard. Marathon Boat Group should be able to tell you via the serial number the year when a particular boat was manufactured.
The earlier the better. Mine was made in 1972. My theory is that a quality old Grumman freighter canoe, with a lift, mated to a new motor, is the way to travel the water less traveled. As I understand it, the switch from.050 to.040 took place when Grumman originally sold the manufacturing rights and not just in 2006. In 2000, when I started looking for a freighter, Marathon's specs listed.040.
The current specs listed on the Marathon web site are @ I would want a freighter made in its original permutation. Those are the boats that achieved a stellar reputation in Alaska. With reasonable caution, they don't wear out. And still command real money, in good shape. Again, check with Beaver Sports in Fairbanks, and ask Ev, their long time canoe specialist, why they stopped selling Grummans.