1964-65 LONE STAR RELIANT

[satx78247]

Friends,

I've found a 1964 or perhaps 1965 LONE STAR RELIANT 18 foot cruisette, sitting out in a pasture (on a Shoreline trailer) looking UNLOVED.

It's for sale for about what the aluminum is worth as scrap. The hull is in good shape, though the 2 lounge seats & the seat bases are missing. Also, the carpet/floors were rotted, so the PO removed both & disposed of them.
(I was told by the son of the previous owner that the seats were removed to be reupholstered some years ago but that he doesn't know who the PO took the seats to for recovering.).

The trailer needs a LOT of attention but is all there & fairly easily to restore..

I'm looking for at least one good quality color photo of what the boat's interior looked like when it was new, so that the interior trim can be copied by our local upholstery "guru".

Also, I would appreciate knowing which company made the "lay-down" lounge seats, as a local marine dealer tells me that LONE STAR "outsourced" the seats from an "outside vendor".

THANKS for reading this.

yours sincerely, satx

 

[southkogs]

Some stuff HERE to look over.

Many of the boat builders pull seats in from other suppliers. Might be tough to figure out who made 'em for Lone Star, but there are plenty of OPTIONS.

 

[satx78247]

southkogs,

THANKS for the response. Nonetheless, I'm hoping that somebody here knows which company made the seats, that the company is "still around" & that I can buy the original type for a complete restoration.
(At least here in TX, the RELIANT is somewhat less common than hen's teeth.)

IF a good interior photo can be found, at least I can likely find a pair of "lay-down" lounge seats that LOOK the same/similar.

BTW, I've been a member of fiberglassics.com for al LONG TIME. = There are NO good photos of the RELIANT there.

yours, satx

 

[satx78247]

southkogs,

Btw, I plan to power the big/deep/wide "tin" hull with a pair of 1965 Johnson 40HP outboards. - I believe that 80HP should be enough power for my purposes.

yours, satx