Precision Marine boat builders around the 70's or 80's anyone know of them?

[24 Albemarle]

Got a boat title says Precision Marine as the manufacture and I can't find them, lot's of the same name but not builders. Just curious where it was built and history of company. See pics in thread about "building gunnels on a roll top boat" 1550 Bandit.

 

[GA_Boater]

Starting in '72, boats have a HIN. The title should also have the HIN and the first three letters indicate the manufacturer. Boat builders use a lot of different names for brand names.

 

[24 Albemarle]

That's where I got precision Marine (from the first three letters) when I looked for the company I didn't find any. Just thought someone may have heard of or had a boat by them.

 

[GA_Boater]

How did you match the first three letters with PM? PQO, PSQ or PVJ?

 

[24 Albemarle]

Hi, the hull #'s PME 50187G788

 

[GA_Boater]

From the Coast Guard MIC database, it come up as Precision Metalcraft.;



Might be hard to read - the link, http://www.uscgboating.org/recalls/m...il.aspx?id=PME

 

[jbcurt00]

You aren't finding much because the MIC code PME was reassigned in 1985, and the previous MIC code PME builder, Precision Marine, went bankrupt in 1976:

Details for Manufacturer Identification Code PME​

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MIC:​	PME​	Status:​	In Business​
Company:​	PRECISION METALCRAFT LLC​	Company Official:​	SHANE LAVALETTE​
Parent Company:​	​	Parent MIC:​	​
Address:​	PO BOX 550​	City:​	MERIDEN​
State:​	KS​	Zip:​	66512​
Country:​	​	Phone:​	8882351465​
Fax:​	7854243208​	In Business:​	Friday, August 10, 2012​
Out of Business:​	​	Date Modified:​	Tuesday, July 02, 2013​
Type:​	Airboats Airboats​	Additional Address:​	FACTORY: 3323 EAST 82ND STREET MERIDEN KS 66512​
Comments:​	CODE REASSIGNED 10/85 OLD INFO:16405 E TRUMAN RD/INDEPENDENCE,64050 OUT OF BUS 05/76FOUND THAT PRECISION WENT BANKRUPT, BOUGHT BY NEW CO. ABOVE-910401 OOB AS PER CG-5093 9/3/93 TALKED TO OWNER ON 04/30/96 WHO STATED THAT COMPANY WAS STILL IN BUSINESS. THEY HAD MANUFACTURED A BOAT THAT DID NOT PASS COMPLIANCE TESTING, SEE 951421. 03/02/2001 ASSETS SOLD TO CANYON BOATS INC. SEE EQT. 08/10/12 PRECISION METALCRAFT BUILDER OF AIRBOATS.​

I found 1 Kansas City Star newspaper listing from June 1972, for Precision Marine boats in Independence, MO [h=3]The Kansas City Star from Kansas City, Missouri ? Page 132[/h]
You can start there, w/ the address, phone maybe, and it's location in Independence to try and run down more info.

They don't appear in the 1968 Boat Manufacturer's Association roster:

LOTS of small boat builders left little info behind when they went bankrupt or moved to a new location. Unless someone took the initiative to save it back then, and at some point someone deemed it important enough to catalog then upload to the net, there just isn't going to be info to be found online.

I know of at least 1 large boat builder, still in business today, that just dumped filing cabinet after filing cabinet full of info, serial number/production records and sales literature/brochures when they moved to a new facility. Numerous companies lost records to fires or poor record keeping.

To the best of my knowledge Alumacraft is the only currently in production company that has LOTS of old records, AND is willing to share that info w// anyone who sends them a boat serial#/HIN. Wish more were as diligent at keeping the records and half as helpful when you contact them.

Good luck on the search for info

 

[24 Albemarle]

Thanks for the info, I never would have thought Kansas, Dorothy, I was brushing up on my boolean characters, now I see I don't need em' just ask you guys!
I recently had a conversation with a friend who was once a dealer for Manatee boats as I have one I bought for the motor and trailer, he say's hang on a minute , rustles around and comes out with an original sale flier for the very boat I have, turns out his Dad sold it in 73. Here she is with her crew...

 

[24 Albemarle]

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[24 Albemarle]

sorry I posted in wrong thread , see "building gunnels for a roll top boat" my bad