Runabout
Weneederagain
Name/Title
RunaboutEntry/Object ID
1998.010Description
1998.010 "Weneederagin" Boat Type: Runabout Builder: Albany Boat Corporation Model: Length: 32' Original Power: Current Power: Date Built: 1928 Albany Boat Corporation Watervliet, NY Founded by Leon Tripp out of a factory of the Mechanical Devices Factory that manufactured automobile devices and hardware for motorboats. Soon after opening in 1909, the company received a gold medal at the Seattle Exposition for excellence in motorboat accessories. Soon the company began making custom runabouts. In 1916, John Hacker joined Tripp and the Albany Boat Corporation was formed with Tripp as president and Hacker as chief designer. Throughout the 1920s Albany Boat Corporation would make runabouts and cruisers of all different sizes. However, the Depression in 1929 caused boat sales to become almost stagnant and by 1932 the Albany Boat Corporation would close. "The Real Runabouts- Volume VI" pg 1-7Collection
BoatsAcquisition
Accession
1998.010Source or Donor
Ford, JohnMade/Created
Manufacturer
Albany Boat CorporationDate made
1928Place
Location
Watervliet, NY, USAEdition
Model: R-32Notes
Early Date: 1928 Propulsion: Inboard, gasoline Engine: Sterling Petral Cylinders: 6 HP: 225Dimensions
Width
7-1/16 ftLength
32 ftLocation
Wall
WestRoom
Bay 3Building
*Don Doebler Collections Storage FacilityBartlett Point Barn 3
Bartlett Point Barn 4