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ho doesn’t want to own a piece of history? Well, now you can, thanks to Ohio couple Dave and Susie Koffel, who are selling their 1937 32' Baltzer-Jonesport. This all-original cabin cruiser has had only five owners since its birth nearly 80 years ago. The Koffels purchased her back in 1987, when she was homeported on New Hampshire’s Lake Winnipesaukee. In 1988, she underwent a yearlong renovation in the capable hands of Mike Bays at Newkirks in Union Lake, Michigan. Bays and the Koffels have done business together for 30 years through the couple’s business, Koffel’s Place, a pair of shops specializing in auto race engine building, collector vehicle restoration, and antique and current race boat engine building. Needless to say, the Koffels babied the Baltzer-Jonesport, appropriately dubbed The Escape. This boat, which spent its life securely tucked inside a boathouse, has all the vintage goodies with the right touches of “modern” peppered throughout, including updated instrumentation, radio gear and Bose sound system. During her renovation, she received a complete engine and transmission swap. Now powered by a Chrysler Marine 360 and sporting a Velvet Drive Transmission, she only has 100 hours on the new setup. The Koffels are selling her with the original Kermath Sea Queen engine and transmission, which they have kept in dry storage. For a couple that deals in boat and engine parts, you can bet that the condition of the mechanicals is impeccable. But it’s not just the mechanicals that the Koffels paid close attention to on this cherry of a vessel. The pair are sticklers for
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Contact Dave & Susie Koffel Sandusky, OH 419-433-5958 (office) 419-433-8806 (home) dskoffel@aol.com
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LOA: 32' Beam (Approx.): 9' Draft: N/A Weight: N/A Fuel Capacity: 60 gals. Water Capacity: 30 gals. Power: Chrysler Marine 360 Price: $79,900 originality; they made sure nearly all aspects of the vintage boat stayed that way. The Baltzer-Jonesport is 100 percent original above the waterline with all of its native wood, window glass and trim in tact. She has been obsessively maintained; this includes a routine annual maintenance schedule. The boat features a totally re-varnished inside, periodappropriate upholstery with matching Naugahyde cushions and carpet, and all pictures, lampshades, and galley and head fixtures are either original to the vessel or period correct, as are the matching comforters. Her hullsides are painted annually, and she’s had both fuel tanks refurbished. Additional features include the Halon fire system throughout, hand-striped gold accents in genuine gold leaf and a complete electrical re-wiring to accommodate 12V accessories, including dual batteries. For an older gal she’s even rather peppy, capable of cruising along at 20 knots or faster. The boat is currently docked at a boathouse the Koffels had specially built for her in Sandusky, Ohio, on Lake Erie. It can be shown by appointment. Don’t let this uniquely and meticulously maintained gem escape! LB