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Boat Name: ERNIE LOU
Type/Rig/Power: Niles Craft Runabout
LOA: 15 ft. 0 in.
Beam: 0 ft. 0 in.
Home Port: Lake Wawasee, Syracuse, Indiana
Designer Name: Niles Craft, Niles, MI
Builder Name: David Jarrett
Launching Date: 2002-07-01
David Jarrett rescued this boat and spent one year restoring it, before launching it in July 2002. It had been in storage for years, and had numerous layers of paint and varnish to be removed. He refinished the hull and replaced the seats and floors. ERNIE LOU is a Niles Craft 15’ runabout (1953) that he uses on Lake Wawasee in Syracuse, Indiana.
Type/Rig/Power: Niles Craft Runabout
LOA: 15 ft. 0 in.
Beam: 0 ft. 0 in.
Home Port: Lake Wawasee, Syracuse, Indiana
Designer Name: Niles Craft, Niles, MI
Builder Name: David Jarrett
Launching Date: 2002-07-01
David Jarrett rescued this boat and spent one year restoring it, before launching it in July 2002. It had been in storage for years, and had numerous layers of paint and varnish to be removed. He refinished the hull and replaced the seats and floors. ERNIE LOU is a Niles Craft 15’ runabout (1953) that he uses on Lake Wawasee in Syracuse, Indiana.