What gives it away ?

just noticed the Hua of a spot light on the front! Flounder fishing?

not sure on parker craft as had one from the 70s and the were riveted on to frames

Thanks for the replies so far guys!

And yes lightbar slapped on for floundering out by tangimoana

Kandrew wrote: Parkercraft

Have just remembered both the PC's I owned had name plates & serial numbers on the upper interior stern which I reckon would be fairly conclusive & don't see any sight of one in the pic.

Bazza, think welded as well rivited after Fryan obtained PC.     mine all rivited 1971 , serial no. 1079 stamped starboard forward outer gunnel.                                                            Watched it being put together in factory Samuel Parker Parnel, interisting Co. dustbins, rollerdoors, flashings,& boats etc.        Cost then $240 with longer q deck.                                        Built own trailer ungalvanized ,oil & fisholene inside, painted    outer. 50 years still good,lots trips northland 8in. wheels.                                                                                                    

bazza wrote: Kandrew wrote: Parkercraft Reckon it is hard to make a definitive call on that Kerry ... I have owned two of the early ParkerCraft & several factors are different to that I remember ... namely. There do not appear to be as many rivets or for that matter strengthening ribs plus do not recall seeing any with a windscreen also the rear carry handles are missing. Furthermore the boat in the pic appears to be about 12 ft. whereas the PC's produced were in the majority by far 10 footers in order to be accommodated in a less than successful vehicle roof top type of structure. Parker craft were the first ali boats to be built in NZ by the now defunct Parker Engineering at the bottom of Parnell rise the scene of the MOW's ill fated demo of a NZ built tank during WW2 ... the ugliest war time vehicle ever built & could not even get up Parnell Rise, let alone any active war time territory, but not too worry had corrogated roofing iron sides to protect it ! Anyway the 10 ft PC were & still are, remarkable little boats that many have survived the test of time of over 50 yrs, were mostly driven by low hp Sea gull o/b motors, also were/are a dream to row in most conditions ... all good reasons if you can find one they command X5 or X6 their original price. Have always wondered why someone has not revived making them. At the time there were a few copy cat craft produced but none were as successful & I strongly suspect the example in the pic was one of them ... however could be wrong ... I was once!

yes you might be right Barry but I thought the last of the 12 footers had different seating layouts which meant less riveting and they had dropped the handle on the transum and incorporated the handle into the rear quarter brackets.

Had one myself a lot let rivets.