My grandfather's sportfisher, Time Out
 

My grandfather was the former sales manager for Dawson Beer's south shore warehouse in Brockton, MA. When he and his crew heard about a corporate-sponsored contest to increase sales, they went at it full tilt and won first place...and a brand new 32 ft. sportfishing boat built at a boat yard in North Falmouth on the Cape. Dawson Beer's slogan was "Time out for Dawson" and, of course, the boat was called "Time Out" and was berthed in Duxbury, MA. launched 8/15/1950.

Another newspaper article tells how the boat has "the best equipment possible for saltwater fishing, including a ship to shore radio and all aids to navigation."

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Re: My grandfather's sportfisher, Time Out
 

That is a cool story. What ever happened to the boat?
BA

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I have know idea, I was launched 7 years after it was. Maybe somebody from the Duxbury fishing fleet will know. I'd also love to find out the North Falmouth boat yard where the Time Out was built. I've got a lot more pictures and I think, in addition to the Dawson Beer management, a number of the boat yard employees helped with the launch. After all, Dawson provided free beer to all the people who helped at the christening/launch.

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got to love the old wood boats so much character in the lines post as many pics as you want would love to see them all

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If it was North Falmouth, my guess is that those pictures and the launch happened in Megannsett harbor.

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Wow! What a beautiful boat! Very nice, you must find it, if it is still alive.

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It now seems that the boat may have been built by "Ballantine's Boat Shop" out of either North Falmouth or Cataumet. I believe they are still in business and I'll try to contact them over the next week or so. Thanks Uncle Warren! #4

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Found this online:

George F. Ballentine Jr., a retired Falmouth boat builder, died Saturday at his home in Brandon, Vt. He was 75.

Mr. Ballentine was born in Dedham and graduated from Dedham High School. Following graduation he worked in the yard of Palmer-Scott Boat Builders in New Bedford for several years before joining the Army and serving during World War II.

After the war, Mr. Ballentine moved to North Falmouth, where he owned Ballentine's Boat Shop. He also built and operated Fiddler's Cove Marina in North Falmouth.

He retired in the mid-1970s and ...


I used to have an 18'1956 palmer scott bass fishing boat. Looked very similiar to the pictures above..

Re: My grandfather's sportfisher, Time Out
 

Hope you find it it looks like a beauty!


Arioch :D