- Owner
- Jerry and Carol Petersen,
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Town - Elkhorn, WI
- Boat
Builder - Shepherd
- Boat
Model - Hardtop
- Boat
Lenght -
24'
- Boat
Year - 1954
- Boat
Hull - Wood
- Boat
Name - Swingin’ Shepherd
- Engine
- ? HP, ? Cyl.
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I am the third owner of the Swingin’ Shepherd.
She was delivered to Lake Vermillion, MN in 1954, and then later
sold to a property owner on Lake
Minnetonka, MN where I found her in 2000. Her name is derived
from the jazz tune “The Swingin’ Shepherd Blues”.
Shepherds were built in Niargara-on-the-
Water, Ontario for the waters of the Canadian Great Lakes. I believe
she is the only 24 foot hardtop in existence. With seats for 6-8
under the roof and roll up windows, she is a wonderful day cruiser.
I have taken her with crew on the St. Lawrence, the Rideau, the
Mississippi and the Hudson River ACBS cruises. I replaced her
transom frames, transom, chine planks and modified her hydraulic
shifter to a classic floor lever. The latter was essential for
handling when docking.
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