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Comment by Jeff Giesseman on October 18, 2013 at 11:32am

The info I got (about third hand) was the engine is one of three known to exist and the only running example...

Comment by Phil Lampman on October 17, 2013 at 2:25pm

I'm hardly the expert here and hopefully other members of the museum can provide specifics. Yes it is a replica, although I believe the engine is correct and possibly the original. We had this in the museum for a while and it appears to me that the deck on this boat is a canvas-like material, finished with some sort of clear coating, like epoxy or varnish. I would assume there is some wood or other supporting surface beneath the "canvas"

Comment by Tim Matyn on October 17, 2013 at 9:53am

Great picture!  This is obviously a replica of the original boat.

My question is this: The deck appears to be grey paint.  Was the original boat a painted wood deck or was it some other material? A painting I have by Jim Clary of Miss Americas I and II also shows the decks in grey, but the later Miss Americas all appear to be stained or bleached mahogany.