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Old 02-08-2025 | 01:05 PM
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EXCALIBUR MARINE COR

MIC: NAP

Company: EXCALIBUR MARINE CORP
DBA LIGHTING BOATS
Company Official: FARMER, BILL

Past Company 1: EXCALIBUR MARINE

Address: 2001 COUNTY LINE RD
City: SARASOTA State: FL
Zip: 33580 Country:
Phone: (813) 355-7648 Fax:

In Business: 2/27/1973 Out of Business: 12/19/1983
Date Modified: 3/8/1984 Type: Inboards, Cabin Cruisers
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https://www.fiberglassics.com/librar...itle=Lightning

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Old 02-10-2025 | 08:13 AM
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Originally Posted by Markus
https://www.fiberglassics.com/librar...itle=Lightning

sorry if this has already been posted
Thank you, this is very informative.
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Old 02-10-2025 | 08:15 AM
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Originally Posted by NC03GT
New info to me. I have a 78 bill farmer 24x7 excalibur! hope someone responds with more info
Can I see pics of your Excalibur please? What power do you have in her?
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Any pictures of these? I had never heard of them until this posting.
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Old 02-10-2025 | 08:47 AM
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Originally Posted by NC03GT
New info to me. I have a 78 bill farmer 24x7 excalibur! hope someone responds with more info
Can I see pics of your Excalibur please? What power do you have in her?
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Old 02-11-2025 | 08:06 PM
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Originally Posted by formulabahamas
Ok so it turns out that what I thought was a 24ft 1975 P&D is actually titled as a Lightning. I read that Bill Farmer had a company called Lightning boats of Sarasota.
He then changed the company name to Excalibur in 1976 I think. I cant seem to find anymore info about Lightning. My HIN des not start with NAP so its not an Excalibur but looks identical. Do I have an original Bill Farmer Lightning? Does anybody know the history this boat HIN# B5HM10831RW10
Any help is appreciated.
it may have been a home built boat that was Hawk boats out of Sarasota Florida My father and Chet Simpson bought several and brought them back to Oklahoma
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Photo would be helpful
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what date was the HIN registered first that would help
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