Anthony Boats

[78Anthonyjet]

Anyone know anything about Anthony Boats. I have a '78 21 foot with a 454 and a Berkely Jet and a Place diverter. I have only seen pictures of one other Anthony here on the boards, and it is in Colorado. Any info is appreciated.

[76ANTHONY]

i've got a 76 anthony 18 foot. 455 with berkley jet with a place div. whats up? i just took mine out for the first time this weekend. needs more work. theres a pic in the just jets section, under how many boaters :D

[old rigger]

Anthony Boats was Tony Hagwood. He was a rigger at Tahiti back in the day. I don't remember when he started at Tahiti but it was after my dad started there in '66. He lived in Bellflower if memory serves and for a while he and my dad were pretty good buddies. I can remember them going to the river at our place back then.
Tony did like a lot of others and branched out on his own in the mid-70s when the jet boat deal was booming. I think his shop was in Hawaiian Gardens? He lasted until the gas crunch of 79-80 and packed it in.
Last I heard, and this was a good 10 years ago, he was a preacher somewhere in Texas. :supp:

[pops1]

Anyone know anything about Anthony Boats. I have a '78 21 foot with a 454 and a Berkely Jet and a Place diverter. I have only seen pictures of one other Anthony here on the boards, and it is in Colorado. Any info is appreciated.ANTHONY-The same as Anthony Pools, built in the early 60s or maybe late 60's a very classic first tunnel, Had great everything. Ran strong on small H.P. (outboards) I think all came Red Metalflake. Sold a lot of Boats back then. Company's pool division was source and it went B.K.- Not sure if yours is the same Anthony as I am making referance to. late 60's Anthony seemed to own Marine Stadium every weekend. N-who said Chopper Guns build POO. Seems to me that Chopper cross lamanet is still trying to be obtained in mats today.

[old rigger]

damn double post

[old rigger]

ANTHONY-The same as Anthony Pools, built in the early 60s or maybe late 60's a very classic first tunnel, Had great everything. Ran strong on small H.P. (outboards) I think all came Red Metalflake. Sold a lot of Boats back then. Company's pool division was source and it went B.K.- Not sure if yours is the same Anthony as I am making referance to. late 60's Anthony seemed to own Marine Stadium every weekend. N-who said Chopper Guns build POO. Seems to me that Chopper cross lamanet is still trying to be obtained in mats today.
I think pops1 is talking about this Anthony Boats.....
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v210/flyin-t/06-27-2005100126AM.jpg
that's an ad from 1960. But they have nothing to do with Tony Hagwoods Anthony Boats who built the 21 that 78anthonyjet has or the little 18 (I'm guessing it was a Southwind or Tahiti splash) that 76 anthony has. Same company name, that's all.
Oh, and I've said in the past that chopper gun boats suck and I still stand by my statement. The problem is not with the chopper gun or the process with which it's used. It's the opperator of the gun who usually mixes a resin rich mixture to speed up the lamanation time creating a very brittle boat, i.e. Galixie boats and the like.

[lakecrazy]

Here is a link with pics of my 1976 Anthony Jet.
http://tampabayjetboats.no-ip.com/frank_yvette.htm

[76ANTHONY]

nice 76, i like the rear seating. looks like i can do my rear seats differently :hammer2: :idea:

[78Anthonyjet]

LAKECRAZY, that is 1 sweeeet a$$ ride, mine looks nothing like that. I deffinately have work to do to it. The pic in my avatar is my boat.

[jtmarten]

Thanks for the info Old Rigger! Been looking for info about Anthonys for some time. I know of one other 23' daycruiser, but it has the stepped deck like a Sleekcraft. I've never run across another Anthony like mine but would love to see others. So were Anthonys hand-laid or chopper-gunned?
Lakecrazy and 76Anthony; Great looking boats!!
Any more info about the Anthonys please post.
Jeff

[old rigger]

jtmarten,
Anthony's were hand laid-up, like most others of the 70s, Sleek,Tahiti/ Hawaiian (except for the tri hulls), Avenger, Kona and on and on. Not many of the entry level to mid level boats weren't hand laid. I can only think of a handful that were chopped.
I think all these old owner/builders would get a big kick out of the enjoyment their boats are still giving to their present owners. ;)

[76ANTHONY]

thanks jmartin. these things are alot of work arent they?, but well worth it in the end. :hammer2: :coffeycup :D

[wsuwrhr]

I think all these old owner/builders would get a big kick out of the enjoyment their boats are still giving to their present owners. ;)
I have talked about this with Old Rigger in the past.
I own a '74 19' Anthony Jet. I completely redid the boat starting 10 years ago and I have been enjoying ever since, inbetween when the mighty Dodge power doesn't break drive parts. ;) ;)
If you are interested pics of the process could be seen on Brian's boat shop pages. I have posted pics of it here on the boards.
I love my jet, it isn't a lightweight potato chip my any means though, that hull is heavy.
Brian

[old rigger]

I own a '74 19' Anthony Jet.... it isn't a lightweight potato chip by any means though, that hull is heavy.
Brian
Brian,
that's a good thing, imho........... :cool:

[wsuwrhr]

Brian,
that's a good thing, imho........... :cool:
In a round-about way, that's kinda what I was sayin'.
Haha, it ain't no featherweight.
Brian

[76ANTHONY]

HEY THATS THE BOAT THAT MADE ME REDO MY WHOLE BOAT. NOW I CAN BLAME YOU FOR THE COUNTLESS HOURS AND DOLLARS :D :D :hammer2: :idea:

[dlhagewood]

Previous post: Anthony Boats was Tony Hagwood. He was a rigger at Tahiti back in the day. I don't remember when he started at Tahiti but it was after my dad started there in '66. He lived in Bellflower if memory serves and for a while he and my dad were pretty good buddies. I can remember them going to the river at our place back then.
Tony did like a lot of others and branched out on his own in the mid-70s when the jet boat deal was booming. I think his shop was in Hawaiian Gardens? He lasted until the gas crunch of 79-80 and packed it in.
Last I heard, and this was a good 10 years ago, he was a preacher somewhere in Texas. :supp:

Reply:
Anthony Boats was Anthony (Tony) Hagewood. He did work as a rigger at Tahiti. He started Anthony Boats with my Father Floyd Hagewood in the late 60's. They purchased discontinued 18 foot molds from Tahiti to start the business with in Hawaiian Gardens, CA.. Later, they developed molds for 19', 20', and 21' hulls. They came with Berkley or Panther jet pumps and usually had Chevy 454 inboard engines and roadrunner trailers. They had about 20 dealers mostly in the southwest and a few back east and northwest. They sold about 100 boats a year for 8 years from $6,000 to $15,000 each until sales drastically dropped off, the cost of liability insurance became unbearable and the company had to close. The boats were well made and very strong.

I was a proud owner of an 18' v-hull with a 454 Chevy engine and Panther pump which I purchased in 1972 and sold it 10 years later when I started having kids (see photo). The boat is still in use today.

When the business closed, Tony moved to Southeastern Texas and went to work for DEP chemicals as a sales rep then manager. No, he wasn't a preacher. Tony recently retired and has stayed in Southeastern Texas. Floyd Hagewood went back to the clothing business and worked for C&R Clothers as a District Manager until he retired. Floyd passed away in May 2010.

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[shaun]

dlhagewood, Welcome to the forums and thanks for posting that info. I own an 18' Anthony hull, it's been in my family for about 20 years now! Keep posting whatever you got on them!