SkipperLiner, Inc., La Crosse WI

SkipperLiner was established in 1971 and is now the largest builder of 149-passenger cruise boats in the U.S.  The table below lists all the Skipperliner boats with active USCG documentation, so a lot are no longer with us.  If anyone can fill any gaps, please e-mail tim@coltoncompany.com.  Visit the shipyard at www.skipperliner.com and see it from the air on Google here.

Hull # Name Owner Type Feet GT Delivery Disposition
135 Mississippi Brass Belle Rivers Edge Grill & Bar Inc Passenger 45 38 1977 Active
190 Providence Amber Development Corporation Passenger 63 32 1988 Now "Seaport Belle"
344 Scavenger Lake Powell Boat Tours Passenger 45 17 1985 Active
356 Dido's Dream   Recreational 57 26 1985 Now "Dream Seeker"
360 Spirit of Miami   Passenger 64 32 1986 Now "Harbor Belle"
361 Dar Ray Marie Owen R Massie Recreational 68 72 1986 Active
364 Nautical Queen Dabun Inc Passenger 64 36 1986 Active
369 Sundance J & J Entertainment Passenger 63 85 1986 Now "Foxy Lady"
392 River Queen Marvin M. Lester Passenger 64 36 1986 Now "Klamath Belle"
393 Happy Hour Edward D McMurry Recreational 48 45 1986 Now "Proud Mary"
398 Desert Princess Too Lake Mead Ferry Service Inc Passenger 63 32 1986 Active
399 Laural   Passenger 52 63 1986 Now "Boston Belle"
405 Knotty Bear The Knotty Bear LLC Passenger 64 36 1987 Now "The Holland Princess"
409 Queen of Excelsior II Queen of Excelsior Inc Unclassified 70 153 1987 Active
410 Champagne Lady Seattle Harbor Tours L P Passenger 78 46 1987 Active
416 Caroline Majestic Ventures Inc Passenger 70 39 1987 Now "Enchantment"
416 Blue Skies Raymond Harko Recreational 52 51 1987 Now "Ark Angel"
417 Sun Downer I George K Philips Recreational 58 31 1988 Now "Toy Captain"
418 Jean Nicolet Captiva Cruises Inc Passenger 62 46 1987 Now "Lady Chadwick"
  Edelweiss Waterfront Entertainment Group Ltd Passenger 65 92 1988 Active
502 Celebration Harry Parsons Passenger 73 64 1988 Active
508 Belle of Grafton Spirit of Pennsylvania Passenger 60 83 1988 Now "Riverboat Queen"
To Infinity and Beyond Sherry Lynn Smith Recreational 45 42 1988 Active
525 Catawba Queen Lake Cruises Inc Unknown 64 43 1988 Active
530 Fiesta Queen Laughlin River Tours Inc Passenger 63 38 1989 Active
531 Buzzard's Roost Robert A. Buzzard Recreational 47 42 1988 Now "Hardly Workin"
536 Virginia Dare Ryals/Jordan Inc Passenger 63 38 1989 Active
539 Celebration II Hudson River Adventures Inc Passenger 73 64 1989 Now "Pride of the Hudson"
546 Capital Elite Steven P Thomas Passenger 67 39 1989 Now "Blue Moon"
  Edelweiss II Waterfront Entertainment Group Ltd Passenger 74 95 1989 Active
  Las Brisas Wahweap Recreationals LLC Recreational 64 68 1989 Active
558 Island Girl V Fantasea Enterprises Inc Passenger 67 92 1990 Ac