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Skipper Manufacturing, La Crosse WI

(formerly Skipperliner Industries and including Mid-City Steel)

Most recent update: December 11, 2010.

SkipperLiner Industries, Inc., was established in 1971 and became the largest builder of 149-passenger cruise boats in the U.S.  It closed in early 2010 but attracted new investors and is now active again as Skipper Manufacturing.  The table below lists all the Skipperliner boats with active USCG or Canadian documentation, so a lot are no longer with us.  Some Skipperliner boats are listed in the registry as being built by Mid-City Steel, a major local fabricator who built many of the hulls for Skipperliner.  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 Passenger 63 32 1978 Now Seaport Belle
227 Southern Belle   Recreational 47 41 1979 Active
  Star   Passenger     1982  
  Winona Princess   Passenger     1983 Later Arkansas River Queen
303 Dreamers Dream Just 4 Dreamers Inc Passenger 42 15 1983 Active
321 Billys Retreat   Recreational 54 20 1984 Active
343 Proud Mary   Passenger 64 36 1985 Active
344 Scavenger Lake Powell Boat Tours Passenger 45 17 1985 Active
345 Fin 'n Feather Showboat II Fin 'n Feather Showboat Passenger 64 39 1984 Active
356 Dido's Dream   Recreational 57 26 1985 Now Dream Seeker
  Rosy I   Passenger 67 46 1985 Now Victorian Princess
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 Now Charlotte Queen
369 Sundance J & J Entertainment Passenger 63 85 1986 Now Harbor Lady
370 Duchess Gage Marine Corporation Passenger 52 67 1986 Active
392 River Queen Marvin M. Lester Passenger 64 36 1986 Now Rajun Cajun Spirit
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 Now River City Star
399 Laural   Passenger 52 63 1986 Now Boston Belle
405 Knotty Bear The Knotty Bear LLC Passenger 64 36 1987 Now The Holland Princess
407 Erika Jerene   Recreational 50 47 1987 Active
409 Queen of Excelsior II Queen of Excelsior Inc Passenger 70 153 1987 Active
410 Champagne Lady Seattle Harbor Tours L P Passenger 78 46 1987 Active
412 Vista Queen Flamingo Excursions Inc Passenger 64 97 1987 Active
416 Blue Skies Raymond Harko Recreational 52 51 1987 Now Ark Angel
417 Fat City Iv   Recreational 55 77 1987 Active
416 Caroline Majestic Ventures Inc Passenger 70 39 1987 Now Enchantment
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
190 Seaport Belle Amber Development Passenger 63 32 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
525 Catawba Queen Lake Cruises Inc Passenger 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
  Edelweiss Waterfront Entertainment Passenger 65 92 1988 Active
526 Hadtohaveit   Recreational 58 58 1988 Active
533 To Infinity and Beyond Sherry Lynn Smith Recreational 45 42 1988 Now It's Only Money
535 Celebrations Seattle Harbor Tours L P Passenger 67 39 1989 Active
536 Virginia Dare Ryals/Jordan Inc Passenger 63 38 1989 Active
537 Kings Port   Recreational 50 48 1989 Active
539 Celebration II Hudson River Adventures Passenger 73 64 1989 Now Pride of the Hudson
544 Lady J II   Recreational 70 275 1989 Active
546 Capital Elite Steven P Thomas Passenger 67 39 1989 Now Blue Moon
  Edelweiss II Waterfront Entertainment Passenger 74 95 1989 Active
  Las Brisas Wahweap Recreationals Recreational 64 68 1989 Active
549 Miss Forward Westport Marine Inc Passenger 52 48 1989 Active
558 Island Girl V Fantasea Enterprises Inc Passenger 67 92 1990 Active
559 The Ambassador Dennis N Meyerhofer Recreational 65 33 1990 Active
560 Red Lion River Queen Red Lion Hotels Passenger 61 34 1990 Active
  Ark of the Headhunter David Milgram Recreational 52 48 1990 Active
564 Riverview II Chicago River View Passenger 52 19 1990 Active
565 Ottawa Lady Starved Rock Adventures Passenger 52 19 1990 Active
566 Make It Happen   Recreational 58 195 1990 Active
567 Fantasy Pittsburgh Luxury Cruises Recreational 50 51 1990 Active
570 Anticipation Tom F Ebeling Recreational 53 54 1990 Now Tomfoolery
573 Magnolia Blossom   Passenger 60 32 1990 Active
576 Lewis & Clark Missouri Riverboat Inc Passenger 64 36 1990 Active
577 Southern Belle Southern Belle Enterprises Passenger 55 22 1990 Active
578 First Vision First Vision & Friends Inc Recreational 60 28 1990 Active
579 Ozark Princess Harbour Wholesale Inc Passenger 60 32 1990 Active
580 Anticipation III Fantasy Cruise Lines LLC Passenger 67 39 1990 Now Fantasy
583 My Friendship Myf Hospitality L L C Passenger 65 41 1990 Active
584 Tiny Bubbles   Recreational 65 32 1990 Active
588 Canyon Gator   Recreational 50 51 1990 Active
589 Dewees Lady Dewees Is Prpty Owners Passenger 34 12 1990 Active
590 Andrews Nolan Associates Llc Passenger 34 42 1990 Active
591 Summerwind   Passenger 62 66 1991 Active
593 Neveridle Michael J Clarke Recreational 53 65 1992 Active
594 She Knows Now Dad'S Insane Llc Recreational 67 28 1991 Active
595 Big Mac II Frisbie Marine Recreational 67 38 1990 Active
597 The Suburban Jewel Skipperliner Industries Inc Passenger 63 30 1991 Active
598 M/T Celebration Celebration Excursions Passenger 74 64 1991 Active
600 Off Site   Recreational 55 78 1991 Active
601 Island Paradise Ocean Place Charters Inc Recreational 63 74 1991 Active
602 The Life of Brians   Recreational 67 80 1991 Active
610 Trigger Treat   Recreational 60 70 1992 Active
611 Desert Princess Lake Mead Ferry Service Passenger 110 81 1991 Active
615 Sunny & Share   Recreational 54 84 1992 Active
616 Sawatdee   Recreational 66 27 1992 Active
618 Sunrise Scott J Hand Recreational 69 31 1992 Now Trixeana
619 Hana Ho   Recreational 48 42 1992 Active
623 Isle of View   Recreational 67 98 1992 Active
624 Party of Five Jack M Trittin Recreational 47 46 1992 Active
625 Midnite Sun Alden E Landreville Recreational 67 92 1992 Active
626 Water's Edge Katinka LLC Passenger 64 38 1992 Now Katinka
628 Lady Victoria Daniel D Thorndyke Recreational 51 66 1992 Active
629 Odyssey   Recreational 52 55 1992 Active
631 Wrenegade III Roger T Allen Recreational 54 26 1992 Now M & R Waterhouse
  Jean N Tonic III Tony J Ouellette Recreational 54 84 1992 Active
  Pioneer Princess Fond Du Lac Convention Passenger 63 25 1992 Now Lakeside Spirit
634 Windstar Timothy J O'Brien Recreational 67 14 1993 Active
636 Heather Elizabeth John A Cunningham Recreational 50 62 1992 Active
637 Naples Princess Grand Lady Cruises Inc Passenger 73 51 1993 Now Grand Lady
640 Argonaut David Ruzicka Recreational 68 35 1993 Now Twilight
641 Slo-Poke Waldemar G Stern Recreational 53 51 1993 Active
642 Kokopelli   Recreational 60 74 1993 Active
643 Memories Michael F Foley Recreational 44 10 1993 Now Pipe Dreams
645 Tyrol Robert E Klauer Recreational 54 76 1993 Active
647 Dozy Daze   Recreational 53 58 1993 Active
648 Destiny Port Orchard Marine Passenger 65 79 1993 Active
649 Island Time Mystic Cruises, Inc. Passenger 65 94 1993 Active
650 Dynasty David A Benson Recreational 52 65 1993 Active
  Enterprise II Melvin D Campbell Sr Recreational 51 54 1993 Active
653 M.S. Dixie II Travel Systems Ltd Passenger 104 99 1994 Active
654 Rena   Recreational 53 70 1993 Active
656 Kreepin Charlie   Recreational 51 54 1993 Active
657 Liberty Bell Pine Knot Marina Llc Passenger 61 93 1993 Active
658 Kat Susann   Recreational 53 30 1993 Active
662 Our Lady   Recreational 63 89 1994 Active
666 Bransons American Star Gage'S Long Creek Marina Passenger 73 51 1994 Active
667 Tahoe Gal North Tahoe Cruises Inc Passenger 63 38 1994 Active
668 Avant-Garde Skipperliner Industries Inc Passenger 61 94 1994 Active
669 Emerald Hornblower Emerald Hornblower Llc Passenger 73 51 1994 Active
670 Bay Celebrations   Passenger 61 37 1994 Active
674 Crystal Angel Steve Creamer Recreational 69 33 1994 Active
681 Winona Island Princess   Passenger 73 51 1994 Now Miss Dubuque
682 Paradise Grand Paradise Companies Inc Passenger 52 21 1994 Active
683 Spirit Of Lake Murray Lake Murray Cruises Llc Passenger 73 51 1994 Active
686 El Gato   Recreational 48 45 1995 Active
689 Millennium Lady Bikini Yacht Club Passenger 71 51 1995 Now Dubuque's American Lady
690 Why Not Matey? Harold J Bailey Recreational 54 59 1995 Active
  Weststar   Passenger 100 192 1995 Now Magic Charm
694 La Contessa Westrec Marina Passenger 71 51 1995 Active
700 Adagio Dale C Perry Recreational 54 61 1995 Active
  Bottoms Up Ronald S Cassady Recreational 48 45 1995 Active
704 Lady Lois Lowell C Johnson Recreational 58 70 1996 Active
705 Johnny O David L Miller Recreational 55 57 1996 Now Miller Time
706 Willamette Star Awi-Llc Passenger 88 85 1996 Active
707 Anticipation IV Presidential Yacht Passenger 97 66 1995 Active
708 Mother Duck Stephen C Martin Recreational 60 28 1996 Active
709 Island Serenade Salt Island Adventures, LLC Recreational 63 81 1996 Active
710 Emerald Star Port Orchard Marine Passenger 97 66 1996 Active
716 Her Excellency Bayview Event Center LLC Recreational 64 77 1996 Active
717 Bumper Tub John Nix Recreational 61 29 1996 Active
722 N' Paradise Rodney M Tuinstra Recreational 56 69 1998 Active
723 Summers Inn Emmett Erpelding Recreational 57 27 1996 Active
724 This Will Do Kenny Blake Recreational 71 89 1996 Active
725 Someday I'll Dennis O Ross Recreational 55 67 1997 Active
728 Empty Pockets MP Four LLC Recreational 69 88 1997 Active
729 Make 'n Memories Michael J Stevenson Recreational 71 77 1997 Active
730 Three Buoys and a Gull David P Chambers Jr Recreational 60 66 1997 Active
731 Enfuego John A & Nancy T Lasseter Recreational 71 161 1997 Active
732 Family Affair Joram Corporation Recreational 60 96 1997 Active
733 Riverhouse Riverhouse Inc. Recreational 71 83 1998 Active
735 Sunrise Stephen R Jones Recreational 70 67 1997 Now Miss Kay-Nein
736 Wild Burro   Recreational 62 90 1997 Active
737 Lady K Ii   Recreational 57 69 1997 Active
739 Paisano Curtis G Balducci Recreational 65 79 1998 Active
741 Paradise Princess II Paradise Companies Inc Recreational 49 20 1998 Active
743 Paradise Princess Paradise Companies Inc Recreational 54 26 1998 Now Takin' Time
744 The Good Ship Lollipop Blake M Roney Recreational 61 65 1999 Active
755 Break-A-Way Break-A-Way Leasing Llc Recreational 55 24 1999 Active
756 Big Dog Jerry Moyes Recreational 75 227 1999 Active
758 Board Sports   Recreational 75 118 2000 Active
760 Find Time   Recreational 65 171 2000 Active
764 The Kingdom William D King Jr Trustee Recreational 66 33 2000 Active
767 Out N About Out N About Llc Recreational 55 77 2001 Active
768 Desert Rose Desert Rose Houseboat Recreational 70 88 2001 Active
772 16 Hour Daze Roy A Stewart Recreational 55 24 2001 Now Fahgettaboutit
773 Prime Time Earth Movers LLC Recreational 70 160 2001 Active
777 Never Say Never Powell I LLC Recreational 55 82 2002 Active
780 Boatacious Boatacious Llc Recreational 75 133 2002 Active
781 Miss Mymoney Tom J Motsenbocker Recreational 66 91 2003 Now Beach Bus

300-Series Boats
305 Dream Chaser Dream Chaser Partners Llc Recreational 75 111 2004 Active
307 Flock Of Dove's Action Battery Wholesalers Recreational 60 74 2004 Active
308 Iowa Office Vivid Inc Recreational 58 81 2005 Active
310 Prime Time   Recreational 75 178 2005 Active
311 High Interest   Recreational 50 19 2007 Active
312 La Familia La Familia Llc Recreational 70 112 2005 Active
314 Ginn Sur Mer Gateway Gatlinburg Lp Passenger 68 42 2006 Active
315 Diva   Recreational 64 106 2006 Active
316 Armstead William A Robinson Trust Recreational 79 203 2006 Active
317 Young At Heart Young At Heart Llc Recreational 75 136 2007 Active
321 As You Like It Colorado Plateau Retreat Recreational 63 27 2008 Active
324 Sandtini Brent Zeglen Recreational 45 13 2010 Active
325 Knot On Call Paul B. Nelson Recreational 53 17 2010 Active

900-Series Boats
949 Queen of Red Wing Skipperliner Financial Passenger 64 62 1996 Now Desert Princess II
950 Sanibel Harbor Princess   Passenger 81 76 1996 Now Harbor Lady
957 Jacksonville Princess Ii First Coast Excursions Llc Passenger 81 76 1997 Active
958 Anticipation V Presidential Yacht Passenger 71 51 1997 Active
959 Island Belle Waterways Boat Company Passenger 81 76 1997 Now Olympic Star
961 Island Girl XI Ward Hornblower Passenger 81 76 1998 Now Pinot Noir Commodore
962 Song of the Croix Shoreline Marine Company Passenger 71 51 1998 Now Celebration
963 Harbour Belle Cedar Fair L P Passenger 65 71 1998 Now Running Mate
964 Summer Wind Paradise Yacht Cruises Inc Passenger 73 103 1998 Active
966 Tahoe Para-Dice II Paradise Hornblower LLC Passenger 72 98 1998 Now Tahoe Paradise
967 Sanibel Harbour Princess Liberty/Sanibel II LP Passenger 81 76 1998 Now Merlot Commodore
  Lafy Pintail Skipperliner Industries Inc Passenger 81 76 1998 Now City Lights
970 Chardonnay Commodore Chardonnay Commodore Passenger 81 76 1999 Active
971 Spirit of the Water Prairie Island Indian Passenger 81 76 1999 Active
972 Renaissance Hudson River Adventures Passenger 54 22 1999 Now Pollepel
  Providence Piers Sapp Tours LLC Passenger 54 22 1999 Active
  Sensation Community Credit Union Passenger 81 76 1999 Active
975 Seaport Elite General Electric Capital Passenger 81 76 1999 Active
976 Romantica Cayah M LLC Passenger 99 82 2000 Now Cayah Michele
978 Naples Royal Princess Majestic Ventures Inc Passenger 81 77 2000 Now Royal Princess
979 Palmetto Star Skipperliner Industries Inc Passenger 81 64 2000 Now Island Girl
980 Watts Bar Belle Watts Bar Riverboat Passenger 61 52 2000 Active
  Island Princess LLI Management, LLC Passenger 81 114 2000 Active
982 Naples Royal Princess IV Majestic Ventures Inc Passenger 81 77 2000 Now Royal Princess
983 Sarita Sarita LLC Passenger 82 88 2001 Now Cayah Sarita
985 Empress Victorian Princess Cruise Passenger 73 61 2000 Active
986 Pickwick Belle T & W Properties Passenger 61 52 2001 Active
986 LaCrosse Queen VI LaCrosse Queen Cruises Passenger 65 52 2002 Active
989 Island Girl XIV Bikini Yacht Club Passenger 82 88 2001 Now Sapphire Princess
  Romantica Infinity Yacht Charters Llc Passenger 100 82 2001 Now Infinity
992 Lady Tampa Bay Skipperliner Industries Inc Passenger 82 88 2001 Now Island Girl
993 Majestic Aqua Leasing Passenger 82 76 2001 Active
994 Majestic Princess II Skippership Ny Llc Passenger 107 79 2002 Active
995 Island Girl XV Bikini Yacht Club Passenger 77 57 2002 Now Harbor Lady
996 Lady of the Lake Lake Cruises Inc Passenger 82 76 2002 Active
996 Naples Royal Princess VI Bikini Yacht Club Passenger 96 173 2002 Active
997 Duchess of Pintail Pintail Yachts Passenger 124 79 2002 Active
998 Island Girl XVI Bikini Yacht Club Passenger 96 173 2002 Active
999 Virginias Jewel Intracoastal Yachts, Llc Passenger 82 73 2003 Active
1000 M/V Majestic Fantasea Enterprises Inc Passenger 121 96 2003 Active
1001 Marco Island Princess Marco Island Yachts Passenger 73 61 2003 Active
1002 Ambassador   Pacific Avalon Yacht Passenger 128 307 2004 Active 
1004 CQ Princess Mastoras Ventures Llc Passenger 82 73 2004 Active
1005 Minneapolis Queen Minneapolis Queen Cruises Passenger 63 33 2004 Active
1006 Royal Princess II Majestic Yacht Charters Inc Passenger 82 73 2005 Active
1007 Canyon Princess Aramark Sports Passenger 82 73 2005 Active
1008 Ovation Delaware Bay Holdings Passenger 138 97 2005 Active
1009 Island Girl XVIII Bikini Yacht Club Passenger 138 73 2006 Now Naples Princess
1010 Marina Jack II Marina Jack Inc Passenger 82 83 2005 Active
1011 Volunteer Princess Lemasurier Family Trust Llc Passenger 82 83 2006 Active
1012 Paradise Destiny Paradise Companies Inc Passenger 70 35 2006 Active
1013 Lady Pintail II Pintail Yachts Passenger 91 73 2006 Active
1014 Sanibel Harbour Princess Cp Sanibel Llc Passenger 82 83 2006 Active
1015 Ginn Sundancer Ginn Development Passenger 100 220 2006 Now Sundancer
1016 Naples Princess Marco Island Yachts Passenger 100 91 2007 Now Fantasea
1017 Landing Princess Marco Island Yachts Passenger 83 78 2007 Active
1018 Princess Lady Marco Island Yachts Passenger 100 78 2007 Now Romantica
1019 Lady Atlantic Marco Island Yachts Passenger 96 78 2007 Active
1020 Lady Josephine Marco Island Yachts Passenger 100 52 2008 Active
1021 Commander Jacques Marco Island Yachts Passenger 100 52 2008 Active
1022 Miami Lady Marco Island Yachts Passenger 100 65 2008 Active
1023 La Crosse Queen VII La Crosse Queen Cruises Passenger 100 36 2008 Active
1024 Naples Princess Marco Island Yachts Passenger 100 101 2008 Active
1025 Island Queen Marco Island Yachts Passenger 100 66 2008 Active
1026 Lily Marco Island Yachts Passenger 100 296 2008 Active
1027 Bella Vista Al & Alma's Supper Club Passenger 54 77 2009 Active

Built by Skipper Manufacturing
2000 Pride of Cassville State of Wisconsin Ferry   36 2011 Active