Cadenza was built in 2003 by Rockport Marine from a design by L. Frances Herreshoff. The design was modified slightly by Bruce Hylan to move the mizzen aft in order to make the steering more comfortable, effectively turning the original ketch sail plan into a yawl.
PRISCILLA C is a small steam launch based on a Stuart Turner 5 A single cylinder engine of 2 1/4" bore and 2" stroke. It produces about 1/2 HP at 30 PSI from a water tube, wood fired boiler.
Lobster Yacht / Picnic Launch made by Wharton Ship Yard now Jamestown Boat Yard in 1958, 28' L, 8.5' W, 4.5' D, a semi-displacement hull made of mahogany planking over white oak frames, in water last 30 years, good condition. PRICE REDUCTION $14,500.
The boat kit was received as a large cardboard envelop filled with flat pieces of mostly 3mm Okoume plywood. The stitch and glue process on a 21 foot long boat forced me to be satisfied with slow incremental progress. Fortunately the well illustrated builders manual was excellent.
SOAR, launched November 2023. 8′ tender, glued lap construction, butternut thwart, western red cedar floor boards, cast bronze knees.
Restored in ME by Jonathan Minott (seen in WB "Launchings" July/Aug 2009). Includes new yoke, decks, gunwales, seats and caning. New Shaw & Tenney oars and locks. LOA is 16', 42" beam. Flag Blue topsides with porch ceiling blue inside. It's a beauty. Used only a few times.
1996 36 x 11 x 4 , picnic cruiser double ended. Cedar on oak bronze fastened.
Built by Arno Day in 1973, Pamanus has a long history sailing the Salish Sea. She is 41 feet LOA on a 38 foot hull. She was refurbished and re-powered in 2011/2013. She accommodates two in a forward master and offers generous space for cursing in her pilot and coach houses.
Beautiful 1945 26' Luders 16 sailboat #18, excellent condition. $15,000. New topsides paint this year, marine plywood/ fiberglass/ epoxy replacement of original deck, also new paint. Original sitka spruce mast, ten sails. Varnished hull inside, with built in cabinetwork.