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HEADWATER 14
Designer
Tracy O'Brien
The Headwater Fourteen [H-14] was designed and the prototype built in the Summer of 1985 to test the viability of using frameless, stressed skin construction to build a serviceable Whitewater drift boat.
Power Boats
Runabout
1947
14' wooden runabout.
Wolverine, Cadillac Boat Co.
2023 30-hp 4 stroke outboard, all service up to date.
In good condition.
Boat stored under cover. ( Boat shed ) Cover and Bimini top included. Trailer also.
Power Boats
FULLY RESTORED 1968/2018 CHRIS-CRAFT CAVALIER CUTLASS 27
Classic wooden model with recent refit worth >$75,000. 2018 Crusader 5.7, 375-hp gas engine (only 75 hours). Equipped with V-berth, head, sink and a semi-custom hydraulic trailer. With only 3'-6" draft and beam of 10' she can take you just about anywhere!
Power Boats
Howard Hughes’ personal yacht. 71', built to Trumpy’s exacting standards in 1939
Eleanor is for sale. Howard Hughes’ personal yacht. 71’, built to Trumpy’s exacting standards in 1939. Full professional restoration underway including new frames, stem, transom, bottom and topside planking, Cap rail and roof. Factory rebuilt pair of Cummins diesels await installation.
Sailboats
48' William Hand Ketch-Rigged Motorsailer (1989) built by Covey Island Boatworks for present owner
CHANTEY II - Douglas Fir Strip Planking, West System Epoxy construction. 51' overall. Cummins 210-hp. Recent survey concludes 'Above Average'. Time to pass her on. Make offer.
Sailboats
Laurent Giles Wanderer III
Believe to be second hull built to the design after the Hiscock’s first circumnavigation, launched 1958. Toroa underwent an extensive refit in 2020 and $20K in improvements and new systems under our ownership. Heavily built, cedar over white oak. Yanmar 3GM30, January 2025 haulout.
Transport 9.9
Designer
Tracy O'Brien
The Headwater TRANSPORT 9.9 is an easily Car-Topped Pram Dinghy with a constant deadrise 10 deg. V-bottom Planing Hull with lifting chine strips. Bow and stern seats provide level flotation if the hull is swamped, and also provide dry storage if watertight closures are installed.
1955 Old Town Square Back
Purchased out of Westport NY from a fellow who has the most impressive collection of wooden canoes and sculls I have ever seen. This one, Beaty, is in need of refinishing but instead of canvas I'll probably epoxy her in and out.