Built approximately 1971-1975.
I am in process of renovating this boat to be used as a cruiser.
If anybody can give me more information on the history I would appreciate.
This heavy duty version of the Digger 17 skiff adds 6 inches of freeboard and optional self-bailing in addition to modified Bosworth check valves installed on the transom. Marine grade plywood, mahogany, cedar, douglas fir, and brazilian cherry used in the build.
Y42 FLOTSAM was the last of the Yankees to be built by John Linderman in 1963. Built at Stone Boat Yard in Alameda, he used laminated frames and all bronze fastenings to construct this vessel and so far it has not needed major restoration.
After 37 years as a superintendent and general superintendent at Howard S. Wright Construction, a Balfour Beatty company in Seattle, Washington, my retirement gift from my peers and the company was a complete Annapolis Wherry kit from Chesapeake Light Craft.
Name of Boat "STINA"
Boats length 3,66 mtrs
Beam 1,56 mtrs
Type: Ewerboot, constructed by Shipwright Günter Pehrs/Glückstadt/Germany (passed away 2016)
built by Peter Hecht/Glückstadt/Germany
AEOLUS is a Herreshoff S-boat (S class) built by Herreshoff Manufacturing Co. in 1932.
She has a displacement of 6750 pounds. Ballast is about 3350 pounds and the mast is roughly 42 feet tall.
I built my Melonseed Skiff in my garage in 2019 and I finished it in 2020. It was named The Kingfisher after a small turquoise fishing bird that is often seen in our country.