Beautiful lines of teak and mahogany—evocative of the style in vogue during the 1930s, grace this rare example of a Marblehead wooden motor yacht built by the Marblehead Boat Yard Co. of Biddeford, Maine. “CLARA HAYES” has been in constant, protected drydock storage for the past 32 years on Long Island’s Great South Bay. Owner’s family began a restoration in 1990s and 2000s, but is not able to move forward, and therefore reluctantly seeking new, restoration-minded owner. Palmer V8 gasoline engine. Numerous original parts and hardware. Full description of condition and work undertaken available to interested parties. Price: $5,500.

Price reduced to $30,000. This collaboration between Starling Burgess, Francis Herreshoff, and Frank Paine is well known as a high performance, extremely comfortable, day sailing/racing, classic sloop. Conceived as a long waterline, low displacement 30′, these boats sail like a dream and perform like boats designed more recently. In 2021 this boat was completely reframed but the scantlings of her structure were boosted to make her stronger. Additionally, her backbone, keel, and forekeel were replaced. The small interior, a U-berth and lockers, remain to be fitted to a new owner’s requirements. Length 30′ 6″, length at water line 24′, beam 6′6″, sail area 324 sq. ft. Planking is mahogany, frames are white oak, locust, and live oak, backbone made of angelique, and she is fastened in bronze.

Take the helm of “Twila K” and enjoy cruising and the comfort of living aboard.  This unique vessel is now offered at $135,000.  The hull is mahogany planking on oak frames and battens.  Twin Ford Seamaster engines are reconditioned and Twin Disc v-drive/transmissions were installed in 2019.  Bow and stern thrusters make handling a breeze.  Enjoy a spacious pilot house, saloon, galley, stateroom aft and twin berths forward.  “Twila K” is maintained meticulously with annual haul-outs and repairs.  Click here to see a video: https://youtu.be/PudTcwrTX-E

Chapelle inspired low power cruiser looking for a new owner to finish her off. LOA 27′, beam 9′, draft 2 1/2′. White oak keel, floor timbers, frames, planking northern white cedar. Silicon bronze fastened. Seams caulked, puttied, primed. Fore deck supported by laminated Douglas fir beams, covered with Meranti plywood, Dynel/epoxy. A Bud McIntosch designed skylight lights and ventilates the forward cabin. V berths installed. Main cabin framing and roof beams laminated Douglas fir. Cabin roof splined cedar, covered with canvas and liquid polyurethane. Both cabin soles cedar, mahogany trim. Bronze cutlass bearing, bronze shaft seal, 1 1/14 stainless shaft, all by RE Thomas. Miscellaneous fastenings, hardware, etc available. Father Time and health issued prompt sale. Located in Wiscasset, ME.

Custom built cruising sailboat constructed with a 1 1/8″ thick spruce, edge nailed, strip-planked and West epoxy/10oz fiberglass hull and plywood and West epoxy/fiberglass decks and cabin. 35.5′ LWL, 12′ 2″ beam, 6′ draft, 25,000 pound displacement including 8750 pound lead external ballast with 1″ bronze keel bolts.

“AURA III” is a very comfortable, heavy displacement, cruising boat with lots of upgrades and well thought-out systems and features.Recent 06/2023 survey. 

Located in Kittery Point, ME. $60,000.

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Please contact if you have or know of any Faerings for sale or in need of new home. I’m a collector of these and just enlarged my storage barn to take more on as well as display. Thank you.