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Boat Construction Listing: 1974-2002

Boat Name                    Designer                 LOA   Year Built         Comments                                WB Ref.
Limfjord                       L.F.Herreshoff              29'       1969                SP/Sloop/H28

Swoop                         W.Garden                    33'       1975                PF/Sloop/B's book     

Daedelus                      W.Garden                    33'       1975                PF/Cutter/B's book

Saanich Beagle            W.Garden                    25'        1976               PF/Gaff sloop                             12:70

Distant Drummer          D.Peterson                   37'       1977                CM/Sloop/1-Ton racing

Pennwyn                      McGraph                     30'       1977                SP/bilge keel sloop

Island Raven                 W.Garden                    37'       1978                PF/Trawler Yacht                      27:89

Jura                              D.Peterson                   34'       1978                PF/Sloop/last old shop               11:76

Polyestermite                F.Swiesguth                  22'       1979                PF/Star/Racing

Reality                          G.Nicholson                 48'       1979                CM/8-Metre sloop                     34:21

Azimuth                        F.Carius                       22'       1979                SP/Sloop                     

Mist of Lemolo             W.Garden                    30'        1980                CM/Doom Catch                      35:98

Heathen Speed             T.Gilmer                       24'       1980                PF/Yawl/Blue Moon Design

Indomita Branta            Baltic Trader Repl.'     32'       1980                PF/Gaff Cutter

Will o'the Wisp            D.Peterson                   41'       1980                CM/Sloop/2-Ton racing

Rogue March               F.Herreshoff                 33'       1981                PF/Sloop/Araminta model

Lucifer                          D.Martin                      51'       1982                CM/Sloop

Pachena (1st)                Driscoll/Perry               51'       1982                CM/Sloop/Wrecked

Sarissa                         L.Giles                         25'       1985                CM/Cutter/Virtue design

Octavia                        B.Kirby                        48'       1984                CM/8-Metre Sloop/racing

Capriccio                     B.Kirby                        32'       1985                CM/6-Metre Sloop/racing

Celeste                         F.Kinney                      40'       1986                CM/Cutter

Exit 12                         B.Kirby                        26'       1986                Ply/Norwalk Is. Sharpie

Tugs                             P.Gartside                    24'       1987                CM/Power Yacht

Pachena (2nd)               D.Peterson                   53'       1987                CM/Sloop

Rapture                        W.Garden                    25'       1988                CM/Speedboat

Churchill                       J.Young                        39'       1988                CM/Sloop

Sliver                            P.Gartside                    36'       1988                CM/Sloop

Aeriel                           J.McCurdy                   39'       1989                CM/Sloop                                  100:108

Green Flash                  Stolk                            33'       1990                CM/Power yacht/trihull

Sagitaire                       T.Brewer                      47'       1992                Alum/Cutter/Int./Assembly

Magic                           C.Johnsen                    40'       1993                CM/Schooner                             114:109

Spitfire                         Cherubini/Hohman        44'       1994                CM/Ketch                                   114:109

Myrrh                           E,Jespersen                  30'       1996                Ply/Sloop/Race,cruise

Exit 12 (2nd)                 B.Kirby                        29'       1995                CM/Sloop/Nor.Is.Sharpie

Yoni                             B.Perry                        50'       1997                Alum/Cutter/Int./Assembly

Jack Tar                       G.Marshall                   62'       1998                CM/Power Yacht

Truitt                            P.Bolger                       35'       2000                CM,Ply/

Y.D.Dandy                   N.Zimmer                     24'       2002                CM/Power/hull&deck

 

 

Boat Repair and Reconstruction: 1974-2002

Boat Name               Designer                       LOA    Year     Comments                                            WBRef.

Courageous                  S&S                             47'       1982    Covering boards & toerails,sheerplank  coamings

Falcon                          Owens                         40'       1983    CMSkin, rebuild                                   61:104

Dorade                         S&S                             52'       1985    Bulwark,covering board,maststep

Raven                           B.Perry                        38'       1988    Interior,systems install

Dame Pattie                  A.Paine                        69'       1988    12M cruising conversion

Fairwyn                        S&S                             42'       1988    Deckwork

                                                                                    1998    Replank below WL
Canada II                     B.Kirby                        67'       1986    Keel patterns & rudders

Liz of Hanko                E.Amble                       40'       1991    2-Ton cruising conversion

Grizzly Bear                  W.Garden                                            New Spars & Partners

Lapworth 50                Lapworth                     50'       1996    Interior & cabin

Concerto                      W.Fife                          48'      1994    8M-Frames,floors,planks,splines

Rainbird                       W.Garden                    40'       1995    New main mast             

Grenfell Barrelback       Grenfell                        22'       1996    Complete structural rebuild

Ginny                           Calkins                         50'       1997    Repower,systems,keel,frames Interior.

Sea Fever                     B.Seaborne                  52'       1999    Floor & frame replacement               

Makima (T-Bird)          B.Seaborne                  26'       1999    Complete rebuild                                

Buzzy III                      O.Stephens                  32'        2001    New frames,floors,lower planks,

                                                                                                Rebuild stern to original design

Marinero                      R.Wilson                      42'       2000    Rebuild cockpit & engine room,

Warm Rain II               Bruce King                   48'       2000    Interior remodel, brightwork

Irene                            R.Hunt                         38'       2000    Refair & paint

Coriolis                        R.Hunt                         38'       2000    Refair & varnish

Katie Ford                   H.Dole                         45'       2001    Replace planks, refinish topsides &

            Doghouse,transom repair

Shangri-La                   Tolly                             48'       2001    Custom flybridge enclosure   

San Mateo                   Wall                             41'       2002    Fish boat conversion

Renegade                     Tiara                            32'       2002    Custom hardtop

Saga                             B.Aas                          32'       2002    Frame replacement      

 

WoodenBoat References


Title/Author                                                                                     Issue/Page #

Troller Conversions, New life for classic                                                 169:76
Northwest workboats by Charles B. Summers

Bent Jespersen, Building Boats of Understated                                       136:54
Elegance by Craig C. Johnsen

Building Spitfire by Russell D. Hohmann                                                 136:64

Aeriel, a Design by McCurdy & Rhodes                                                100:108
By Joel White

Cold-Molded Overlay: A Close Look at One                                         61:123
Technique by Maynard Bray

30’ Cat Ketch by William Garden                                                          35:98

Another Reality by Bent Jespersen                                                         34:20

36’7” Power Cruiser by William Garden                                                27:89

Three Views of the saanich Beagle by Alex Bavelas                               12:70

Peterson 33 by Douglas Peterson                                                          11:76

Other references

One Man’s Dream Boat ( Yoni ) by Brian Fagan                             Vol.34 #6:74
In Sailing

Jack Tar, A Modern Classic by Don Morison                                 Vol.11 #12:30
In The Westcoast Mariner

Onboard Myrrh by Sven Donaldson in Pacific                                 Vol.40 #8:26
Yachting
Fairwyn: A Family Affair by Stephen Carlman                                  Vol.40 #8:4
In Pacific Yachting, The Romance of Wood

Racing: Gold Stars by Sven Donaldson                                            Vol.36 #12:44
In Pacific Yachting

Latest Technology in a classic ketch by Gerry Kidd                          Vol.5 #9:20
In Boat World

Tugs: One Man’s Boat by John Shinnick                                          Vol.28 #1
In Pacific Yachting

Onboard Aeriel by Bill Jensen in Pacific Yachting                             Vol.32 #12

   

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