Pluto

In Festival Boats 2021 on June 23, 2021
Custom design to cruise the waters and estuaries around England, originally with swing keel and careening planks. Extensively rebuilt by me and my wife with 1.5″ extra draft and full
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Serafino

In Festival Boats 2021 on June 22, 2021
Serafino is a grand 46′ 1963 Chris Craft Constellation in immaculate condition with very few owners through her cherished life. Originally built for the Commodore of the Tacoma Yacht Club,
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SputterBug

For Sale

In Festival Boats 2021 on July 22, 2019
Dedicated to the art of boat building that honors the great craftsmen of the early mahogany boats, the Sputterbug Runabout was created in 2019 as a project to build a
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New Moon

In Festival Boats 2021 on July 22, 2019
New Moon is a Devlin Black Crown 29′ built in the style of a Northwest fishing hull of the 1920s with a sedan topside that provides an interior steering station
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Lady Jane

In Festival Boats 2021 on July 22, 2019
The lady Jane was originally built to race in lighting fleet 132, on Lake Washington. The boat slowly fell into neglect before ending up stored in a barn in Silverdale
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Murrelet

In Festival Boats 2021 on July 22, 2019
Murrelet was conceived as a downsizing project after nearly 40 years with my owner-built Lyle Hess Cutter Able. The plans were unavailable from the Nielsen estate but the lines were
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Corsair II

For Sale

In Festival Boats 2021 on July 8, 2019
CORSAIR II “Corsair II”, custom designed by naval architect Leigh Coolidge and built in 1926 by Martinac in Tacoma for B. F. Jacobs, was a predicted log racer. Martinac Shipyard
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Morning Star

For Sale

In Festival Boats 2021 on July 8, 2019
Launched in 1948, Morning Star’s first owners were Walter and Katy Maertens, who were one of the six founding couples of the Seven Seas Cruising Association. They lived aboard in
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SL Puffin

In Festival Boats 2021 on July 8, 2019
Puffin was built by Truscott in St. Joseph, Michigan in 1906. Starting out as a hotel “limo”, by the 1980’s she was in disrepair near Mackinac Island and was rebuilt,
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Vixen

In Festival Boats 2021 on July 8, 2019
Vixen was built in Connecticut in 1952 and sailed around the world after being launched. She later spent 12 years in Port Townsend being rebuilt in preparation for her second
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