Molly Sparks was built in Oregon in 1970 and originally christened Lady Dina . She is a Wahl 39 foot converted fishing trawler. She fished the Oregon coast for a number of years. The second owner. Robert Wood then purchased her and embarked on a painstakingly detailed.restoration Practically the entire boat from the keel up was replaced or restored. Most of the restoration was done in Port Townsend using local shipwrights. She sports a single Cat 3116 diesel engine, 2 inch thick teak decks and wolmanized fir planking..