Summer 2012 - Bone Yard Boats

“SITTING ON BOAT STANDS WON’T DO HER ANY GOOD.”
“…THE AGED BUT FAIR LADY JUNE”
RESTORATION: 1936 RICHARDSON LITTLE GIANT – Page 8.
1947 PHILIP RHODES DATER SLOOP 21’ – FREE TO A GOOD HOME
1947 PHILIP RHODES DATER SLOOP 21’. Owner says, "Thistle is a
Phillip Rhodes “Dater” sloop, built 1947 or so by South Coast Boatbuilding, Newport Beach, CA. She’s been out of the water since 2007,
on the hard at the Apprenticeshop in Rockland, Maine. I purchased her
in 2010, along with another old boat. I’ve had to prioritize my boat
projects, and she’s unfortunately at the bottom. Sitting on the boat
stands for years won’t do her any good…”
(continued on page 2.)
1936 YONKERS CUSTOM CABIN 36’ – FREE TO A GOOD HOME
1941 KNUD REIMERS 8-METER – FREE TO A GOOD HOME
1936 YONKERS CUSTOM CABIN 36’. 9’6” beam. Oak skeg and keel,
planked cedar hull. Powered by a single inboard gas Chevy 454 V-8,
rebuilt 2000. Owner says, “This documented vessel (#284357) was built
for the Yonkers Fishing Club in 1936 and was…” (cont. on page 2.)
1941 KNUD REIMERS 8-METER. Owner says, "The boat is still
awaiting a loving and capable new steward. She was designed and built
by Knud Reimers at the Hästholm Boatyard near Stockholm in 1941 as
Hull #1 of the 40 square meter Seefahrtskreuzer class.” (cont. page 2.)
Summer 2012 Issue Color Preview: Page 1 of 12. Note: Print newsletter is B&W.