"Attached are some photos of a small sailboat I am trying to identify. I think it is a cruiser of the type that appeared at the end of the decked sailing canoe early days say 1890. It was owned by Fred Bourne and purchased at a Dark Island auction in the 1970s. Nicely made, Spanish Cedar, copper tacks have a star embossed on the head. Any thoughts? Thanks' Everett
There doesn't seem to be any provision for rowing. This may have been sail only but it does sport a Whitehall rowboat type transom.
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Very interesting looking boat. I presume by the number of deck beams that the skipper was expecting a tsunami to ball onto the deck at any moment!! LOL
Alden,
This was turn of the century (19th to 20th) boatbuilding. No plywood as a option so the decks were plank on frame. Canoe builders definitely used some very thin planks so maybe the frames were needed to stop working and having a very leaky boat.
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