Maritime History
PRINCIPIA
Designed by L.E. “Ted” Geary, Principia is one of four identical hulls started on spec by Lake Union Drydock in 1928 just prior to the great depression. The boat was finished out for Le Roy Macomber, a Lawyer and Financier from Seattle. Macomber and his wife Marion bought Hardy Island (mouth of Jervis Inlet) in[.....]
ODAMIT (oh-dam-it)
Odamit (Later Chack-Chack), my Grandfather Harry Roberts boat, at Malaspina Galleries, Gabriola Island, 1924. The boat was about 35′ x 12′, built on the beach at Roberts Creek and launched 1923. Harry sold Chack-Chack in the ’30’s and replaced her with the slightly smaller schooner Leyo, also built on the beach at Roberts Creek and[.....]
What is a “Bristol Channel Cutter”?
Marketing doublespeak…….We’ll build a fat little boat and call it a “Bristol Channel Cutter”, that’ll bring in the rubes……And it did and still does. The Hess designs are in reality pretty much the exact opposite of the original Bristol Channel Pilot Cutter’s, in that they are wide with lot’s of form stability and minimal outside[.....]
SISTER KEELSONS
Sister Keelson installation by Sterling Shipyard. The sister keelson’s were a west coast substitute for floor timbers, adopted to do the floor’s job and deal with some other problems. Floors do at least two things; connect the two sides together across the centreline, and connect the keel to the hull bottom. The sister keelsons do[.....]
Saving Old Boats
Assessing the significance of a vessel From: Recording Historic Vessels by National Historic Ships, UK. The goal of researching a vessel’s history is to gain a fuller understanding of the significance of: A) The vessel’s uniqueness or typicality in terms of its type and function. Is she a surviving example of a once-common type or[.....]
BLUENOSE AND COLUMBIA
Bluenose and Columbia raced against each other in only two races in 1923. Bluenose was then 2 years old and Columbia brand new. Bluenose won both those races but the committee awarded the second race to Columbia due to Bluenose rounding a mark improperly. Angus Walters took exception and left Halifax without the issue being[.....]
Post Class Patrol Boats
Once again our Federal Government is selling off what I think are irreplaceable assets at a bargain price. Five of the 65′ x 17′ Post Class Patrol boats were built by Philbrook’s Boatyard in the early 1970’s. The next few days will see what I believe is the last one still in government service, the[.....]
IDAHO – A Lee & Brinton Halibut Schooner
A couple of beautiful prints sent to me by John Rawlings. This is the Lee & Brinton design for Idaho, launched by Nilson & Kelez in Seattle in 1912. Idaho was 78’4″ x 19’5″ x 9’3″ and 76 gross tons. In the drawing the engine appears to be a three cylinder, and John reports original[.....]
Edwin Monk Sr. and Lorne Garden
From the late 1940’s into the 1950’s, Edwin Monk Sr. and Lorne Garden were partners in the firm of Edwin Monk Naval Architects. Lorne was the older brother of better known Seattle/Victoria designer William Garden. Very little is said about Lorne in the available printed references. Ed Monk Jr. recalls visiting the office as a[.....]
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