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ALEUTIAN TERN

Aleutian Tern Aleutian Tern, William Garden design #478 done in 1963 when his office was in Seattle. She was built of mostly yellow cedar in Seattle by Warren Teller for his own use. 38′ x 13′ with 4’8″ draft, her engine was to be a BMW diesel fitted backwards over the shaft log, driving the[.....]

LITTLE GOOSE

There were actually four boats built to this mid-1950’s William Garden design. Garden has written that the first one, Little Goose for John Case, was one of his favorite boats. That might partially stem from her being built at Maritime Shipyards where Garden’s office was at the time, so he saw her every day. The[.....]

Troller Hull Lines

The Richmond Star is a 40′ by 12′ troller built by Ernie Wahl in 1977. Below are the few lines drawings of real troller hulls that I’ve been able to gather. There are some shared features to these hulls, drag to the keel, a long parallel mid-section, and considerable reverse in the sections aft. The[.....]

The Wanderer Class Diesel Cruiser

The Wanderer Class cruiser was designed by William Garden in about 1963. The idea of a tri-cabin diesel cruiser of a West Coast style was arguably originally created by Edwin Monk Sr., but there were others before him I’m sure. The tri-cabin arrangement (boats with a foc’sl, raised pilothouse, and aft cabin) was being built[.....]

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