Description: Four photographs of boats (A-D) with unidentified men and boys aboard. (A) unidentified dory. (B) and (D) may be the same vessel, probably one of the mackerel schooners owned by Benjamin Harley Spurling whose wife was Frances Almira Preble (donor Louise Marr's grandparents.) C: The steamer may have been one owned by Hanson B. Joyce of Swan's Island engaged in the mackerel fishery. Joyce owned significant shares in several Cranberry Island vessels, possibly shares in Benjamin Spurling's vessels. (D): information from Ralph Stanley and Bar Harbor Record. [show more]
Description: Half model on varnished teak board of the 1995 America's Cup yacht Young America. The hull of the boat is decorated with a mermaid swimming in the ocean, which replicates the decorative scheme of the original boat. An engraved plaque on the backboard reads: Young America USA 36 Diana Wister With thanks and sincere appreciation for your generous contribution and support throughout the PACT95 Young America campaign. Young America was built by the PACT95 Syndicate, which hired the American artist Roy Lichtenstein to develop the distinctive exterior paint scheme. The original boat is now on display at the Storm King Art Center in Windsor, New York. [show more]
Description: Small silver pitcher for syrup with a lid which flips up, a small handle, and decorative trim. Engraved with "Vinita" and belonged to the steamer yacht "Vinita". Glass insert inside.
Description: A large group of people standing in front of an iceboat. The names are on back of Photograph. They are standing on the ice, trees in background. Dan McEachern, Al McBride, Margaret Kimball, Ralph Hamor, Harold Reed, Russell Manchester Iveney, L. Stanley, Orman Smallidge, Bill Reynolds, Lester Lurvey, Parker Fennelly, Archie Coombs, Pet Tracy, Roy Moore. Digital image from Jeff Dobbs Productions.
Description: The second PDF contains an article about the Maddy Sue from various issues of Wooden Boat magazine. Following those articles are pages from what appears to be a Japanese magazine called Sea Dream "The Magazine for Your Marine Life" which contains some of the photos and content from the Wooden Boat articles. The third PDF contains an article from Douglas Brooks about the Maddy Sue.
Description: Three articles in the Thursday, October 4, 1928 edition of The Bath Independent (price three cents) about the luxury yacht Vanda. The main article is about the boat's launching, the second is about its brass fittings, and the third is about its comfort. The third article continues on page three which was not available from the source. Also attached to this item is what appears to be an advertisement from Bath Iron Works which includes a photo of Vanda in the upper right. [show more]
Description: Ralph built his first boats at his father’s house, originally his grandfather, Adoniram Judson Robinson's house at 376 Main Street in Southwest Harbor. He built this 33' lobster boat for Daniel "Danny" J. Graham (1943-2011) of Cohasset, Massachusetts, in this shop. "Linda G." was the same model as Ralph's other 33 footers. She carried a Palmer V-8 gas engine. In 2011 the boat belonged to Henry L. Grandjent of Islesford, Maine. [show more]