[IMG] She was one of several Defoe Cruisemaster series yachts , the design being developed before WWII as the "Blue Boat" project.
Galagan, I just made contact with a guy in Britain who is scanning all the Camper & Nicholson yacht drawings. He is Jeremy Lines at REMOVED He...
I believe this was the 1929 Luneta. notice the difference in the stern.
Looks like it was indeed Luneta. But at some point she must have had the stern modified as well as being lengthened from 98' to 103'.
Hmmm, will check this out and report back.
I'm pretty sure that "circular trim" is actually a retrofitted stiffening beam of some sort. The round cutout holes were intended to lighten it...
The official number should be stamped on any wood component like a door or drawer or other prefabricated piece.
Any idea what her official number or original name was?
Haida was named Sarina in the photo above.
Here is Max Fleischmann's Haida of 1929 which is still around as a private yacht.
Nipper, your account illuminates a few things about Maid Marion of which I was unaware. One is the misspelling of one of its names. Camargo V is...
Any chance you recorded a 6 digit number stamped on any of the components? That would be the official number and could be used to positively...
Very interested ,indeed, RodUK! Can you send me some images individually via e-mail? my e-mail is maunsel dot white at mchsi dot com Notice I...
Click on the decade, and all issues will come up.
John, the old issues of Motorboating are all online. You can find oodles of photos, ads, and articles about all the old marine engines in those...
Sangamo was originally Nadesah.
Another view of Marion: She was also named Yowana, Shiawassee V, Golden Greek, and Private Dancer. It's a possibility she went back to the yard...
Here's what Thalia looked like as new.
One other possibility is this boat which in 1935 was named Marion but was originally Thalia of 1925. However this view does not match what Thalia...
The identity of this boat continues to elude me. By process of elimination I have come down to the last possibility being "Mariska" of 1927 Hull #...
