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3480	Blueberry - Lobster Style Cabin Launch My Shepard - Lobster Style Cabin Launch Carry All II - Lobster Style Cabin Launch Billie XXX - Lobster Style Cabin Launch	Reference	Vessels, Boat, Lobster Boat			Blueberry - Lobster Style Cabin Launch My Shepard - Lobster Style Cabin Launch Carry All II - Lobster Style Cabin Launch Billie XXX - Lobster Style Cabin Launch Item: 3480 Type: Reference Subject: Vessels, Boat, Lobster Boat
3482	Benj. F. Jones - Miniature Tugboat	Reference	Vessels, Boat			Benj. F. Jones - Miniature Tugboat Item: 3482 Type: Reference Subject: Vessels, Boat State: ME
3493	Nancy B - Mackerel Seiner	Reference	Vessels, Boat		Nancy B. was a 45' wood Mackerel Seiner built by Southwest Boat Corporation in 1945.	Nancy B - Mackerel Seiner Item: 3493 Type: Reference Subject: Vessels, Boat Description: Nancy B. was a 45' wood Mackerel Seiner built by Southwest Boat Corporation in 1945.
3514	Bonaventure - Dragger	Reference	Vessels, Commercial Fishing Vessel, Net Fishing Vessel, Dragger	Southwest Harbor	Bonaventure was a 90’ dragger designed by Cyrus Hamlin and built for the Novello family of Gloucester by Southwest Boat Corporation in Southwest Harbor. She was the first big dragger built there. See: Prybot, Peter K.. White-Tipped Orange Masts: Gloucester’s Fishing Draggers, 1970-1972, A Time of Change (The Curious Traveller Press, Gloucester, 1998), p. 63.	Bonaventure - Dragger Item: 3514 Type: Reference Subject: Vessels, Commercial Fishing Vessel, Net Fishing Vessel, Dragger Place: Southwest Harbor State: ME Description: Bonaventure was a 90’ dragger designed by Cyrus Hamlin and built for the Novello family of Gloucester by Southwest Boat Corporation in Southwest Harbor. She was the first big dragger built there. See: Prybot, Peter K.. White-Tipped Orange Masts: Gloucester’s Fishing Draggers, 1970-1972, A Time of Change (The Curious Traveller Press, Gloucester, 1998), p. 63.
3518	Thalia B - Motor Cruiser	Reference	Vessels, Boat		In 1938 Henry R. Hinckley built Otto a classy little motor yacht, “Thalia B.” named, of course, for Thalia Rebecca (Bailey) Nutting. This was at a time when Hinckley, though known for its Manset yard, built many boats, particularly motor boats at what was later known as Southwest Boat on Clark Point in Southwest Harbor. “Thalia B.” was launched from that yard. Photographs show the Nuttings and many friends at the gala launching.	Thalia B - Motor Cruiser Item: 3518 Type: Reference Subject: Vessels, Boat Description: In 1938 Henry R. Hinckley built Otto a classy little motor yacht, “Thalia B.” named, of course, for Thalia Rebecca (Bailey) Nutting. This was at a time when Hinckley, though known for its Manset yard, built many boats, particularly motor boats at what was later known as Southwest Boat on Clark Point in Southwest Harbor. “Thalia B.” was launched from that yard. Photographs show the Nuttings and many friends at the gala launching.
3542	Arthur B. Homer - Great Lakes Steam Freighter	Reference	Vessels, Ship			Arthur B. Homer - Great Lakes Steam Freighter Item: 3542 Type: Reference Subject: Vessels, Ship
3616	William Keene - Schooner	Reference	Vessels, Ship, Sailing Ship, Schooner			William Keene - Schooner Item: 3616 Type: Reference Subject: Vessels, Ship, Sailing Ship, Schooner
3622	BLB - Traditional Dory	Reference	Vessels, Boat		The BLB is the 20' dory used by Art and Nan Kellam for their regular trips between their home on Placentia Island and the mainland. The name of the boat, BLB, stands for “Bear loves Beum,” their nicknames for each other. The dory was build by Clifton Rich in 1949. The boat is now on display at the Country Store Museum in Bass Harbor during the summer months. Prior to display at the museum, the boat was restored and stabilized for display by Robert "Chummy" Rich, Clifton Rich's grandson and longtime boat builder.	BLB - Traditional Dory Item: 3622 Type: Reference Subject: Vessels, Boat Description: The BLB is the 20' dory used by Art and Nan Kellam for their regular trips between their home on Placentia Island and the mainland. The name of the boat, BLB, stands for “Bear loves Beum,” their nicknames for each other. The dory was build by Clifton Rich in 1949. The boat is now on display at the Country Store Museum in Bass Harbor during the summer months. Prior to display at the museum, the boat was restored and stabilized for display by Robert "Chummy" Rich, Clifton Rich's grandson and longtime boat builder. [show more]
3636	Meredith II - Lobster Boat Mum's Mink	Reference	Vessels, Boat, Lobster Boat		Built by Ronald Dean Rich for his twin brother Roger Clifton Rich in 1959. The boat was named for Roger's daughter Meredith. The boat was later sold to Sheldon "Snicker" Damon, who renamed it "Mum's Mink." The boat was restored by Damon's sons after Ronald, Roger, and Sheldon had all passed away.	Meredith II - Lobster Boat Mum's Mink Item: 3636 Type: Reference Subject: Vessels, Boat, Lobster Boat Description: Built by Ronald Dean Rich for his twin brother Roger Clifton Rich in 1959. The boat was named for Roger's daughter Meredith. The boat was later sold to Sheldon "Snicker" Damon, who renamed it "Mum's Mink." The boat was restored by Damon's sons after Ronald, Roger, and Sheldon had all passed away.
12808	Meredith I - Lobster Boat	Reference	Vessels, Boat, Lobster Boat			Meredith I - Lobster Boat Item: 12808 Type: Reference Subject: Vessels, Boat, Lobster Boat
3648	Frederick J. Lovatt - Schooner	Reference	Vessels, Ship, Sailing Ship, Schooner			Frederick J. Lovatt - Schooner Item: 3648 Type: Reference Subject: Vessels, Ship, Sailing Ship, Schooner
3649	Ligure - Schooner	Reference	Vessels, Ship, Sailing Ship, Schooner		The Schooner Ligure was built in 1853 at Mt. Desert. It wrecked on March 29, 1879 on the Nantucket Shoals. James Granville Thurston, brother of Captain John B. Thurston, perished in the wreck. The crew included: Captain John Benjamin Thurston (1848 - Jan. 22, 1936) James Granville Thurston (Dec. 7, 1845 - March 29, 1879) Charles Benjamin Mitchell (1857-1927) Daniel G. Benson (1858-1931) Charles Leon Lawson (Jan. 1, 1863-1943) "Ligure" means precious stone	Ligure - Schooner Item: 3649 Type: Reference Subject: Vessels, Ship, Sailing Ship, Schooner Description: The Schooner Ligure was built in 1853 at Mt. Desert. It wrecked on March 29, 1879 on the Nantucket Shoals. James Granville Thurston, brother of Captain John B. Thurston, perished in the wreck. The crew included: Captain John Benjamin Thurston (1848 - Jan. 22, 1936) James Granville Thurston (Dec. 7, 1845 - March 29, 1879) Charles Benjamin Mitchell (1857-1927) Daniel G. Benson (1858-1931) Charles Leon Lawson (Jan. 1, 1863-1943) "Ligure" means precious stone [show more]
3679	Leader - Schooner	Reference	Vessels, Ship, Sailing Ship, Schooner		Maypole Point is on the right. The schooner, "Leader" is center rear with a pinky (double-ender) to the right of her. The sloop in the left foreground is rigged like the Irish/Boston hookers, a type of vessel not native to Mount Desert Island. There is a weir visible to the right rear of the photograph.	Leader - Schooner Item: 3679 Type: Reference Subject: Vessels, Ship, Sailing Ship, Schooner Description: Maypole Point is on the right. The schooner, "Leader" is center rear with a pinky (double-ender) to the right of her. The sloop in the left foreground is rigged like the Irish/Boston hookers, a type of vessel not native to Mount Desert Island. There is a weir visible to the right rear of the photograph.
10898	Lobster Yacht	Reference	Vessels, Boat, Lobster Boat	Southwest Harbor	The term "Lobster Yacht" denotes a pleasure boat built on the lines of a working lobster boat. The term is more commonly used "away" than on Mount Desert Island. This name describes the look of these boats in a world where so many working and pleasure boats resemble each other. Boat builders on MDI would probably not use this term so this database generally uses the term "pleasure boat" and leaves the viewer to make his or her own distinction. The following publications and many others use the term Lobster Yacht: - National Fisherman, Volume 70, 1989 - Understanding Boat Design by Edward S. Brewer and Ted Brewer, published by McGraw-Hill Professional, 1993 - The Illustrated Dictionary of Boating Terms: 2,000 Essential Terms for Sailors & Powerboaters by John Rousmaniere, W. W. Norton & Company, 1998 - Wooden Boat, Wooden Boat Publications, 2005 - Sorensen's Guide to Powerboats, 2 by Eric Sorensen, published by McGraw-Hill Professional, 2007	Lobster Yacht Item: 10898 Type: Reference Subject: Vessels, Boat, Lobster Boat Place: Southwest Harbor State: ME Description: The term "Lobster Yacht" denotes a pleasure boat built on the lines of a working lobster boat. The term is more commonly used "away" than on Mount Desert Island. This name describes the look of these boats in a world where so many working and pleasure boats resemble each other. Boat builders on MDI would probably not use this term so this database generally uses the term "pleasure boat" and leaves the viewer to make his or her own distinction. The following publications and many others use the term Lobster Yacht: - National Fisherman, Volume 70, 1989 - Understanding Boat Design by Edward S. Brewer and Ted Brewer, published by McGraw-Hill Professional, 1993 - The Illustrated Dictionary of Boating Terms: 2,000 Essential Terms for Sailors & Powerboaters by John Rousmaniere, W. W. Norton & Company, 1998 - Wooden Boat, Wooden Boat Publications, 2005 - Sorensen's Guide to Powerboats, 2 by Eric Sorensen, published by McGraw-Hill Professional, 2007 [show more]
15627	Chance - Friendship Sloop-Maine Sloop Boat	Reference	Vessels, Boat, Sailboat, Friendship Sloop		Guy Frederick Closson (1903-1962) owned her in the 1950s.	Chance - Friendship Sloop-Maine Sloop Boat Item: 15627 Type: Reference Subject: Vessels, Boat, Sailboat, Friendship Sloop State: ME Description: Guy Frederick Closson (1903-1962) owned her in the 1950s.
15688	No-Name - Lobster Boat - Bracy - Wesley Peterson Bracy	Reference	Vessels, Boat, Lobster Boat			No-Name - Lobster Boat - Bracy - Wesley Peterson Bracy Item: 15688 Type: Reference Subject: Vessels, Boat, Lobster Boat
15698	Equinox - Shoal Draft Schooner	Reference	Vessels, Ship, Sailing Ship, Schooner			Equinox - Shoal Draft Schooner Item: 15698 Type: Reference Subject: Vessels, Ship, Sailing Ship, Schooner
15770	Leader - Passenger Launch	Reference	Vessels, Merchant Vessel, Ferry			Leader - Passenger Launch Item: 15770 Type: Reference Subject: Vessels, Merchant Vessel, Ferry
15815	Agnes - Steam Passenger Launch	Reference	Vessels, Steamboat			Agnes - Steam Passenger Launch Item: 15815 Type: Reference Subject: Vessels, Steamboat
15816	Lizzie A. Tolles - Schooner Alice S. Wentworth - Schooner	Reference	Vessels, Ship, Sailing Ship, Schooner			Lizzie A. Tolles - Schooner Alice S. Wentworth - Schooner Item: 15816 Type: Reference Subject: Vessels, Ship, Sailing Ship, Schooner
15828	Abraham Richardson - Schooner	Reference	Vessels, Ship, Sailing Ship, Schooner			Abraham Richardson - Schooner Item: 15828 Type: Reference Subject: Vessels, Ship, Sailing Ship, Schooner
15829	Andrew Nebinger - Schooner	Reference	Vessels, Ship, Sailing Ship, Schooner		Southwest Harbor Captain Adoniram Judson Robinson (1834-1912), great-grandfather of boat builder Ralph Warren Stanley (1929-2021), was Master of schooner "Andrew Nebinger," built at on the Mispillion River. For information about the vessels built on Mispillion Creek see "Mispillion-Built Sailing Vessels 1761-1917" by Betty Harrington Macdonald, published by the Milford Historical Society in 1990 - available for view at the Maritime Museum in Bath, Maine. See "Wood Shavings to Hot Sparks: The History of Shipbuilding in Milford, Delaware" – video produced for the Milford Museum by 302 Stories, Inc., Written, Directed and Edited by Michael Oates, Narrated by Don Wescott – 36 minutes.Early boat building at Milford, Delaware on the Mispillion River.	Andrew Nebinger - Schooner Item: 15829 Type: Reference Subject: Vessels, Ship, Sailing Ship, Schooner Description: Southwest Harbor Captain Adoniram Judson Robinson (1834-1912), great-grandfather of boat builder Ralph Warren Stanley (1929-2021), was Master of schooner "Andrew Nebinger," built at on the Mispillion River. For information about the vessels built on Mispillion Creek see "Mispillion-Built Sailing Vessels 1761-1917" by Betty Harrington Macdonald, published by the Milford Historical Society in 1990 - available for view at the Maritime Museum in Bath, Maine. See "Wood Shavings to Hot Sparks: The History of Shipbuilding in Milford, Delaware" – video produced for the Milford Museum by 302 Stories, Inc., Written, Directed and Edited by Michael Oates, Narrated by Don Wescott – 36 minutes.Early boat building at Milford, Delaware on the Mispillion River. [show more]
15830	Baby Rose - Dragger	Reference	Vessels, Commercial Fishing Vessel, Net Fishing Vessel, Dragger			Baby Rose - Dragger Item: 15830 Type: Reference Subject: Vessels, Commercial Fishing Vessel, Net Fishing Vessel, Dragger
15831	Bobill II - Sloop	Reference	Vessels, Boat, Sailboat, Sloop			Bobill II - Sloop Item: 15831 Type: Reference Subject: Vessels, Boat, Sailboat, Sloop
15832	Boston Floating Hospital - Steamer	Reference	Vessels, Steamboat			Boston Floating Hospital - Steamer Item: 15832 Type: Reference Subject: Vessels, Steamboat

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