The automobile to the right of the vessel is a circa 1948 Jeep CJ (Civilian Jeep) Note the peavey stuck into the ground (above the “O” on the “DETOUR” sign). A peavey is a logging tool with a wooden shaft and metal hook invented in 1857 by blacksmith Joseph Daniel Peavey (1799-1873) of Stillwater, Maine, as a refinement to the cant hook to manhandle logs on logging runs. The Peavey Manufacturing Co. is still located in Maine (Eddington, Maine) and manufactures several variations.
Description: The automobile to the right of the vessel is a circa 1948 Jeep CJ (Civilian Jeep) Note the peavey stuck into the ground (above the “O” on the “DETOUR” sign). A peavey is a logging tool with a wooden shaft and metal hook invented in 1857 by blacksmith Joseph Daniel Peavey (1799-1873) of Stillwater, Maine, as a refinement to the cant hook to manhandle logs on logging runs. The Peavey Manufacturing Co. is still located in Maine (Eddington, Maine) and manufactures several variations. [show more]
Ralph built this 34' lobster boat, “Wolfhound”, later renamed “Gramps”, for Wendell Sherbon Seavey in his first boat shop at his father's house on Main Street.
Description: Ralph built this 34' lobster boat, “Wolfhound”, later renamed “Gramps”, for Wendell Sherbon Seavey in his first boat shop at his father's house on Main Street.
“Woiee” ran for Machiasport Canning Company – “built in 1918 in Eastport, Maine. She had a registered length of 54 feet, was 15 feet wide and carried 49 hogsheads.” - “Masts and Masters: A Brief History of Sardine Carriers and Boatmen” by John D. Gilman, published by John D. Gilman, 1993, p. 179. 1 hogshead = 17½ bushels. “Sardine carrier “Woiee” was rerigged as a live aboard motor sailer with a fiberglassed hull. She is homeported at Vero Beach in Florida.” - “Sardine Carriers and Seiners of the Maine Coast” compiled and written by Paul E. Bennett, The St. Pierre Doriman, p. Ja, 1992.
Description: “Woiee” ran for Machiasport Canning Company – “built in 1918 in Eastport, Maine. She had a registered length of 54 feet, was 15 feet wide and carried 49 hogsheads.” - “Masts and Masters: A Brief History of Sardine Carriers and Boatmen” by John D. Gilman, published by John D. Gilman, 1993, p. 179. 1 hogshead = 17½ bushels. “Sardine carrier “Woiee” was rerigged as a live aboard motor sailer with a fiberglassed hull. She is homeported at Vero Beach in Florida.” - “Sardine Carriers and Seiners of the Maine Coast” compiled and written by Paul E. Bennett, The St. Pierre Doriman, p. Ja, 1992. [show more]
Built in Thomaston in 1967 by Roger Morse to a 1905 half-model made by Roger's grandfather Charles Morse. Ralph Stanley at helm. On board: owners Rodney Flora and Jill Schoof, Marion Stanley
Description: Built in Thomaston in 1967 by Roger Morse to a 1905 half-model made by Roger's grandfather Charles Morse. Ralph Stanley at helm. On board: owners Rodney Flora and Jill Schoof, Marion Stanley