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Detail - Hull 645

 
Status:FOUND
 
Original Name:SeepsCurrent Name:Fancy
Hull No:645Home Port:Nantucket, MA
Contracted By:S.B. WarnerCurrent Owner(s):John Kerry
Contract Date:6/19/1905Owner Since:2007
Class:15-FooterSail Number:
Sub-Class:Buzzards Bay 15
Original Rig:J&M
Current Rig:
Original Price:$950Restored By:David Peterson (2008)
LOA:24 ft. 6 in.Maintained By:
LWL:15 ft. 0 in.Notes:
Beam:6 ft. 9 in.
Draft:2 ft. 3 in.
Designer:NGH
Other Resources:HCR
Gallery / Galleries:
 
Provenance:

OwnerYearsLocationBoat NameSail No.
Samuel D. Warren1905 - 1911Marion, MASeepsE-9
Mrs. John E. Thayer, Jr.1911 -Marion, MASeepsE-9
Elliot Forbes1950 - ????Naushon Island, MAFancy 
Diane Forbes???? - ????Naushon IslandFancy 
Bruce Drostey???? - 2007New HampshireFancy 

This boat was restored for Senator Kerry by Dave Peterson in 2008. It is missing it's hull plate, but the name Seeps was carved into the transom under the paint and identified during the restoration process.





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