Detail - Hull 787
| Status: | FOUND | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Original Name: | Elf | Current Name: | Elf |
| Hull No: | 787 | Home Port: | Oxford, MD |
| Contracted By: | Dr. Elisha Flagg | Current Owner(s): | Simon Cooper |
| Contract Date: | 12/15/1915 | Owner Since: | July, 2007 |
| Class: | 15-Footer | Sail Number: | none |
| Sub-Class: | Buzzards Bay 15 | ||
| Original Rig: | J&M | ||
| Current Rig: | gaff | ||
| Original Price: | $950 | Restored By: | Philadelphia Wooden Boat Factory (2006) |
| 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: |
| Owner | Years | Location | Boat Name | Sail No. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dr. Elisha Flagg | 1916 - ???? | Bourne, MA | Elf | |
| Ed Cabot | 1948 - 1954 | Avondale, RI | Elf | |
| Phil Faurot | 1954 - 1957 | Noank, CT | Elf | E-20 |
| Bill Welte | 1957 - 1960 | Gales Ferry, CT | Elf | E-20 |
| Roy Burdick | 1960 - 1965 | Noank, CT | Elf | E-20 |
| Frederick Hard | 1972 - 1980 | Edgartown, MA | Elf | E-20 |
| Mait Edey | 1980 - 1984 | Vineyard Haven, MA | Elf | E-20 |
| Sanford Evans | 1984 - 2004 | Vineyard Haven, MA | Elf | E-20 |
| Steve Nagy | 2004 - 2007 | Rock Hall, MD | Elf |
The Nagy's bought ELF in poor condition after having been out of the water for 8 years. Her hull was rebuilt in the winter of 2004/2005 by Gannon and Benjamin, and the rest of the restoration was done at The Philadelphia Wooden Boat Factory. She was re-launched on July 15, 2006 on the Chesapeake in Rock Hall, MD.
