Detail - Hull 1065
| Status: | FOUND | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Original Name: | Merganser | Current Name: | Flink |
| Hull No: | 1065 | Home Port: | Menemsha, MA |
| Contracted By: | Noble Foss | Current Owner(s): | Alexis Hombrecher |
| Contract Date: | 1/2/1928 | Owner Since: | 3/28/2008 |
| Class: | 12-1/2 Footer | Sail Number: | 64 |
| Sub-Class: | |||
| Original Rig: | J&M | ||
| Current Rig: | Gaff | ||
| Original Price: | $1,100 | Restored By: | Gannon & Benjamin (2008) |
| LOA: | 15 ft. 10 in. | Maintained By: | |
| LWL: | 12 ft. 6 in. | Notes: | |
| Beam: | 5 ft. 10 in. | ||
| Draft: | 2 ft. 5 in. | ||
| Designer: | NGH | Other Resources: | HCR |
| Gallery / Galleries: | |||
| Provenance: |
| Owner | Years | Location | Boat Name | Sail No. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Noble Foss | 1928 - 1952 | Marion, MA | Merganser | H-18 |
| Richard Heath | 1952 - 1960 | Marion, MA | Merganser | H-18 |
| Charles Shumway | 1960 - 1965 | Marion, MA | Petrel | H-18 |
| Mary Trautman | 1965 - 1974 | Marion, MA | Puff | 8 |
| Charlene Sperry | 1974 - 1983 | Marion, MA | Poppet | H-24 |
| Peter Noble | 1983 - 1995 | Mattapoisett, MA | Poppet | 64 |
| Maureen Taylor | 1995 - 2001 | Barnstable, MA | El Syd | 64 |
| Steve Nagy | 2001 - 2008 | Pipersville, PA | El Syd | 64 |
El Syd was originally sold to Noble Foss, who sailed the boat at the Beverly Yacht Club. She is missing her builder’s plate, but the number was identified through researching the yacht club records and phone calls to prior owners
