HMCo #1175s [12 1/2 for Charles S. Kelley Jr.]

"[Item Description:] Spreadsheet listing original contracts (from 1923 to 1940) by HMCo in the collection of HMM (apparently from the gift of Everett Pearson). Listed boats are: #380p, #381p, #388p, #389p, #391p, #392p, #393p, #395p, #886s, #933s, #934s, #954s, #955s, #962s, #983s, #999s, #1002s, #1017s, #1054s, #1055s, #1057s, #1074s, #1078s, #1122s, #1125s, #1130s, #1131s, #1147s, #1152s, #1153s, #1154s, #1156s, #1157s, #1164s, #1170s, #1173s, #1174s, #1175s, #1175s, #1176s, #1177s, #1179s, #1180s, #1191s, #1192s, #1193s, #1195s, #1196s, #1198s, #1199s, #1200s, #1201s, #1202s, #1203s, #1206s, #1207s, #1208s, #1209s, #1210s, #1211s, #1212s, #1213s, #1214s, #1215s, #1216s, #1217s, #1218s, #1219s, #1220s, #1222s, #1224s, #1236s, #1226s, #1227s, #1228s, #1230s, #1232s, #1234s, #1237s, #1238s, #1240s, #1241s, #1243s, #1244s, #1245s, #1246s, #1247s, #1248s, #1249s, #1250s, #1251s, #1252s, #1253s, #1254s, #1255s, #1256s, #1257s, #1258s, #1259s, #1260s, #1261s, #1262s, #1263s, #1264s, #1265s, #1274s, #1275s, #1277s, #1279s, #1280s, #1281s, #1282s, #1283s, #1284s, #1285s, #1286s, #1287s, #1302s, #1303s, #1315s, #1508s." (Source: Rickson, Norene (creator). Table. Herreshoff Marine Museum Collection Item LIB_4220. HMM Library Rare Books Room (HMCo Contracts), Folder [no #]. No date (2010s ?).)
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Note: This list of archival documents contains in an unedited form any and all which mention #1175s [12 1/2 for Charles S. Kelley Jr.] even if just in a cursory way. Permission to digitize, transcribe and display is gratefully acknowledged.

• Bray, Maynard. "Restoration of 12 1/2 Footers. Part I." Wooden Boat #56, January/February 1984, p. 93-101. (1,293 kB)
  Document is copyrighted: Yes, used with permission. Copyright holder: Maynard Bray (text). Detailed Buzzards Bay 12 1/2 restoration step by step as performed by the Ballentine shop. Part I. Stem restoration, transom and frame replacement.
• Bray, Maynard. "Restoration of 12 1/2 Footers. Part II." Wooden Boat #57, March/April 1984, p. 93-100. (1,036 kB)
  Document is copyrighted: Yes, used with permission. Copyright holder: Maynard Bray (text). Detailed Buzzards Bay 12 1/2 restoration step by step as performed by the Ballentine shop. Part II. Keel timber and coamings replacement.
• Bray, Maynard (with photos by Benjamin Mendlowitz). "12 1/2 Footers." Nautical Quarterly, no. 37, Spring 1987, p. 47. (608 kB)
  Document is copyrighted: Yes, used with permission. Copyright holder: Maynard Bray (text), Benjamin Mendlowitz (photos). Short class portrait. Part of the larger article "Herreshoff Legacies."
• Nagy, Steve. "The Herreshoff 12 1/2 Footer. Evolution Of The Class." In: Herreshoff Marine Museum (publ.). Proceedings. The 6th Classic Yacht Symposium. May 2-3, 2014. Bristol, RI, 2014, p. 1-23. (4,425 kB)
  Document is copyrighted: Yes. Copyright holder: Steve Nagy / Herreshoff Marine Museum. Short class history of the 12 1/2 as built by HMCo, Quincy Adams, Cape Cod Shipbuilding and others. Different models: Gaff, marconi, wishboom, Fishers Island. Detailed description of changes in configuration and equipment as boats were built over time. Identification guide for 12 1/2s missing their builder's plate. Photos. Original promotional material.
• Herreshoff Manufacturing Company. [Contract for #1175s, a 12 1/2-footer for G. W. Gregory.] Herreshoff Marine Museum Collection. Bristol, RI, January 15, 1931. (702 kB)
  Document is copyrighted: Yes. Copyright holder: Herreshoff Marine Museum. Original building/sales contract. Vessel description, scantlings, payment terms, delivery date.
• Herreshoff Manufacturing Company. [Contract for #1175s, a 12 1/2-footer for C. S. Kelley.] Herreshoff Marine Museum Collection. Bristol, RI, April 20, 1934. (695 kB)
  Document is copyrighted: Yes. Copyright holder: Herreshoff Marine Museum. Original building/sales contract. Vessel description, scantlings, payment terms, delivery date.

Month: Jan
Day: 13
Year: 1931
E/P/S: S
No.: 1175
OA: 15'
LW: 12.5
D: 2 1/2
Rig: J & M
K: y
Ballast: Lead
Amount: 1100.00
Notes Constr. Record: Leg-o-mutton. May 15/31.Sold to Chas S. Kelley Apr. 20/34 950.00, Changed to gaff rig B.B. 12 1/2 footer.
Notes Bray: George Gregory's name crossed out in "built for" column in addition to Robert Saltonstall
Last Name: Saltonstall
First Name: Robert

Source: Vermilya, Peter and Maynard Bray. "Transcription of the HMCo. Construction Record." Unpublished database, ca. 2000.

Note: The transcription of the HMCo Construction Record by Peter Vermilya and Maynard Bray was performed independently (and earlier) than that by Claas van der Linde. A comparison of the two transcriptions can be particularly useful in those many cases where the handwriting in the Construction Record is difficult to decipher.

Hull No.: 1175
Contract Date: 1931-01-13
Org. Owner: Charles S. Kelly
Org. Rig: Leg O' Mutton
Current Rig: Gaff
Home Port: Islesboro, ME
Prior Owners: Monty - - - ; Stanley Pendleton - ???? - 2002 - Islesboro, ME - Seolta Ban
Current Name: Seolta Ban
Current Owner: Paul & Janet White
Owner Since: 2002
Sheer-strake: Oak

Source: Nagy, Steve. "The Herreshoff 12 1/2 Footer Registry." Version 2.0. August 2007. (http://h12.orrsford.com/H12_Registry_Ver_2-0.pdf, last visit May 23, 2008.)

"Restored by Pendleton Yacht Yard, Isleboro, Maine, in 2011/2012." (Source: van der Linde, Claas. December 14, 2012.)

"Dates of contract '15th day of January 1931 and finish 'on or about May 15, 1931' from original contract in collection of Herreshoff Marine Museum. Note that the Herreshoff Marine Museum holds two HMCo contracts for this boat: One, dated January 15, 1931 for delivery on or about May 15, 1931 to George Gregory of Marblehead, the other, dated April 20, 1934 for delivery on or about [blank] to Charles S. Kelley, Jr. of Nonquitt and New Bedford. This suggests that this boat was not delivered as originally contracted for and could not be sold until April 20, 1934." (Source: van der Linde, Claas. January 15, 2015.)

"Built in 122 days (contract to finished; equivalent to $8/day)." (Source: van der Linde, Claas. January 16, 2024.)

"Sail area approximately 140 square feet by rule." (Source: Herreshoff Manufacturing Company. Yachts by Herreshoff. The Herreshoff Manufacturing Company: Designers and Builders of Sailing and Power Craft since 1861. Bristol, Rhode Island, 1937.)

Note: Research notes contain information about a vessel that is often random and unedited but has been deemed useful for future research.