Small Craft Plans
Independence Seaport Museum has an impressive collection of small craft plans that are available for study and copies for purchase. Many small craft vessels in the index were built, or refurnished, in the Workshop on the Water and some plans were drawn by former Workshop staff. The collection focuses on the traditional wooden small crafts indigenous of the Delaware River, Schuylkill River, Delaware Bay and New Jersey shore.
If you are interested in copies of the plans, please contact the J. Welles Henderson Archives and Library at library@phillyseaport.org or 215-413-8640.
Plan Index
Plan Identification Codes to boat plans below -
L = Lines
O = Offsets
P = Profile
CP = Construction Plan
CS = Construction Specifications
SP = Sail Plan
Spec = Specifications
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Name
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Creator
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LOA
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Sheets
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Plans
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CANOE
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Log Canoe
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PERSISTANCE
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Jim Teeters
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30'
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4
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CS-- Eric Lawstrom
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Sailing Canoe
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15' 6"
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2
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L, O, SP, CP, Spec., P-- FOR RESEARCH ONLY
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Wood and Canvass Canoe
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Kennebec Boat & Canoe Co.
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17' 1"
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1
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L, O, CP, Spec., P
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CATBOAT
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"A" Class Catboat
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Charles Mower
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28'
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3
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L, O, SP, CP, Spec., P
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"A" Catboat
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LOTUS
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Charles Mower
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28'
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1
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L, O, CP, Spec., P
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"A" Cat
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TAMWOCK
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Francis Swiesguth, 1923
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28'
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4
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L, O, SP, CP
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Catboat #683 "A" Cat
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MARY ANN
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Charles D. Mower
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28'
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3
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L, O, SP, CP-- FOR RESEARCH ONLY
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B.B.Y.R.A. One Design Catboat
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17'
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2
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L, O, CP, P
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Catboat
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SILENT MAID
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Frances Sweisguth
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33' 9"
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1
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L, P, Spec.
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Catboat
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Frances Sweisguth
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26'
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1
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L, P
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Catboat
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KITTY
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E.G. Brownlee
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28'
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1
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L, P
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Catboat
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PASTIME
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Edward Brownlee
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28' 10"
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1
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Molded Lines from Builder's Model
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Catboat
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MYTH
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R.N. Klepfer
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25' 5"
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5
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Claypit Creek Catboat
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E.G. Brownlee
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23' 6"
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1
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L
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Delaware River Sporting Boat (cat)
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MOMO
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James L. Mullahy
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17' 11"
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7
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L, O, SP
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Mellon Seed Catboat
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John Brady
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16'
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3
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CP, SP, P
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Seaville Catboat
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E.G. Brownlee
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41' 6"
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1
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L
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DELAWARE DUCKER
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Delaware Ducker
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GREENBRIAR
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15"
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7
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L, O, SP, CP, Spec., P, Materials, Spar & Rigging, Detail
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Delaware Ducker
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Howard Chapelle
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16'
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1
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L, O, SP, CP, Spec., P
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Delaware River Ducker
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Forest & Stream, 1887
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1
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L, O, CP, Spec., P
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GARVEY
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New Jersey Garvey
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Howard Chapelle
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19'
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1
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L, O, CP, Spec., P
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New Jersey Sailing Garvey
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Howard Chapelle; CP & SP drawn by John Brady
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17'
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3
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L, O, SP, CP, Spec., P
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Tuckerton, N.J. Sailing Garvey
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Howard Chapelle
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26'
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1
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L, O, SP, CP, Spec., P
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MELLON SEED
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Egg Harbor Mellon Seed
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Josef Liener
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13 '6"
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2
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L, O, SP, Spec., P
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Jersey Mellon Seed
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Josef Liener
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15' 8.5" x 5' 6.25"
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4
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L, O, SP, CP
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Mellon Seed
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Josef Liener
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15' 11"
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1
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L, P
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Mellon Seed
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Josef Liener
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15' 8" x 5' 6.75"
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2
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L, O, SP, CP, Spec., P
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Mellon Seed Catboat
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John Brady
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16'
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3
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CP, SP, P
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N.J. "Mellon Seed" Gunning Skiff
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Howard Chapelle
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13' 6"
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1
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L, O, SP, CP, Spec., P
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SCHOONER
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Oyster Schooner
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Designed by W.H. Parsons
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69'
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3
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L, O, CP, Spec., P
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Oyster Schooner (lines from Del. Bay Oysterman)
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Designed by Edward Brownlee
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1
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L
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Schooner
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WALLOPING WINDOW BLIND
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Robert Miller
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28' 11"
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4
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L, O, CP, Spec.
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SKIFF
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Delaware River Gill Net Skiff
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Howard Chapelle
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21'
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1
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L, O, SP, CP, P
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Delaware River Shad Skiff
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Built by Wes Sheppard
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22'
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1
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L, O, SP, CP, Spec., P
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Delaware River Shad Skiff
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John Brady
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22'
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3
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L, O, SP, CP, P
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Delaware River Sturgeon Skiff
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Howard Chapelle
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30'
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1
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L, O, SP, CP, Spec., P
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Gilling Skiff Flat Bottom
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Wes Sheppard and Josef Liener
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7'
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2
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L, O, SP, CP, Spec., P
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Kristiansen Crabbing Skiff
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18' 0.5'
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3
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L, O, CP, Spec., P
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N.J. "Mellon Seed" Gunning Skiff
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Howard Chapelle
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13' 6"
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1
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L, O, SP, CP, Spec., P
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Plywood Skiff
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E.G. Brownlee; designed by Jack Holt
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11' 6"
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1
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Railbird Skiff 1878; Wooden Boat '94
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Vannaman and Blew
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15'
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5
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L, O, CP, Spec., P (Modified Version)
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Railbird Skiff
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R.N. Klepfer
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15'
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3
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negatives and photos
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Seabright Skiff
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W.J. Zimmerman
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16'
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2
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L, O, CP
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Sharpie Skiff
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John Brady
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16'
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2
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L, O, SP, CP, P
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South Jersey Beach Skiff
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Howard Chapelle
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16'
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1
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L, O, SP, CP, Spec., P
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Marisol Skiff
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Gifford Jackson, Feb. 1977
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35
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See ISM Small Craft Plans listing
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SLOOP
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Auxiliary Sloop
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WETU
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Fredrick Geiger
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24' 6"
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1
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SP (Masthead Rig)
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Centerboard Sloop, Design #842
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Thomas D. Bowes
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23' 9"
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3
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L, O, SP, CP, P
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Delaware Bay Sloop
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RHODA B.
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Edward Brownlee
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37.9'
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1
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Molded Lines from Builder's Model
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Sandbagger "Susie S" 1869
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John Brady
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28'
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7
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L, SP(2), Spar Building Diagrams, Construction Sketches
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Sloop
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FRANCIS
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HAMMS
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43'
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1
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SP, Spec., P
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Sloop
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JAMES M. MURRAY
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Designed by W.H. Parsons
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47'
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1
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L, O
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Sloop
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E. Lockwood Haggas
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15'
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6
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L, O, SP, CP, P
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Sloop "Mallard" Design
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LAZY JACK
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Designed by William Crosby
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21'
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5
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SP, P
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SNEAKBOX
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Arc Bottom Sneakbox Bivalve, N.J.
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Wayne Yarnall
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12'
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1
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L, O, CP, Spec., P
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Barnegat Sneakbox
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John H. Mathis Co., N.Y.
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12'
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3
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L, O, SP, CP, Spec., P
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Barnegat Bay Sneakbox 1880
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Howard Chapelle
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12'
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1
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L, O, SP, CP, Spec., P
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Barnegat Sneakbox 1934
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12'
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1
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L, O, SP, CP, Spec., P
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Barnegat Bay Sneakbox, 1953
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J.L. Tarraman
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3
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L, SP, CP, Details, Spec., P (6 page specs.) poor quality copy
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Beaton Sneakbox, Racing Class
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Rick Klepfer
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15'
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4
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L, O, SP, CP, Spec., P
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Duckboat
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David Beaton's & Sons; designed by Phil Clarke
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12'
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1
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L, O, SP, CP, Spec., P
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Powell Sneakbox
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Dave Dillon
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12' 1"
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4
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L, O, SP, CP, Spec., P
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Racing Sneakbox
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ORTON BALE'S ARRAN
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E.G. Brownlee
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20'
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3
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L
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Sneakbox-- Scow type
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Bowes & Mower #551
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20'
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3
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L, SP, CP, P
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Sneakbox
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A.Q. Kean
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14'
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3
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L, O, SP, CP, Spec., P
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Sneakbox
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LOUP
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A.Q. Kean
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16'
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3
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L, O, SP, CP, P
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Sneakbox
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ALLURE
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A.Q. Kean
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20'
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3
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L, O, SP, CP, Spec., P
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Sneakbox
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STORMALONG
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A.Q. Kean
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20'
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4
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L, O, SP, CP, Spec., P
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Sneakbox
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E. Lockwood Haggas
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15'
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1
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P, SP
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TUCK UP
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Delaware River 4th Class Tuck Up
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SPIDER
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Built by Jesse Deputy
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14'
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6
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L, O, SP, CP, P, Materials, Detail of Hardware
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Tuck Up, 4th Class
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THOMAS M. SEEDS
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14' 6"
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5
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L, O, SP, CP, Spec., P
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Tuckup
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PRISCILLA
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Edward Brownlee
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15'
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2
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L, SP, P
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Tuckups
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SPIDER and THOMAS M. SEEDS
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Edward Brownlee
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L, SP, CP, Spec.--FOR RESEARCH ONLY
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OTHER
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Bateau
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J.W. Conover
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15' 6"
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1
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O
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Celebrity Class Yacht
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P. Evanson
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20'
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3
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CP
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Corinthian 21 ca.1951
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21'
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1
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S, P (line drawing to scale)
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Delaware River 15' Boats
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15'
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1
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Spec
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Duster Class Yacht Racing Association
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J.N. Walter, some
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13' 10"
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10
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L, CP
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G.P. 14
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Yachting World
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3
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"Gunning Boat Sails"
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1
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SP
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International Moth Class Association
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11'
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3
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L, SP, CP
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International Star Class Yacht Rowing Association
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4
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L, CP, SP, Spec.
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Lady's Single
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MARY
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John Brady
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21' 10"
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2
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L, O, CP, P
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Marshall 26
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R.H. Baker 11/76
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1
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Pram
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John Brady
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9'
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1
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L, O, SP, CP
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Pram Dinghy
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W.W. Watson Marine design
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7' 6"
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3
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L, O, CP, Spec., P
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