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Detail - Hull 503

 
Status:DESTROYED
 
Original Name:VimCurrent Name:Vim
Hull No:503Home Port:
Contracted By:F.W. Sargent, Jr.Current Owner(s):
Contract Date:9/28/1898Owner Since:
Class:15-FooterSail Number:
Sub-Class:Buzzards Bay 15
Original Rig:Knockabout
Current Rig:
Original Price:$667Restored By:
LOA:24 ft. 6 in.Maintained By:
LWL:15 ft. 0 in.Notes:
Beam:6 ft. 9 in.
Draft:2 ft. 4 in.
Designer:NGH
Other Resources:HCR
Gallery / Galleries:
 
Provenance:

OwnerYearsLocationBoat NameSail No.
F.W. Sargent, Jr.1899 - 1910Wareham,MAVimA, E-0
W.O. Taylor1910 - 1914Marion, MAVimE-0
James Jackson1914 - 1919Marion, MAVimE-0
C. Bigelow1919 -Marion, MAVim 
David Cheever Wareham, MAVim 
Paul Murphy???? - 1952Onset, MAVim 

Vim was lost in Onset, MA during a storm in 1952. The lead ballast was saved and subsequently sold as scrap for $90.





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