Detail - Hull 843
| Status: | FOUND | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Original Name: | Bulrush | Current Name: | Loafer |
| Hull No: | 843 | Home Port: | San Diego, CA |
| Contracted By: | G. Adams | Current Owner(s): | John DeForest |
| Contract Date: | 1/23/1920 | Owner Since: | 3/24/2013 |
| Class: | 12-1/2 Footer | Sail Number: | |
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| Original Rig: | J&M | ||
| Current Rig: | |||
| Original Price: | $750 | Restored By: | |
| 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 |
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| Provenance: |
| Owner | Years | Location | Boat Name | Sail No. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moses Williams, Jr. | 1920 - 1923 | Marion, MA | Bulrush | H-17 |
| Bill Harding | Marion, MA | |||
| School Teacher | MA | |||
| John Burton | ???? - 1990 | South Boston, MA | ||
| Ron Render | 1990 - 2000 | San Diego, CA | Loafer | |
| Jack Sutphen | 2000 - 2013 | San Diego, CA | Loafer |
Jack Sutphen owned Loafer and sailed her in San Diego harbor. Jack had worked as coach and skipper of the Dennis Connor trial horses. Jack bought the boat from Ron Render, who got her from a John Burton of South Boston in January of 1990. John had got it from a school teacher who had owned her for about 15-20 years. The schoolteacher bought her from Bill Harding, who used her as one of the boats to take lines from for the Doughdish. Jack passed away in early 2013, and possession of the boat transferred to his good friend John DeForest.