During a walk through Front Street Shipyard , we came upon an unusually shaped boat, with that sleek 126 foot shape and a smokestack, this is not a trawler or the typical yacht, but the shrinkwrap hides most details.
A quick Google brought up the story, the name Cangarda is derived from the owner Charles Canfield and wife Belle Gardner's last names. Charles Canfield was a 19th C lumber baron in Michigan, he had this yacht commissioned built by Pusey and Jones in Delaware. It was powered by a triple expansion steam engine, the interesting thing is that this yacht is still steam powered, despite being over a hundred years old, several ownerships changes and a sinking in Boston Harbour. It has been totally restored, inside and out, and is due to be launched again in "late spring"2022.
Story of the yacht, here. Another, here.
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| Naval marine archive |
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5 comments:
Just stunning.Thanks for the links.
I did find this.
https://vimeo.com/215071957
Great find Billy!
Really a beauty! Thanks. Just found your site.
Mystery tool looks similar to the shoe stretcher on this site!
https://www.farmcollector.com/equipment/tools/september-2016-mystery-tool-answers-zm0z17novzhur/
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