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F1509

Details

Name
Waawaatesi (Native American language, meaning "Firefly")

Usage
Cruising & Racing

Location
Shoreview SC, Minnesota, USA

Builder
Fairey Marine

Build date
May 1955

Condition
Excellent Condition

Hull Number
1486

Deck Colour
Varnish Mark I

Hull Colour
Varnish

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Extra Details

Additional Build Notes
Supplied as Kit

Current Owner
Kevin Westman, USA

Known Owners

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Initial RYA measurement 3 May
Hull number – 1486
Hull weight – 162lb
Construction mould – not recorded

Exported to USA – George O’Day, Boston,  with F1507 and F1508
For background to O’Day – see F1001

Details of early owners not recorded

Previous owner – Donald and Suzanne Molenaar

2022 – Lisa and Kevin Westman, Shoreview SC, Minnesota, USA

December 2021, July 2022 and November 2024 – Posts with images made by Kevin Westman on NFA Facebook page seeking advice for renovation of hull, varnishing etc and later the remarkable finished job
Seemingly laid up for 40 years and not sailed before purchase by Kevin

History

NFA update Boat Register, November 2024

Residing Club

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