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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
More Information
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
Region
USA
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