Chesapeake 20s for Sale

Posted in: News, C-20s for Sale

CHESAPEAKE 20s FOR SALE

 

1.    Grace # 302 for Sale.  $15,000 or best offer.  Contact Bob Blomquist at 410 788-4585 or 410 241-9617.  Gracie is at West River Sailing Club for inspection and includes trailer and two sets of sails.  She is a very fast Chesapeake 20 and the winner of many regattas.

Bob Blomquist built Gracie as the second cold-molded Chesapeake 20 in 2001.  It has built about a dozen wooden boats but Gracie was the most challenging.  He took measurements off Endeavor and had the lines corrected by a naval architect.  Thus, his boat is the most accurate representation of the original Capt. Dick Hartge Chesapeake 20 since older boats lose some of their original shape.  See Chesapeake 20 fleet on our web site for construction details of Gracie.  The materials alone to build Gracie costs about $15,000 without considering Bob and Glenda's work on her construction over 3 years.  A comparable 20 would cost many times more, especially if professional constructed.

 

2.   Clay Taylor has bought the Chesapeake 20 molds and Peter Bell Jr. built a new fiberglass 20 in 2010.  She will be available for sale and racing in the 2011 season.  The boat has a mast but requires sails, boom and other fittings.  New owner can fit out the 20 as desired to suit their concept.  Contact Clay directly if you are interested in buying this glass 20, #211.

 

3.   Restoration of Shamrock #6, Volunteer #27,  and Scotch-N-Water #80   Clay Taylor and the Chesapeake 20 Association have acquired several Chesapeake 20s that are available for restoration.  We have a firm estimate for the restoration of the hulls only from Windward Yachts, a restoration company about an hour north of Toronto.  Windward Yachts restored the C-20 Yankee #88 to original construction including steam bent oak ribs, centerboard, etc.  We have an estimate of $15,000 for a restored Chesapeake 20 hull.  We are prepared to help in the transport of one or more of the classic Chesapeake 20s above for a truly interested buyer. 

 

 



 

 

 


Building of Gracie #302

Posted in: Our Fleet
Bob Blomquist built the second cold-molded Chesapeake 20 in 2001.  It was his 22nd wooden boat that he built and the most challenging.  He took measurements off Endeavor and had the lines corrected by a naval architect.  Thus, his boat is the most accurate representation of the original Capt. Dick Hartge Chesapeake 20 since older boats lose some of their original shape.  Below is the step-by-step process in building Gracie that comes from his album.

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Restoration of Mischief

Posted in: Our Fleet, Classic 20s
History of Mischief #88 and photo album of her restoration by master builder, Bill West.  Step by step reconstruction described photographically the entire process.

History of Waterlous #20

Posted in: 1950s, Ready for Restoration

Waterlous # 20

 

Waterlous is hull #20.  According to Jane Hartge, she was built by Cap'n Dick Hartge in 1952 (probably his last 20) and traded to Louis (Buster) Phipps in exchange for a Roadmaster Buck.  Buster had a car dealership on West Street, Annapolis.

 

Jane named her Galatea for Pygmalion’s classic statue come-to-life.  Louis did not think much of the name and renamed her Waterlous, supposedly for himself.  She has a slight chine, is very pretty and very fast according to Jane.  Buster did not race her and eventually sold her to William Loux in 1966.  After that, the class lost track of her until contacted by Roger  Longenecker of Reading, Pennsylvania.   

 

Roger Longenecker purchased the boat over 30 years ago with the intention to restore her.  He said that she had sailed out of Betterton, off the Sassafras, MD.   She was stored in his barn next to his home which is now for sale and he needed to get rid of the boat since he no longer had storage space.  The boat is in poor shape with extensive rot in the aft section, very old sails and a wooden mast in good condition. She can be restored, and the hull does not appear to be hogged.

 

Ted Weihe and Dan Donahue traveled to Reading on December 17, 2009 and picked up the boat (with help from Roger’s front-end loader) and trailered her back to West River Sailing Club.

 

 


Mills Traylor & Lill II #97

Posted in: Our Fleet, 1940s, Classic 20s
Archer Mills Traylor was an early West River Sailing Club member and bought Lill II #97, built by Cap'n Dick Hartge in 1941.  Photos were provided by his great ganddaughter, Julie McKinney including for Shamrock #6 which he crewed on.  Mills Traylor won the 4th Rock Hall Regatta in Lill II, ca 1941.  More information is below from Julie McKinney.