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1968 Brooklin Boat Yard 20' (6.10 m)
Brooklin, Maine, United States
MARTHA
EB White's last boat built for him by his son and Brooklin Boat Yard founder Joel White
- Daysailers
- Sail
- Used
- Other
- Wood Hull
Description
MARTHA
Sam Crocker’s design work was highly regarded by his peers, and by those who built, brokered, maintained, or cruised his yachts. There is perhaps no better illustration of this esteem for the work of Sam Crocker than the boat MARTHA having been built by Joel White for use by his father the author EB White.
MARTHA has a very strong sheer, extended at the ends by her stayed bowsprit and boomkin; a big outboard rudder; a clipper bow; and a round-fronted cabin trunk which combines with a high coaming carried well aft. But for all the traditional detailing, the sail plan is a modern Marconi rig of manageable size giving credit to Crocker’s skill that he could set those sails on this hull and still keep it all in character
MARTHA’s scantlings are substantial. Her keel, for example, is 7 x 9″ oak; other structural members are sized accordingly. Sam Crocker used the hull itself (particularly the heavy backbone) to ballast this boat, and thereby simplified construction by eliminating a ballast keel. Her down-low weight and wide body, plus some inside ballast and the sensible sail plan, make this a stiff boat in strong winds.
As mentioned towards the start of this description, Joel White built this handy little sloop for his father, E.B. White, and named her MARTHA. E.B. White enjoyed sailing her for many years in the waters of Eggemoggin Reach and nearby bays. With the passage of time and age E.B.’s use of the boat diminished, and MARTHA would sit at her mooring in Center Harbor for most of each sailing season, used only occasionally by grandchildren, great-grandchildren and as would have it her current owner who at the time was beginning a lengthy career with the WoodenBoat School here in Brooklin, Maine. He was encouraged by Joel White to use her as often as he liked and became (over the next few summers) comfortable, confident, and at home sailing E.B.’s little sloop.
As these things happen MARTHA would become his own boat and for many years now, she has been under his care either out on the waters of the Eggemoggin Reach or tucked away for the off seasons at the WoodenBoat School. Now comes the time for MARTHA to be passed along to a new generation and for her next steward to raise sail, drop the mooring and feel the little tug of the tiller as she begins to make her way.
Murray Yacht Sales is pleased to assist you in the purchase of this vessel. This boat is centrally listed by Brooklin Boat Yard. It is offered as a convenience by this broker/dealer to its clients and is not intended to convey direct representation of a particular vessel
Specifications
LOA: 20' (6.10 Meters)
Type: Sail- Used
Year: 1968
Fuel Type: Other
Hull Material: Wood
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Full Details
Principle Dimensions and Information
Designer: Samuel S. Crocker
Builder: Joel White
Year Built: 1968
Hull Type: Full keel / centerboard with keel hung rudder underwater configuration
Construction Type: Plank-on-frame wood
Rig Type: Marconi rigged fractional sloop
LOA: 20’ 0”
LWL: 16’ 10”
Beam: 7’ 7”
Draft Minimum: 2’ 0”
Draft Maximum: 3’ 10”
Displacement: 3,825 lbs.
Sail Area: 218 sq. ft.
Hull, Deck and Cabin Construction
Keel / centerboard underwater configuration with transom hung rudder.
Traditional plank-on-frame wooden boat construction
White oak stem, keelson, floors, fames and other structural members
White Oak frames with Cedar planking.
Fir bow sprit, boom kin, deck beams and carlins
Decks and cabin top are marine plywood overlaid with Dynel cloth set in Epoxy with painted finish
Color Scheme and Finishes
Buff Tan painted bow sprit, toe rails, decks, cabin top, companionway hatch, cockpit seat tops, boom gallows and boomkin
White painted cabin sides, cockpit coamings, cockpit well, companionway trim, companionway drop boards, taff rail / inner transom and sheer strake
Dark Green topsides, transom and rudder (above waterline)
Red anti-fouling painted bottom, centerboard and rudder (below waterline)
Light Gray cockpit sole
Interior: White painted hull interior, overheads, cabin sides and center board trunk with Light Gray settees and cabin sole
Deck, Cockpit and Cabin Top Hardware and Features (fore to aft)
Buff painted Fir bowsprit with stainless steel wire martingales and dolphin striker
Bronz docking / mooring line chocks port and starboard
White Oak and bronze samson post
Bronze rod jib sheet traveler
Bronze chain plates port and starboard
Wood sheet cleat on starboard cockpit coaming
Wood docking cleats port and starboard at aft quarters
Bronze docking line chock starboard aft quarter
Bronze main sheet traveler
Bronze and wood boom gallows
Fixed oval ports port and starboard cabin sides
Dorade boxes with bronze cowl vents port and starboard forward I cockpit
Sliding companionway hatch
Companionway drop boards
Bronze fuel fill “Gas” on port cockpit seat top
Engine space hatch on centerline of cockpit sole
Lockers under aft deck and cockpit seating port and starboard
Bronze manual bilge pump access in cockpit sole
Varnished Fir and Bronze boat hook stored in stainless steel hooks / port cockpit
Bronze manual bilge pump handle stored / starboard cockpit
Interior Arrangement
Settees port and starboard with storage space under
Centerboard trunk on center line
Raised platform forward with anchor storage chocks and anchor
Spars and Rigging
Fractionally rigged, Marconi sloop rig configuration
Keel stepped mast
Bronze chain plates, head stay fitting and back stay tang
Single-spreader varnished Sitka Spruce, hollow box construction mast with jumper strut.
Stainless steel wire standing rigging (shrouds and stays) with bronze turnbuckle adjusters
Solid constructed Sitka Spruce boom and jib club with buff painted finish.
Bronze mainsail traveler and jib club traveler
Bronze goose neck fitting and luff sail track on mast
Bronze goose neck fitting, main sheet bales, foot sail track and adjustable outhaul on boom
3-Strand Dacron running rigging (sheets and halyards)
Main halyard cleats on mast
Jib halyard lead back to cockpit on port cabin top
Jib sheet led to cleat on starboard cockpit coaming
Main sheet led to main sheet post in cockpit with fairlead and bronze can cleat
Sails and Canvas
1991 Main Sail – Robin Lincoln / Center Harbor Sails
1991 Working Jib – Robin Lincoln / Center Harbor Sails
Main sail cover
Jib cover
Spare Dacron main and jib in good condition
Electrical Systems and Equipment
Single 12-Volt battery
Ground Tackle
Bronze Danforth anchor with appropriate chain and rode stored in aft locker
Herreshoff yachtsman anchor stored in forepeak
Dewatering Equipment
Bronze manual bilge pump under cockpit sole
Whale Gusher manual bilge pump accessible from interior
Safety Equipment
Type IV PFD (1ea)
Additional Equipment
Miscellaneous sheets, dock lines and sail ties stored in aft locker
Fenders (2ea)
Cockpit cushions by Ann Brayton
Interior cushions by Ann Brayton
Local chart kit
Boat hook
Cradle
Trailer
Disclaimer
Brooklin Boat Yard offers the details of this vessel in good faith but cannot guarantee or warrant the accuracy of this information nor warrant the condition of the vessel. A buyer should instruct his agents, or his surveyors, to investigate such details as the buyer desires validated. This vessel is offered subject to prior sale, price change or withdrawal without notice.
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