From collection Irving Nevells Collection
LB2012.17.921
The Friendship Sloop, sail numberr 18 is the 29' CHRISSY, built by Charles A. Morse in 1912 Design Specs LOA: 28' 10" Beam: 9' 6" LWL: 23' 0" Draft: 5' 0" Design or Class: Keel sloop Former Name: SONNY Home Port: Bar Harbor, ME Designer: Charles A. Morse Boat Type: Friendship sloop Gross Displacement: 9 tons Sail Area: 700 Number of Engines: 1 Engine Model: Beta Marine Total Engine Horsepower: 26 Fuel Type: Diesel Builder Name: Charles A. Morse Location Built: Friendship ME Year Built: 1910 Documentation or State Reg. No.: 1058205 Owner Name: Edward Zimmerman Charles A. Morse of Friendship, established Morse Boatbuilding Co. in 1912, one of the longest operating boatbuilding businesses in Thomaston. Prior to the 1980s, the firm had worked on close to 300 vessels. Several draggers built by the Morse Boat Building Co. were put into use during the war effort, later being converted back to fishing vessels. There remains a fairly accurate list of the vessels launched from the shop in the possession of a former owner.
