From collection National Fisherman Collection
LB2012.15.10070-1
This appears to be the 27' Sam Guild Schooner SAMANTHE under way, near land, main sail set, foresail not set, several people aboard. Year: 1972 " Price: US$ 14,900 " Located in ME, United States " Hull Material: Wood " Engine/Fuel Type: Single Diesel " YW# 17504-987127 Additional Specs, Equipment and Information: Builder/Designer Builder: Samuel E. Guild Designer: Robert H. Baker Dimensions LOA: 26' 8 1/2" LWL: 22' 10 1/4" Beam: 9' 4 1/2" Displacement: Approx. 5 tons net Draft: 4' Construction Cedar planking on oak frames, oak structural keel, oak backbone, oak deadwood, and oak floor timbers, Everdur bronze screw fastened. Cockpit with bridge deck, teak floor, and marine plywood sides. Tiller steering. Exterior iron and interior lead ballast. White hull with red bottom and oiled Southern white pine deck. Engine 20-hp Volvo Penta MD 2 salt-water-cooled 2-cyl. diesel engine with direct-lever controls. Engine reported to be in good condition. 2-blade bronze propeller on 1 1/8" bronze shaft. 5.5 kn. cruising speed, 6 kn. max. Tanks 16 gallons of fuel and 20 gallons of water, all in stainless tanks. Electrical 12V lighting and 12V starting system with starter generator, one 12V battery, fused electrical panel, master switch, and battery-condition light on instrument panel. Accommodations Headroom: Sitting. Sleeps 3 in 1 single and 1 pull-out double. SAMANTHE is equipped with a single head (no shower), mahogany dining table between the berths, a Shipmate wood-burning heating stove, and a galley featuring a sink with pressure-water pump, 2-burner Shipmate wood-burning stove (for cooking and heating) with oven. The interior is finished in white paint with mahogany trim and ventilated by 2 hatches/slides and 2 opening ports (some screens). Sails & Rigging Double-headsail gaff schooner with main club topsail, fisherman staysail. Stainless-steel standing rigging to lignum vitae deadeyes and Micropress terminals. Dacron halyards. Varnished solid Sitka spruce keel-stepped spars with bronze hardware, whisker pole. 2 Australian foresail sheet winches with removable handles and mounted on cockpit coaming. Sail Area: 424 sq. ft. Sail Inventory: Main, fore, staysail, jib, main club topsail, fisherman staysail-sails 1-2 yrs. old. Ground Tackle 25-lb. and 35-lb. yachtsman anchors on bowsprit-mounted bow rollers, each with 300' of ½" rode. Equipment Electric automatic bilge pump, 1 Whale manual bilge pump, 2 fire extinguishers, tin fish horn, flares, 1 circular and 6 cockpit-cushion-type PFDs, docking lines, boathook, 3 fenders, spreader lights on main, boarding ladder, sail covers, dodger, 2 single berth cushions and 1 filler for sliding berth. Electronics & Navigation Flat-top compass, depth sounder, hand-held GPS, VHF radiotelephone. Comments SAMANTHE was designed by Bob Baker and built by his friend Sam Guild for his own use. Although not as well-known as some designers, Bob Baker had a superb eye for lines, proportion, and the details of a classic boat or yacht, and Sam Guild combined great knowledge of classic details with the patience to get the job done right. A nice size for day-sailing, SAMANTHE is also big enough to be a fine small cruising boat. Despite her length, she feels and look like a much larger schooner, and from a distance has been taken for a 100' vessel. SAMANTHE has had recent work including re-caulking of about three-fifths of her deck. Her owner feels that although a few small repairs need to be made, overall she is in good condition. SAMANTHE can be recommended as a unique classic boat for anyone interested in day-sailing and coastal cruising. [ref. NF 08/1972, p. 8-B]
