Finne

Design 124 Rainey

This design takes us back to 1936. To my eye she is very reminiscent of Babe, design #97, built the previous year. But she is six feet longer. The boat was constructed of wood by the Kretzer Boat Works of City Island, New York. It is interesting to note her original owner was one William Appleton and I wonder if he was the father of Joseph Wheeler Appleton, who we have discussed previously in these pages.

Here is the general arrangement plan. Please note the very talented draftsman who produced these two plans was Roderick Stephens, Jr. He would have been 27 year old at the time.


One final note. The boat originally made her home in Port Washington, New York. The last record we have of her is from 1972. She was renamed Hustler and her home port was West Barrington, Rhode Island. I will be curious to know if anyone has seen her.