The Hinckley Boat Company built SEBASCO in 1945.
She was abandoned in 1995 at Sebasco Lodge in Sebasco Estates, Maine.
SEBASCO had not been in the water since 1990.
Davita Nowland learned of SEBASCO on a tip from a boat owner whose boat
was dry-docked on the same property.
A mahogany-planked Hinckley was well worth looking into, so Davita went
on a reconnaissance visit to Maine to see her and take pictures to send to
Hinckley to determine her suitability for Nauticals of Marblehead's art
projects.
Hinckley's identified her as a Hinckley 21 and not a viable
candidate for restoration.
It was thought that SEBASCO had spent some time at the Maine Maritime Museum's
apprentice shop in Bath as a teaching aide for replanking.
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SEBASCO
Hinckley 21'
(28' on deck)
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SEBASCO was built at the Hinckley Boat
Company in Southwest Harbor Maine, in 1945.
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"I see no reason why you should not cut
this boat up for your 'projects'. The general condition would not
make it cost effective to restore this boat."
Peter G. Smith
Hinckley
Southwest Harbor, Maine
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Some locals
said this boat spent some time at the Maine Maritime Museum's
apprentice shop in Bath as a teaching aide for replanking.
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But when Davita contacted the Museum's boat shop, the director said they
no longer had an apprentice shop and no record of her existed.
SEBASCO's most recent owner, and the one who abandoned her in 1995, was the
chef at the Lodge at the time. He noticed her on the property, fell in
love and made extensive plans to take on the project of his dreams.
Reality hit when he lost his job, split from the area and left no
forwarding address.
SEBASCO sat abandoned until the property owner decided to sell the
lodge, and the new owner wanted the boat removed as soon as possible. They
planned on cutting her up and burning her - the most cost-effective method
of disposal.
When Davita Nowland said she wanted the boat, he was delighted and
agreeable to her terms. She named the boat SEBASCO because all boats
should have names and this one did not. |
