The Monterey Clipper fishing boats have long had a cult following among boat modelers on the West coast. My hope for this site is to introduce the boats to a wider audience, and to help modelers find the details which are so important in constructing their creations.
The boats make appealing subjects, especially for the R/C modeler. As with tugboats, one can make a large model of a small boat, allowing for all sorts of character and charm. The Continue reading
The online David Rumsey Map Collection includes a couple stunning sets of aerial surveys of San Francisco, from 1938 and 1948. The originals are 9×9 glass plate negatives, which have been scanned at high resolution and posted for free! You can download copy at something like 12,000 pixel width.
Here are some views of Fisherman’s Wharf, with lots of Monterey Clipper boats in there!
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Julie Crow sent in some snapshots of her boat “Momma Mia”, which can be seen at Fisherman’s Wharf. She says: “1938 Monterey Clipper built in San Francisco. Still runs but retired and kept historically. My family came from Sicily and have been Fishermen for 300 years. The legacy lives true for future generations.”
Thanks Julie!
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The Fishing Gear page‘s links to old Cal F&G articles on fisheries and techniques are corrected… someone moved the documents, harumph. Some nice old stuff there on trolling, trawling, longlining, and crabbing.
On the Model Gallery page for Tom Fordham, I wondered where his great models are today. We have the answer- they are on display in a kiosk on the Santa Cruz Pier.
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Digital designer “Axeonalias” made use of plans and photos from this site to create a digital model of a troller. It’s no coincidence that it looks a lot like one of Bob Herrera’s models. You can spin the model around (and purchase it) at Sketchfab. See all of Axeonalias’s 3D models at his Sketchfab main page.
Note: These are “skinned” models suitable for inserting in animations and games, but they’re not immediately usable for making parts through 3D printing.
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After building my fully animated 1:8 scale model of a Hicks engine, I received requests for a simpler static version that could go into R/C model Montereys, in the common scales of 1:12 and 1:8.
Parts for a static model are now available through my Shapeways shop:
https://www.shapeways.com/shops/patmat?section=Hicks+Marine+Engine&s=0
See the READ ME section there for added info and assembly instructions.
Rendering of the simplified model engine, made from 3D printed parts.
The model engine has a hollow shaft-way to allow the boat model’s electric motor to be mounted forward. Flywheel does not spin.
Brad Posey’s “Peggy L”, ca. 1985/87
Don Hall shares these shots of friend Brad Posey’s boat “Peggy L” at Santa Cruz. Brad worked the boat out of S Dock; he sold her around 1987. He doesn’t have the exact history, but thinks the boat was built in the early 30’s.
Click on any photo for a bigger view.
Thanks, Don & Brad!
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Joe DiMaggio on the family crabbing boat, 1936, with brother Mike. Source: Sports Illustrated (see link below)
Found this photo on a Sports Illustrated page:Â Â https://www.si.com/mlb/photos/2014/03/07/joe-dimaggio-classic-photos
A little more on Joe here at:Â https://montereyclippers.wordpress.com/monterey-data/history/dimaggio/
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Sep/Oct 2018 “Woodenboat”
Mike McCorkle is featured in the current issue of “Woodenboat” (Sep/Oct 2018). The author spent a day helping Mike fish his classic wooden trawler “Pieface” off Santa Barbara, and also included a sidebar on Mike’s Monterey “Theresa Ann”. Available at better newstands, and also as a digital download from the publisher.
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Mike’s “Theresa Ann”, Santa Barbara
Mike’s trawler “Pieface”
Vita Marie, Santa Cruz, 8/2018
Mark M forwarded this shot of “Vita Marie”, hauled out at Santa Cruz recently. Mark fears it may be for nothing good… and I notice that the Cal F&G tag has been removed from her cabin. Don H, Mike McC, any info on her?
Edit 10/1/2020: Photo from Don Hall
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Mark M spied this Fort Bragg light pole banner in a library gift shop- on display but not for sale! A little research found a picture of another banner in this series on a rail fan’s web site, which suggests that the banner was on display circa 2005.
Anyone have a picture of this banner mounted?
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