Refit and Restoration
overviews of 3 recent or current projects
72' Wooden Motor Yacht Invader
Current Refit: 72' classic wooden motor yacht Invader
Construction: Douglas Fir planking on bent Oak frames
LOA: 72' 0"
Beam: 15' 0"
Draft: 6'0"
Power: Cummins 855 300 Hp
Builder: Fenner and Hood Shipyard Vancouver BC 1935
for James Hoffar
Invader's exterior revision includes an all new deckhouse look with new bulwarks and rails, while retaining the original pilothouse. Interior arrangement has been revised and completely updated.
62' Wooden Motor Yacht Vaquero
Current Refit: 62' classic wooden motor yacht Vaquero
Construction: Douglas Fir planking on bent Oak frames with Monel nail fastenings
LOA: 62' 0"
Beam: 18' 0"
Draft: 7'0"
Power: Caterpillar D343
Builder: 1968 Mauricio and Sons, San Diego California
Refit includes revised exterior and interior, with new arrangement of owner's and guest cabins, also saloon, engine room, and flying bridge.
61' Wooden DeFever Island Eagle
Completed: 61' DeFever wooden motor yacht Island Eagle
Construction: Honduras Mahogany planking on sawn Oak frames with Monel fastenings
LOA 61'0"
Beam: 15'0"
Draft: 6'0"
Power: GM 6-110 220 hp at 1800rpm
Builder: Del Boyce, San Diego 1962
Bare hull never launched, converted to a yacht by Art DeFever and launched 1964 for Joseph Coberly
Owner's Web Site: www.islandeagle.net
Completed, two-year-long refit of the DeFever wooden motor yacht Island Eagle, launched 1964.
last updated June 28, 2006