Mystery Cat-Yaw - a conversation
David Huckabee (dhuckabee@crs.loc.gov) has sent you the following article from the Camden, Maine VillageSoup.----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Sure looks like one. I'd bet it's Samantha.
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I don't see Samantha on the registry. Has she been stolen?
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It's on the for sale page.
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I just called his number and asked him if his boat was stolen. When
he
said no, I started to tell him that it might be in Portland, and we
were
disconnected before I could complete my sentence.
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Richard,
I talked with the Portland Maine harbor
master this morning. The
Rockland police have identified the owner as
Paul Thober. The harbor
master confirmed that the boat is
Samantha. He has tried to reach Paul
at the number in your the
advertisement, but thus far Paul has not
responded.
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Any updates?
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Richard,
Not yet. I'm in Washington,
DC, where we are consumed with
Hurricane interest right now. I plan to
give the harbor master a call
when we get over the hysteria to see what is
going on in Rockland ME.
David
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David Huckabee (dhuckabee@crs.loc.gov) has sent you the
following article from the Camden, Maine VillageSoup.
Update on Samantha.
TIPS ABOUND, BUT VESSEL'S IDENTITY STILL A MYSTERY -
(09/15/03)
To read the complete article, click on the link below.
http://rockland.villagesoup.com/Community/Story.cfm?StoryID=17356
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Camden,
Maine VillageSoup - All Things Community
http://camden.VillageSoup.com
thecrew@VillageSoup.com
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Richard,
See the attached message from the editor
of the community
newsletter regarding the status of
Samantha.
David
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Hi David,
Thanks for the information. I've passed it along to
the local police
and harbormaster to help with their investigation.
If you happen to contact Mr. Thober again, have him get in touch
with
Rockland PD (594-0316) or the Harbormaster (594-0312) quickly. Soon,
the
boat will be sent to the city's impound lot, where it will sit.
Don't hesitate to contact me as well, if anything else comes up.
And
thanks again.
Tony Ronzio
Anthony J. Ronzio
Rockland
Bureau Chief
VillageSoup.com/VillageSoup Times
207.594.5351 ext. 330
(office)
207.594-5481 (fax)
201.691.0643 (mobile)
aronzio@villagesoup.com
-----Original Message-----
From: David Huckabee
[mailto:DHUCKABEE@crs.loc.gov]
Sent: Tuesday, September 16, 2003 9:59
AM
To: Anthony Ronzio
Subject: Mystery Cat-Yawl
Deary
Anthony,
I too believe the mystery boat to be a
modified Phil Bolger
designed cat-yawl, Samantha, owned by Paul Thober.
After reading your
story last week, I forwarded a copy of your article to the
editor of the
on-line Chebacco newsletter (Richard Spelling) in Canada.
(See
http://www.chebacco.com
)
He replied that the boat looked like the
Samantha which had been
listed for sale on his web site. (see text
below) In the middle of last
week I called Paul Thober at the number listed
in his advertisement and
asked him whether his boat had been stolen. He
replied "No." I then
told him that a modified Chebacco 20 had been
found abandoned in
Rockland. Before I could finish saying "Rockland,"
our connection was
lost. I don't know whether he hung up, or we lost a
signal.
After talking with the Harbor Master,
who had obtained Mr. Thober's
number from other sources, I was told that his
office had not been
successful in reaching Mr.
Thober.
The connection between the boat and Mr.
Thober could be more easily
made once the boat is pulled from the
water. Most Chebacco 20's have
been built with a shorter cabin, and
more importantly, a combination
keel-centerboard. According to Mr.
Thober's advertisement, this boat
was built with only a keel. Very few
Chebacco's have been built in this
way.
David
Huckabee
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Richard,
I was in Rockland, ME the week of Oct.
13-18. I stopped in at the
Rockland harbormaster office and inquired
about the boat. It was still
on a mooring, but was scheduled to be
pulled on the 18th. Rockland now
has decided that the city owns the
boat. In six months they will
auction it off.
The
Rockland city attorney was in Portland, ME on other business,
and stopped in
at the previous owner's last address. He had moved,
leaving no
forwarding address. Also, the phone number listed in his
advertisement
on your web site has been assigned to another person.
The
mystery continues. Since the boat was stripped of all
equipment, sails,
etc., maybe the previous owner is intending to build
another
boat.
David Huckabee
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