The original boat is in the Antique Boat Museum, in Clayton, New York.
From the museum’s website:
“Suwanee is a custom-built “light speed launch” built by L.E. Fry and Co. in 1909 for W.H. Owen of Utica, NY. The contract for her construction specified the design to be created by L.E. Fry & Co., with her length to be just within the A.P.B.A. 32-foot class limit. The price was $450 not including the engine, which was to be provided separately by the owner. Mr. Owen, a summer resident of Thousand Island Park on Wellesley Island used Suwanee to pick up groceries in Clayton when he wasn’t racing her. After Mr. Owen died in 1955, Suwanee was purchased by Bob Cox, who enjoyed her on the River and in Florida for many years before donating her to the Museum in 1996. Suwanee is constructed with white cedar planking riveted to red elm frames and keel. Her decks are mahogany. Apart from two short pieces of planking and her engine, she is all original.”
Our 48″, 1:8 scale model includes a T-rail to help with construction, but does not include any other details, at this time.
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