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GARDNER PLAN of 1910 Star Boat

HISTORY
GARDNER PLAN of 1910, with Specifications and Letter dated 1917 Jim Peters of Cleveland, Ohio, has kindly provided the following historical material: Star Construction Plan dated November, 1910, Specifications for the Star and a cover letter from the office of William Gardner dated March 19th, 1917.…
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Francis Sweisguth - Designer and Developer of the Star

HISTORY
FRANCIS SWEISGUTH 1882-1970 DESIGNER AND DEVELOPER OF THE STAR During the winter of 1910-1911 twenty-two Stars were under construction at the boatworks of Isaac E. Smith, located in Port Washington, New York and another 11 Stars, known at the time as “Nahant Bugs”, were being built by…
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