1950's Vintage Pond boat, Sailboat Restored, San Francisco Yacht Club

From the San Francisco Yacht Club (established in 1869) comes this fully restored, vintage "free sailing" sailboat recently acquired by us. The original owner stated that the original boat was a display piece back in the 1950's to 1960's era. The hull and lead weighted keel are original as are some of the hardware. It was passed down to him by his father. They recently liquidated his estate.

We updated this great investment piece with new Dacron sails made by Carr sails of Redmond, WA. (Carrsails.com).

We added new handmade brass and copper hardware, which was made by Appreciating Antiques of Pablo, CA. (Appreciatingantiques.com)

This 4-month restoration project produced an exquisite vintage piece that will appreciate in the coming years. The original hull is plank on frame. We updated the mahogany stained and painted hull to its original red/mahogany colors. The keel is navy blue with a leaded bolus: all original.

The yachts measurements are 48"H x 34"L x 5" W ( in it's stand).
We also added a new custom boat stand and felted the bottom with high grade felting.
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SPECIFICATIONS AND VALUATION

The following is a list of factors which are considered in our ship model Appraisal/Evaluation if applicable.

1. General quality of craftsmanship: Excellent
2. Provenance: USA / San Francisco
3. Rarity (i.e.: P.O.W. & DOCKYARD vs C.W. MORGAN) Member: Rare
4. Historically accurate (regards to plans/research) The International Society of Appraisers
5. Builder (reputation) International Congress of Maritime Museums. Previous owner testimony.
6. Methods & materials used in construction American Institute for Conservation of Historic Value: Plank on frame, handmade.
7. Uniformity of scale and proportion Artistic Works: Accurate
8. Size (2” vs 10’) Nautical Research Guild: 34” L X 5”W X 48”H
9. Present condition: Excellent
10. Era & vessel type: 1950's era; Full keel / sloop schooner
11. Sails: Dacron (new) Rigging: new
12. Finish (painted or natural). Painted / lacquer
13. Overall display and presentation: Excellent

Class A
Scratch-Built Model: Model built entirely from scratch materials by the builder with no commercially fabricated parts except cordage, chain
and belaying pins.
Class B
Modified Scratch-Built Model: Model built from scratch, but supplemented by the use of some commercially fabricated accessories.
Class C
Modified Kit Model: Model built from materials provided in commercial kit, supplemented by other commercially fabricated parts or by
scratch-built parts.
Class D
Kit Model: Model built entirely from materials provided in commercial kits.
Special
Sub Categories: Model built and/or displayed in any of the following methods:
Antique • Waterline • Cross Section • Cut-Away • Exposed Interior • Sailing • Half Hull • Rare Materials • Diorama • Power • Mechanized •
Builders’ Model • Extreme Miniature • Ship-in-a-Bottle • Shadowbox • Americana • Folk Art • Decorative • Pond Model • Production • Other



This unique and historic class “B” yacht would make a great gift for that special person who likes history and the open sea. A truly wonderful piece of history that will " Turn Heads"

We ship all of our boats with some assembly required. We detach the main sail and some rigging for safe shipment. Very easy to assemble. Instructions for minor assembly will be enclosed. Attach the sails and rigging and your boat is ready to enjoy!

Value: $2,600 to $2,800 (Auction or Retail) 2025

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Appraisal estimates or evaluations of items sold by RJL Antiquities are solely deemed as "Estimates of Value" at time of purchase. Such estimates may change according to market conditions, time of sale or reappraisal of items sold. RJL Antiquities accepts no responsible for these potential "Market fluctuations" and does advise buyers of such goods of these potential situations upon acknowledgement at time of purchase.