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Chance Marine Motoryacht SAKONNET
The SAKONNET is shown here on Virginia's Chickahominy River on 25 May 1974. She was built by Chance Marine Construction Co. in 1927 with a LOA of 77' and a 14' beam, Documentation No. was 229026. Previous names a) EL PESCADO, b) EDORA III, c) ABSINTHE, any other names between these names and SAKONNET, I am not sure at this time. She was in the Norfolk, VA area from at least the late 1960's through around 1980. She was sold around this time and moved up to Maryland where the owner was in radio advertising and jingles writing. He converted the Captains cabin into a recording studio, it was kind of neat. That cabin was located where the two portholes are located under the Salon, starboard side. She was powered by two GM 6-110N diesel engines and could top at about 16 knots. She had cable steering controlling one rudder and responded slowly to her helm.
She was sold again in the late 1990's or early 2000's to supposedly a hotel in Texas to be used a charter boat for the hotel. I do not know if her name was changed. Hear say has it that she put on the hard for a hurricane that ravaged the area and the storm surge was high enough to wash the blocked boats several blocks inland. The SAKONNET was a total loss, damaged beyond repair. A sad loss of a fine vessel, I could have bought her for $26,000 back in the day. ( Info updated 6-19-2017)
Chance Marine Motoryacht SAKONNET
The SAKONNET is shown here on Virginia's Chickahominy River on 25 May 1974. She was built by Chance Marine Construction Co. in 1927 with a LOA of 77' and a 14' beam, Documentation No. was 229026. Previous names a) EL PESCADO, b) EDORA III, c) ABSINTHE, any other names between these names and SAKONNET, I am not sure at this time. She was in the Norfolk, VA area from at least the late 1960's through around 1980. She was sold around this time and moved up to Maryland where the owner was in radio advertising and jingles writing. He converted the Captains cabin into a recording studio, it was kind of neat. That cabin was located where the two portholes are located under the Salon, starboard side. She was powered by two GM 6-110N diesel engines and could top at about 16 knots. She had cable steering controlling one rudder and responded slowly to her helm.
She was sold again in the late 1990's or early 2000's to supposedly a hotel in Texas to be used a charter boat for the hotel. I do not know if her name was changed. Hear say has it that she put on the hard for a hurricane that ravaged the area and the storm surge was high enough to wash the blocked boats several blocks inland. The SAKONNET was a total loss, damaged beyond repair. A sad loss of a fine vessel, I could have bought her for $26,000 back in the day. ( Info updated 6-19-2017)