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Old 10-29-2014, 05:16 PM   #955
Tad Roberts
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Looking for a tie to Sam Matsumoto boat builder in the late 40s in B.C. Canada.
Sam built his first seiner in 1940, the Eskimo, and his last big wooden boat, the 76' New Dawn, in 1960. He was a pioneer of shorter and wider boats, made possible by post war HP increases.....

New Venture built by Sam Matsumoto in 1955 is typical, wider with a nice flair to the bow.

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