Delivered to Seattle in 1941, the search for the original owner continues.

Aubrey Archer purchased the boat in 1953 and joined the Queen City Yacht Club. The boat was then named “Mal de Mer”. It changed hands in 1956 when Tom Rose and his family spent the next 32 years cruising the waters of Puget Sound. They had named boat “The Four Roses”.

In 1989 Robert Flack purchased the boat from the Rose family and moved it to Salmon Bay Marina where Mr. Flack lived aboard for 14 years. He renamed it “MV Madrone”.

In 2002 Jeff and Cindy Leist purchased the boat from Mr. Flack and moved it to Lake Coeur d’Alene, Idaho. It was then that the Leist family began a 5 year restoration. The boat was stripped, refastened, revarnished, repainted, rewired, bow thruster installed, minor reconfiguring and ultimately completely restored inside and out to bristol condition. It was then the Leist family renamed the boat “Simpler Times”. The boat was always stored in a covered slip with a complete boat cover as well (double covered.) Maintenance was routinely performed by Jeff Leist. The Leist family used it year round until 2017 when they sold it to Dave and Jana Ambauen.