Poem

Historical Summary:

Poem, previously Sunshine, was designed by Edwin Monk and built in Seattle in 1938 and plied the waters of Puget Sound for most of her years. Almost always shed kept she is in splendid condition having been well maintained and carefully updated over the years. In 2021 she moved to Victoria BC under new ownership and was renamed Poem. There she received substantial hull and systems upgrades including new planking, abandoning almost all through hulls and installing new quality bronze replacements. All new plumbing, wiring and electronics. Over the winter of 2022, 23 she underwent a substantial full interior refit, rebuilt bulkheads, cockpit rehabilitation and full refinish inside and out.

Previous Owners:
2020-2021 - Tim Wade, Evertt, WA owner for 2 years, kept under cover motored occasionally
2018-2020 - Bill Frothingham - showed "Sunshine" at 2019 Port Townsend Wooden Boat Festival
2011-2018 - unknown - Tim Wade said he knew the owner and he had the boat for seven years.

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Poem