Looking for Information on SEMINOLE

Elizabeth Meyer is seeking information on Seminole, a Lawley yawl she's just had restored to pristine condition. Here's a note from her. If you have any details, leave a comment, or send me an e-mail.
            --MPM

Seminole is a 1916 George Lawley gaff yawl. Thanks to the temptation dangled before me by Anne and Jay Greer of the Wooden boat Foundation, I bought Seminole in 1996, sight unseen, for one dollar at an auction in Oceanside. Now I want more information on her history.

Particulars
LOA: 60’
LOD: 46’4”
LWL.:33’-0”
Beam: 13’-0”
Draft: 4’ 10” board up.

She is a gaff yawl with bowsprit and boomkin and has no topmasts.

Her ownership history: 

1916 – 1920        Julian H. Harris          Detroit, MI
1921- 1923          Elisha H. Cooper       Essex, CT
1924 – 1927             “              “           Lyme, CT
1928 – 1934        T. Dwight Partridge    Los Angeles, CA
1935-1942          Arthur Westmark        Los Angeles, CA
     From 1942 to 1982, the ownership record is unclear
1983(?) – 1996      Timothy Rhodes         Oceanside, CA
1986 -                 Elizabeth E. Meyer    Newport, RI

Seminole will be re-launched on May 28, 2005, after a two-year refit at Steve White’s Brooklin Boat Yard in Brooklin Maine. I would greatly appreciate any and all information about her history, owners, registration and exploits. 
All the Best,

Elizabeth Meyer

Comments

[Bob Cleek]

Now, HERE'S a topic WB might sink its (wooden?) teeth into! Who is Elizabeth Meyer and why does she keep doing those fantastic restoration jobs? From what little I know of her, she comes from a publishing family and loves to undertake restoration projects that few would dare to contemplate... and then carries them off flawlessly. A very interesting personality that I don't know enough about.

[deke ulian]

Dear Elizabeth (aka Sea Rat),

I just came across this notice while looking for Peter Cassidy's web address.

Congratulations on getting a boat as old (nearly) as mine. Sorry, ex-mine--now MOY's.

Where were you at the Classic? Wasn't the same without you.

I sailed on Siren. Nice. And at my age on the rail. Good place to be.

See you -- both you and the boat in good shape, I trust -- soon.

Deke

[Paul and Pat Murphy]

Heard your radio call to the Scituate Yacht Club requesting a mooring for a sailing yacht 61' overall 46' on deck.
With these numbers, she had to be a classic. Had to come and see her.

Seminole is magnificent ... possibly the most significant classic to visit Scituate this season. Glad you weren't put off by the limits of our harbor.

Congrats on a wonderful restoration and a beautiful example of Lawley's work and McGinnis'(sp?) design.

Pat & Paul Murphy
Bristol 29 'Tir na nOg"