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Merva Photos 1944 This is Merva on the same day as the tender shot below. I would never recognize Sidney spit without a hundred boats on the hook. That is Jerry’s uncle in the doorway. Merva had two tenders. The one above was towed behind Merva. The tender we have in the shop goes on…

Snow and then some. I spent Monday digging out 30 inches of snow off many boats the would have otherwise suffered. That stuff is not light, I tell ya! I can’t complain I was really missing the snow this fall and now I’m fully satisfied. Other than the pipes freezing we have had no problems…

How do you describe the day that you purchase a vintage boat. I think by Donell’s smile you can tell that this day will be remembered. Congradulations ! Merva is presently at dockside but scheduled to be on the ways for the rest of the winter is this lovely classic. Most of this text below…

Abernethy & Gaudin (AG) in Brentwood Bay did a majour refit on Merva in 2008/2009. They also did continuing work in the following years. Much thanks to Donell (the owner at the time) for funding it! It was this refit that made us feel comfortable with purchasing the boat at the price negotiated. We will…

Merva had a framed drawing of Merva – but it was dark and had no obvious place on the boat. I removed it from the frame and found that it was dated ’81. I decided to reduce the drawing to the boat as much as possible but not lose the original drawing. I folded it…