Boat details (n°497)
Boat details (n°497)
USA-18
Essentials
Designers
Herman F. Whiton (USA)
Alfred Edward "Bill" Luders Jr. (USA)
Alfred Edward "Bill" Luders Jr. (USA)
Builder
Bj. Aas, Bjarne Aas Båtbyggeri, Fredrikstad (NOR)
Material
Mahogany, carvel planked
1st certificate issued
01-01-1959
Original boat name
Little Girl
Original country
USA
Original sail number
18
Current location
5.5 USA 18 "Little Girl" : Image from the selling ad in 2007
(credits : A&J Boats)
Added by Kaspar Stubenrauch
on 2008-06-11
Photo Gallery (1)
Notes (2)
US-18 is Little Girl
05-06-2008
by Matti Muoniovaara, 05-06-2008
Little Girl was built to Herman Whiton. Later owned by John J. McNamara. 1964 the boat was converted to cruiser.
It is a Luders design #1006 L5.5#5 (1959) and built 1960 maybe in Norway.
It is a Luders design #1006 L5.5#5 (1959) and built 1960 maybe in Norway.
Search for 5.5 US-18
04-06-2008
by Kaspar Stubenrauch, 04-06-2008
In March of 2007, this boat was for sale at A&J Boat Corp., Marion, MA, USA. The text message read: "This classic sail boat has been extensively refastened purposely left unfinished, so that potential buyers can see the work" - Where is she now?
Document library (1)
Document
Size
By / When
786 Kb
786 Kb
Kaspar
Stubenrauch
24-02-2018
Stubenrauch
24-02-2018
5.5 USA 18 "Little Girl" : Image from the selling ad in 2007
(credits : A&J Boats)
Added by Kaspar Stubenrauch on 2008-06-11
Ownership history (2)
Sail#
Name
Owner
USA-18
"Little Girl"
USA-18
"Arion"