Raceboat
Name/Title
RaceboatEntry/Object ID
1996.006Description
Suwanee is a custom-built "light speed launch" built by L.E. Fry and Co. in 1909 for W.H. Owen of Utica, NY. The contract for her construction specified the design to be created by L.E. Fry & Co., with her length to be just within the A.P.B.A. 32-foot class limit. The price was $450 not including the engine, which was to be provided separately by the owner. Mr. Owen, a summer resident of Thousand Island Park on Wellesley Island used Suwanee to pick up groceries in Clayton when he wasn't racing her. After Mr. Owen died in 1955, Suwanee was purchased by Bob Cox, who enjoyed her on the River and in Florida for many years before donating her to the Museum in 1996. Suwanee is constructed with white cedar planking riveted to red elm frames and keel. Her decks are mahogany. Apart from two short pieces of planking and her engine, she is all original.Collection
BoatsAcquisition
Accession
1996.006Source or Donor
Cox, RobertMade/Created
Manufacturer
L. E. Fry and Co.Date made
1909Place
Location
Clayton, NY, USAEdition
Model: Fast LaunchNotes
Early Date: 1909 Propulsion: Inboard Engine: Volvo HP: 100Dimensions
Width
4 ftLength
31-1/2 ftLocation
Wall
WestRoom
Bay 2Building
*Don Doebler Collections Storage Facility*Cleveland E. Dodge Memorial Launch Building