1976 GOOD LUCK

Object/Artifact

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Dolphin Swimming and Boating Club

Name/Title

1976 GOOD LUCK

Entry/Object ID

1976 Good Luck

Tags

Boats

Description

The rowing skiff GOOD LUCK, a modified Stillwater River Boat.

Use

San Francisco Bay: recreation, regattas, and piloting club open-water swimming events.

Made/Created

Artist Information

Dean E. Haynes
Jon Bielinski
Julia Hechanova

Date made

1976

Place

* Untyped Place

Stillwater, MN

Notes

Originally built as a fixed thwart double. Modified to a sliding seat single in 1985 by Jon Bielinski of the Dolphin Swimming & Boating Club. Complete restoration 2016-2019 in the Dolphin Club boatshop by Julia Hechanova and club volunteers.

Other Names and Numbers

Other Number

HAER CA-2341

Notes

In March 2019, the Dolphin Club donated to the Library of Congress (LOC) the originals of the GOOD LUCK scaled lines and construction detail drawings, including a table of offsets as well as scantlings/materials. Julia Hechanova prepared the material and delivered them to HAER (Historic American Engineering Records), a section of the LOC housed in the Department of the Interior. September 2023: The entry for HAER CA-2341 Rowing Skiff “GOOD LUCK” is posted on HEAR website. See: https://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/ca4329/

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Length and beam of boat

Width

47 in

Length

15-1/2 ft

Weight

187 lb

Dimension Notes

Oar length 9-2/3 ft, hollow, 27 inch handle to button, D shape

Materials

Material

Wood

Material Notes

Local softwood planking and various hard woods. Copper rivets and brass fittings. Le Tonkinois Varnish.

Location

Room

Main Boathouse

Condition

Overall Condition

Excellent

Acquisition

Notes

Boat acquired and donated to the Dolphin Club by Gordon Cook

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Gordon Cook

Related Publications

Publication

Dolphin Log

Notes

Fall 2017, Pages 8-10, "Into the Woods with Jon Bielinski" by Davis Ja

Publication

WoodenBoat

Notes

Issue No. 16, May/Jun 1977, pages 15-16, "Whitehall Pulling Boats" by J.R. Wheeler

Web Links and URLs

Library of Congress HAER Entry