Name/Title
Boat Name BoardEntry/Object ID
Artifact 368Tags
BoatsDescription
Name board from wooden boat. Text engraved with gold lettering: "Horse" Emilio Massucco - 1974
Now displayed west wall of main boathouse to south of stage, along with framed information on life member Emilio "Horse" Massucco.
See Photograph 196511 of Emilio Massucco.
See Photograph 197402 of launch of boat Horse..Made/Created
Date made
1974Notes
Cataloged by Morgan Kulla 4/3/2022Dimensions
Dimension Description
Width in middle is 6 inches; width at ends is 7 inches.Width
7 inDepth
1-1/2 inLength
39 inDimension Notes
Depth/thickness is 1 inch in middle of name board.Location
Location
Room
Archive Storage in Swag RoomDate
April 3, 2022Condition
Overall Condition
Very GoodDate Examined
April 3, 2022Notes
Restored 2022-2023 by Nick StrelchukResearch Notes
Notes
The "Horse" is a single wooden boat built in 1974. Emilio "Horse" Massucco joined the Dolphin Club in 1948. He was born in North Beach and lived most of his life there, working as a longshoreman for many years. He paid for all materials used in his namesake boat, which was crafted by Herman Zahler and christened on October 26, 1974. Emilio Massucco died in January 1988 at the age of 74. (Source: Log Summer 1999 p. 6 PDF attached.)
The boat was used by members for fishing under the piers, so was very heavy and hard to maneuver. Horse Massucco got the nick name Horse due to his size and strength. (source:N. Strelchuk)General Notes
Note
Wooden boat "Horse" was rebuilt about 1994 by Nick Strelchuk. About 1996 with guidance from Bob Hoff, Nick made and added the name board.
Later the boat was given to the Sea Scouts (DATE??).
In March 2022 this name board was retrieved from the boat by Nick for the archives. The boat is still owned by the Sea Scouts and kept at their facility west side of Aquatic Parkas of April 2022. It may be sold in the future. Nick plans to retrieve the horse carving on the prow. (Source: N. Strelchuk)
