Built in 1902, the Gladiator fished off Monhegan Island before being sold for use as a Yacht in Chesapeake Bay. In the early 1970s, the Gladiator was returned to Friendship Harbor in Maine.
Description: Built in 1902, the Gladiator fished off Monhegan Island before being sold for use as a Yacht in Chesapeake Bay. In the early 1970s, the Gladiator was returned to Friendship Harbor in Maine.
The Friendship sloop Gladiator, built in 1902, worked in Maine waters for more than two decades, then wandered to Chesapeake Bay and New Jersey for several decades more. In 1973, it came back to Maine for good. From the April/May 2006 issue of Maine Boats, Homes & Harbors
Description: The Friendship sloop Gladiator, built in 1902, worked in Maine waters for more than two decades, then wandered to Chesapeake Bay and New Jersey for several decades more. In 1973, it came back to Maine for good. From the April/May 2006 issue of Maine Boats, Homes & Harbors
Left to right: Ralph painting at bow Emerson Forbes “Tucker” Spurling Jr. (1935-) The photograph was taken in the yard at Adoniram Judson Robinson's house where Ralph had his first boat shop.
Description: Left to right: Ralph painting at bow Emerson Forbes “Tucker” Spurling Jr. (1935-) The photograph was taken in the yard at Adoniram Judson Robinson's house where Ralph had his first boat shop.