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Two boats named "Sailfisher", 1947

Item

Title

Two boats named "Sailfisher", 1947

Description

Two boats, the Sailfisher I and the Sailfisher II out of Stuart, Fla. Handwritten on back: "Capt. Herman Reitz Sr., Capt. Ralph Hartman Jr. According to the Stuart News (17 Jan 1946), Capt. Herman Reitz, owner of a chartering service, added the Sailfisher II in 1946, captained by Ralph Hartman Jr., who had been recently released by the Army Transport Command at Miami Beach. The boat was custom built by the Pinecastle Boat and Construction Co. of Titusville.

Source

Scans gift of Stuart Heritage Museum.

Date

Rights

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Format

Black and white print; 9.4x7.4 inches

Language

English

Type

Still image

Identifier

SHM-2024-029-H-008
2024.029

Coverage

Original Format

Photographic print

Tags

Citation

Earl Dyer Ricou (1923-2011), “Two boats named "Sailfisher", 1947,” Martin Digital History, accessed October 5, 2026, https://www.martindigitalhistory.org/items/show/7485.