WELCOME TO THE ADVENTURE OF MIGHTY MAVERICK

Maverick, a 50 foot trawler, was custom built in the 1970's in Lodi, California by Max White.  The hull is 1 1/4" thick fibreglass. Maverick sunk in the slip one fine day due to a leaking through hull fixture.  Although brought to the surface, everything inside was ruined. In October 1992 we bought the wreck of Maverick in Sausalito, Ca, motored her down to Pillar Point Harbor in Half Moon Bay, Ca. We moved aboard a leaking wreck and began restoration. Over the years every single solitary thing was taken out and new put in from basically the hull up.  (Don't ask us what we were thinking... we weren't!)  In 1998 we hauled out and spent 44 months in dry dock in Bethel Island at Marine Emporium Boatyard, hard at work, whilst living in an apartment nearby.  In 2002 we splashed again and Paul finished the electrical over the following two years.   We completed the restoration ourselves.  The interior woodwork was done by Master Carpenter Tom Arnold and Heidi.  Bob & Jeanne Ward, Jorge, & Brad Barker showed true grit with their laborious assistance from time to time!! Tom Jepsen &  Dave Beckman helped us design the "impossible" electrical system.  Jim Antrim designed the bulbous bow and the keel.  Our beautiful and agonizing odyssey is now over and Maverick is now under the loving care of someone else. Thankyou Maverick, for all the life lessons you have taught me. 

See below video slideshows of our massive re-build.  Got some up, more soon to follow!

Before

After

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