STORM
KING TOO
today
Last spring
(2002), when i was first looking into the history of J. F. Knapp's
original STORM KING, I came upon the existence of Knapp's Storm
King Too & III. In the course ofconversation i had with dan
acierno in sayville , l i. , he told me he knew where the S K
TOO was located !
in november
of 2002 i spoke on the phone with her current owner. I filled
him in on it's original owner and he filled me in on what he learned
about her since taking title in 1992.
in january of
2003 i got to see her in person in a canal in freeport, long island.
she's looking a little worse for wear, but still afloat. i heard
she has sunk a number of times. it was a holiday and i couldn't
get that close to the gated dock, but it still was an amazing
sight.
all
covered up for winter a flying bridge has taken the spot where
her dinghy used to be. there was a small boat tied to her stern
blocking the view of her name which is now just
STORM
KING
however
there is strong evidence to support my theory that the original
storm king is still around too!
the
bow rail is replaced
I'M
SURE A LOT MORE CHANGES HAVE ALSO BEEN MADE IN 62 YEARS .
here
is the view aft in deckhouse when she was new in 1940. Originally
home ported at dodi's ft. lauderdale florida residence, it's a
bit ironic that she wound up staying on long island .... just
like he did.
THIS
WAS HER REPLACEMENTIN 1946
THE
SMALLER 38 FOOT MATTHEWS STORM KING III
DODI KNAPP'S LAST BOAT.
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