Boats for Sale
The IYRS wooden boat collection is unique. Unlike many institutions which restore and then display significant historic vessels, IYRS uses the boats it restores. The old adage that "ships and men rot in port" is still true. Static museum exhibits often deteriorate faster than vessels which are used and appreciated for what they are. Unless you actually sail or work a vessel, you cannot learn as much from it or gain a total appreciation for its design, performance or general use characteristics. For this reason, IYRS is proud to use restored vessels—for enjoyment, education and to deliver an on-water historic experience. “Preservation through use,” is the institution’s philosophy, as exhibited at our annual Graduation and Launch Day ceremonies in which students launch and sail or run their commissioned restorations.
We sell restored wooden boats so that they can be used and cherished by others. Funds raised from the sale of boats are put back into the school programs.
If you are unable to visit IYRS to view our boats, learn more about the current restoration projects, including the schooner yacht Coronet, on this website. All the boats at IYRS, including those awaiting restoration, have been donated to the school.
If you are interested in any of the following, please contact us at 401-848-5777:
Restored Boats for Sale
Beetle Cats®
$11,500
A number of fully restored Beetle Cats are are available for delivery now at a great price, complete with sails, beautiful bronze hardware and in appropriate colors. The Beetle Company began building these charming catboats in 1921. In 1946, the Concordia Company purchased the molds from John Beetle and continued to build the boats. Today, Beetle, Inc. carries on building them in traditional wood construction. More than 3,000 have been launched. The Beetle Cat is the foundation of the first year of the IYRS Boatbuilding & Restoration program. LOA: 12' 4"; Beam: 6'. Email tnathan@iyrs.org or 401-848-5777, ext 211.
Go sporty in nineteen forty: 1940 Chris-Craft DeLuxe Runabout
Rebuilt, Restored, Repowered by IYRS
$38,500
Please contact Terry Nathan for more infomation
Super 1940 15 ½ foot Chris-Craft restoration with an original rebuilt B engine done by Mark Wilson. The entire boat has been restored meticulously and to original specifications, including with Philippine mahogany. A 5200 bottom has been employed, as recommended by current standards. Replacement hardware by Maine Classics; chrome plating by International Chromium Plating. Details include the correct 1940 Stewart Warner gauges with blue and cream faces, and the original wheel has been recast by Jim and Ingrid Ellis of Poulsbo, WA.
The cost of a commercial restoration of this type, which has been done without concern for time spent on details would be difficult to quantify in real dollars. Available June. Must see. $38,500. Email tnathan@iyrs.org or call Terry Nathan at 401-848-5777, extension 211.
Open Motor Launch
$20,000 - Please contact Terry Nathan for more infomation
Year: Late 1920s/Early 1930s
Designer: Unknown
Builder: Unknown
LOA: 18’
Beam: 4’ 8”
This intriguing little open motor boat is a classically typical harbor launch. Her construction is cedar on oak with mahogany trim. She was restored by a team of second-year students in the IYRS Boatbuilding & Restoration Program and includes a new 30 hp Yanmar diesel engine.