Sermons Boat Yard

Sermons Boat Yard, Tarpon Springs FL

Sermons Boat Yard was started in about 1961 by C. E. Sermons. It closed in 1988 but was briefly resuscitated in the 1990s. The yard was at 591 Island Avenue North: see the area from the air on Google here. Comments or queries, please email info@navalmarinearchive.com.

Most recent update: 2016-03-24.

Hull #	O.N.	Original Name	Original Owner	Type	GT	Ft.	Built	Disposition
9	288798	Vagabond	Gary W. Roberts	Fishing Vessel	11	36	1962	Inactive
	290721	Dixie Belle	A P Bell Fish Co	Fishing Vessel	24	43	1963	Active
	292977	Captree Star	Richard Lapierre	Passenger	37	59	1963	Now Lady Meghan Ryan
	297705	Michael T.	Mark Koch	Fishing Vessel	21	40	1965	Active
	504671	Botany Bay	David R. Golding	Passenger	38	54	1966	Active
	506855	100 Proof	William F. Burk	Passenger	29	43	1967	Active
	513192	Vessel of Honor	Wilson L. Truma	Fishing Vessel	27	40	1967	Later Lady Elizabeth
	513993	Kathryn J	Leroy Whorton	Fishing Vessel	99	66	1968	Inactive
	514415	Intrepid Venture	Knutson Towboat Co	Towing Vessel	99	70	1967	Later Kamaehu, now Centennial
14	515584	Undersea Hunter	Perry Oceanographics	Research Vsl	148	77	1968	Active (Israel)
29	519989	Bayou Butthead	Orion Marine Const	Towing Vessel	11	29	1969	Active
				Fishing Vessel	123	74	1969	Later Palm Accord, lost
	528283	Setubal		Fishing Vessel	123	74	1970	Later Palm Bounty, Julie D, Bon Chance, now Santa Ana (Guatemala)
32	528293	Capt Joe	Four Joes Towing Co	Towing Vessel	60	50	1970	Now Christina
	536388	Shango II		Motor Yacht	250	92	1971	Later Cuando, Serendipity, Hot Issue, Annabelle II, Showboat II, now Askari (St. Vincent)
	541683	Liberty III	Dean Hardwoods	Recreational	75	57	1971	Later Runaway, now Restless T
4-77	588273	Baymaster	Vessel Dog Hunter Llc	Fishing Vessel	11	33	1977	Later Hustler, now Dog Hunter
5-77	588551	Network	Kiet Thanh Le	Fishing Vessel	11	34	1977	Active
	588908	Desiderata	Vince C. Connor	Fishing Vessel	9	31	1977	Now Net Result
11	591702	Elena Dawn	Joseph A. Smith	Fishing Vessel	10	34	1978	Now Misty Morning
	595937	Scorpio	Bruce Bohlin	Fishing Vessel	11	33	1978	Active
40	606499	Bunny Maid	Marvin's Boat Repairs Llc	Fishing Vessel	16	34	1979	Later Miss Kayla, now Miss Mo
	609624	Jackpot	John D. Kuchma	Passenger	27	41	1979	Now Daybreak III
51	611579	Dog House	Loughridge Brothers	Fishing Vessel	11	34	1979	Now Maranatha
	614260	Phyllis Marie	Arthur S. Cannon	Fishing Vessel	10	33	1979	Now Kelly Too
	617350	Mary Frances	Russell Brisson	Fishing Vessel	24	41	1979	Later Noname, now Fair Wind III
	622929	Sharon Leigh	F/V Dreamcatcher Inc	Fishing Vessel	21	50	1980	Now Nan Baldwin
	623117	C. Jack	Snooper Fleet Inc	Fishing Vessel	29	41	1980	Active
1-25	625461	Explorer	Teresa Thompson	Passenger	14	33	1980	Now Miss Kitty
10-46	626378	Laura J	Caleb Lins Inc	Fishing Vessel	26	41	1980	Now Sharon Leigh
1-27	626509	Ramona	James A. Folsom	Fishing Vessel	11	33	1980	Later K-Lynn, now Bandito
14-46	626651	Gala Marie	Roman Wloch	Fishing Vessel	27	43	1980	Later High Hopes II, now Warlock
1-97	636053	Lady Linda	Bruce Pittman	Fishing Vessel	10	34	1979	Later Donna B, now Sugar Britches
	684679	Elena C	Florida Brine Shrimp Inc	Fishing Vessel	11	33	1979	Now Bottom Timer
	924287	Zulma	Manuel Perez	Fishing Vessel	23	37	1979	Active
1-52	647534	Sarah B	Miguel Llanes	Fishing Vessel	32	47	1981	Later Deborah Lee, now Sea Dancer
1-88	641017	Dorothy W	Robert L. Foster	Fishing Vessel	14	33	1981	Now Ole Dude & Duchess
1-89	642573	Donna Jean	Diane Turner	Fishing Vessel	11	34	1981	Active
1-96	645659	Tom Cat II	Mark Bryant	Passenger	16	35	1982	Active
1-42	663342	Norvik III	The M/V Falcon Llc	Fishing Vessel	24	42	1983	Now Falcon
4-42	664528	Donna Leigh	Carey Griffith	Fishing Vessel	22	42	1983	Active
5-42	671430	Shadowfax	Bivalve Packing Co Inc	Fishing Vessel	19	42	1984	Now Little Growler
9-42	674462	Silver Star	Heriberto Ruiz	Fishing Vessel	17	42	1984	Now Molly Marie
	677230	Raw Dawg	Yogi Dawg Inc	Fishing Vessel	17	42	1984	Active
10-42	689158	Vengeance	Keith Guindon	Passenger	21	42	1984	Later Chelsea Ann, now Kathleen M
12-42	670092	Sharon Jean	Craig Anderson	Fishing Vessel	20	42	1984	Active
17-42	677613	Bustin Loose	Katie's Seafood Charter	Fishing Vessel	17	42	1984	Active
92-13	970827	Restless Too	Last Word Engineering	Fishing Vessel	15	36	1984	Active
9-36	681877	Reel Bare	Charles Harden	Fishing Vessel	15	32	1985	Now Snook
6-28	683356	Capricorn	Leslie M. Jeffery	Recreational	6	29	1985	Now Sugar
29-14	694426	Sleepless Knight	Everett S. Rice	Recreational	8	29	1985	Active
65	903722	Miss Moorings	Steven Hair	Passenger	10	36	1986	Later Uncludy Day, now Ye Ole Pirate
	909978	Coyote	James O. Davis	Fishing Vessel	13	42	1987	Now Bayou Belle
	934161	Merzania	Bill Diamandis	Fishing Vessel	11	37	1988	Now Miss Kayla
5-90	965470	Miss Julie Lynn	William G. Caples	Fishing Vessel	14	40	1990	Now Lauren Lynn
1-13	1034664	Sea Quest	Carlos M. Moreira	Fishing Vessel	13	32	1993	Now Horseplay
	1032211	Bette-G	State of North Carolina	Research	13	32	1995	Active
	1193690	Red Tide	Rick D. Freeland	Passenger	8	29	1995	Active
91	1040480	Bad Attitude	M. Ryan Bliss	Fishing Vessel	12	32	1996	Active
	1117261	Cangrejo	Anthony T. Leon	Fishing Vessel	11	32	2001	Active

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