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Penn's Landing, Philadelphia PA
Open Daily 10am-5pm (215)413-8655
Current Projects
MISLEADING LADY:
a 1928 Ventnor Runabout
MISLEADING LADY was built by Ventnor Boat Works of Ventnor, New Jersey in 1928. She was originally built as a racer but has been greatly modified over the years. We are restoring her to her appearance in 1936, the year she received her present engine, a 6 cylinder Scripps.
Adolph Apel, who had emigrated to Ventnor from Germany by way of Venezuela and New York, founded Ventnor Boat Works in 1902. The company quickly built a reputation for fast boats as Apel experimented with the planning hull forms made possible by the internal combustion engine. In the mid thirties this work culminated in the invention of the three-point hydroplane defining the shape of smooth water speedboats for years to come.
If anyone has information on the early years of Ventnor, we'd love to hear from you. Email the Workshop.
Images of the MISLEADING LADY
The runabout is turned upside down as removal of the decayed planking begins.
The underside of MISLEADING LADY.
Framing MISLEADING LADY.
MISLEADING LADY gets a keel.
The runabout is nearly ready to plank.
Bottom planking of MISLEADING LADY.
Work begins on topside planking.
Chine logs (where the sides of the boat meet the bottom) and topside planking.
Planking completed.
Sealed & ready for paint.
Primer.
Completed hull; fitting engine bed logs.