Bob's Wood Boats

The Monterey

This Monterey style fishing boat, sometimes called the Monterey Clipper, was a boat that took on it's own identity in the San Francisco Bay area of California. Fashioned after the Italian boats of yore called feluccas, they were used in the early days for salmon gilnetting in the Sacramento River. As time progressed, the style changed to adapt to newer methods, gas engines, and availability of fish.

Plans for this boat basically just covered the hull design. The rest of the boat design was left up to the builder, or modeler, to meet the conditions required. I built this boat around the Vivian engine, similar to the type used in these boats in the 1940s.

The postcard below was not dated, but it only called for a one cent stamp. It shows all the Monterey or felucca style fishing boats in the harbor.


	AB-Fisherman's wharf in San Francisco, California

The tour begins with some construction pictures..


Deck cutouts marked and deck support beams	Sanding the deck boards	Looking under the hull while it is still on the work board


Top view of finished hull not yet cut off work board	The all important operational works in the hull

Next we have all the working parts on the boat model...


Pump system for cooling the engine	Setup for the moving parts of the engine	Gurdy closeup

Another gurdy closeup	Looking at the gurdy setup from another angle	Closeup of the winch

Top view of the winch	The winch	The windlass

Clutch Belt pulley	Winch for pulling lines

The engine was modeled after a 1933 Vivian gasoline boat engine. The body is made of wood and painted. The parts are copper tubing and brass. The engine runs and is powered by the electric motor and battery that powers the model.


Top of engine	Closeup of the base and name plate	Overall picture with clutch

Showing the engine reversing gear	Top view of the engine	Closeup of the engine

Vivian cylinder head	Vivian engine push rods	Motor clutch

Other pictures that may be of interest


Looking at the engine through the deck opening	A good look at the flywheel	Looking down at the engine through the cabin back

Man standing above the engine	Cabin back view