18 • Feb. 27 - Mar. 12, 2015 • The Log SoCal By Parimal M. Rohit Classics — Theresa Ann
Boat Name: Theresa Ann Length: 29 ft. Beam: 10 ft. Draft: 3.5 ft. Year Built: 1926
The Back Story: Mike McCorkle of McCorkle Fishing Enterprises owns Theresa Ann. He recalls a trip from Newport Beach to Santa Barbara aboard the Monterey: “I was at Newport Beach one year looking for salmon
and wanted to head back to Santa Barbara, but the weather was going to pick up to gale force the next day. I didn’t want to spend the next few days in Newport, [so] I left the harbor at 10 p.m. as the wind was subsiding. The trip to Pt. Vicente was not good but I could travel okay. As I crossed Santa Monica Bay, the weather increased to 20- plus knots and the seas got bigger. From Pt. Dume to Ventura, the wind was 25-30 knots (northwest) and very sloppy. As I kept going, I told myself, if the little Theresa Ann is going to come apart, now’s the time. “Guess what, she didn’t have any problems at all and made it just fine, which goes to show the sea worthiness of the Monterey boat.”
A Slice of History: According to McCorkle, hundreds of Monterey Clippers were built between the 1920s and 1950s in Northern California cities such as Monterey, Pittsburg, San Francisco and Sausalito. Most were about 30 feet in length, he said. “The men who built these boats sold them for $300 to $500. They never made much money at building them, but I feel they did it for their love of what they were doing,” McCorkle said. “If any of them were around today to see the few boats that are left they would be astounded at the long life these little boats have had.”
What’s Inside?: Boats like Theresa Ann were originally powered by 1 cylinder, 8 horse- power Hicks engines capable of turning 250 RPMs at full speed. Today, Theresa Ann is equipped with a 55-horsepower GM diesel engine and burns
a half gallon of fuel per hour when trolling and 1.5 gallons when cruising at 6 to 7 knots. The engine holds 100 gallons of diesel in two tanks.
Sometimes What’s on the Outside Also Counts: Theresa Ann is made of Port Orford cedar with oak ribs, which, according to McCorkle, “were sawed ribs in the bow and the stern and steam bent in the middle.” “There were no plans drawn for them, each builder had his
own patterns and they were all a little different according to builder,” McCorkle said. “The tools used were a sharp eye, a
band saw, hand plane and some hammers. They were fastened with galvanized boat nails and there is no caulking in the hull except in the gar-board plank. Port Orford cedar is a wood grown only in Port Orford, Oregon, and doesn’t rot easily. It expands when wet like a wine barrel.”
The Finer Luxuries: A few amenities are aboard Theresa Ann, including a chilled sea water fish box set that holds 1,500 pounds of fish. Also featured are two 30- foot fir trolling poles and two 20-foot aluminum trolling poles mounted on the bow; all rigging is stainless steel. Also aboard is a Wood Freeman auto pilot, three fathometers, two VHF
radios, a pair of GPS plotters, two color meters, one GPS, one ranger, one 2 meter, one sea temp gauge and one black box to regulate the current in the trolling
wires. Other features include three station controls, a hydraulic system for anchor winch and salmon gurdies, two bunks forward and a sink and stove in the cabin.
Notes: Theresa Ann is tied up at the Santa Barbara Maritime Museum dock in front of the museum. She is on loan to the museum. Visitors are welcome.
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