Recovery & Cosmetic Restoration
When Ole Bardahl retired the 1962 Miss Bardahl, it was sent to the Boston distributor (by train) for display. In the late 60's/early 70's, the Boston distributor was closed down. Unfortunately, against Ole's wishes, the boat was inadvertently sold during the liquidation process.
The boat went through several hands while on the east coast. During this time it was repainted in checkerboard colors because the owner was former Army and disliked green. Later, the deck was removed, so all the running gear could be stripped out as the owner was planning on going boat racing with a new hull.
Finally, in the early 1980's, Jon Osterberg and the Hydroplane museum located the boat, bought it for $1, and trialered it back to the west coast.
The boat was put on display at the Seattle & Tri-Cities races that year. The boat then underwent a cosmetic restoration to make it look like it did in 1064, but was nowhere near running condition.
Read Jon Osterberg's Sleuthing the Dragon article detailing the recovery and cosmetic restoration of the hull: http://www.missbardahl.com/archives/articles/looking_back/SleuthingtheDragon.pdf
Read MoreThe boat went through several hands while on the east coast. During this time it was repainted in checkerboard colors because the owner was former Army and disliked green. Later, the deck was removed, so all the running gear could be stripped out as the owner was planning on going boat racing with a new hull.
Finally, in the early 1980's, Jon Osterberg and the Hydroplane museum located the boat, bought it for $1, and trialered it back to the west coast.
The boat was put on display at the Seattle & Tri-Cities races that year. The boat then underwent a cosmetic restoration to make it look like it did in 1064, but was nowhere near running condition.
Read Jon Osterberg's Sleuthing the Dragon article detailing the recovery and cosmetic restoration of the hull: http://www.missbardahl.com/archives/articles/looking_back/SleuthingtheDragon.pdf
