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The Rybovich Registry - Page 1

Hulls 1 - 26

John Rybovich & Sons

Hull # Year LOA Built as Later Names Notes
1 1947 34' Miss Chevy II Binky II
Sail Ahoy
Built for Charles F Johnson;
Destroyed in 1986
2 1949 37' Clari-Jo Timid Tuna
Quandry II
Cassandra III
Eastender
Skip IV
Falcon
Renegade
Charmar
Liquidater
Legend
Built for Tony Accardo (legendary hit man for Al Capone)
Currently docked in Palm Beach Gardens, FL
3 1949 28' Half Pint Sea Urchin III
Marsharca
Gulf Bug
Mulletite
Built for P A B Widener;
Destroyed in West Palm Beach FL in mid 1970
4 1949 28' Alex Tranquil
Tern
Confusion
Spendriff
Rhuburb
Tranquil
Kittiwake
Shipped to Melbourne, Australia in 2008
5 1949 28' Merry Marlin Diana Reported in derelict condition at a boatyard in Ft Belvoir, VA in 1985; possibly destroyed at boatyard
6 1950 37' Bahama Mama Sea Boots
Bahama Mama
Lucky Lew
Reportedly seen in California in Summer 2004; whereabouts unknown today
7 1950 36' Suzi III Val Jean
Invictus
Burned at Cat Cay in 1984
8 1952 34' Miss Chevy IV Mojo
Mako
Second Rybovich built for Charles F Johnson;
First hull to feature "broken sheer" & Philippine Mahogany planking;
Reported siezed by Castro in Cuba
9 1953 36' Vael Hustler
Nan-Sea
Andale
Lady Iris
Renegade
Bahari
Sank off Bimini en route to Chub Cay in June 2000
10 1953 36' Escape Sea Mimi
Blue Yonder
Kembe
Libby
Willing
Lady Iris
Day by Day
Maya
Model for the first of the "Cubaviches", copied by the Aizcorbe brothers in 1956
11 1954 36' Helene R Loot Lam
Scat
Chaser
Predator
 
12 1954 36' Butterball Half Pint II
Witch Fin
Tern
Second Glance
Valhalla
Tern
Drifter
As of 2019, flybridge and tower have been removed during a restoration
13 1954 36' Bimini Babe Little Babe
Nimrod
Firthwete
Bimini Babe
Built for Robert E Maytag
14 1954 28' Hina Sea Urchin IV
Frantic
Miss Skeet-O
Frivolous
Gretchen Ann
Miss Alice
Coconut Southern
Bolero
Hina
 
15 1954 40' Lazy Bones III Release
Sea Bird
Moon River
Moon Pie
Lady Iris
Built for Harry Peters
Burned off New Jersey coast in Summer 1985
16 1955 36' Four Bells Lazy Boy
Bon-Jo
Big Blue
Prowess
Tuna Tango
Desperato
Numero Uno
Westerly
Rapture
Christine VII
Four Bells
Currently owned by Jim Busby, Newport Beach CA
17 1955 40' Cosa Also
Viento
Bounty Hunter
The Main Event
Bang II
Built for D H Braman
18 1955 36' Timid Tuna Seven Days
Caravel II
Fast Pay
Pilot Boy
Foxy Lady
Impossible Dream
Billfisher
Turtle Back
Bump & Run
 
19 1955 43' Georgia May Windswept
Blue Yonder
Sunny Sue
Mainbrace
Five Grand
Six Grand
Best Revenge
Lone Angular
Boomerang
First long-range fisherman
20 1955 40' Three Rings The Animal
Three
Pescador
Hooker
Vintage
Twenty
Built for Carl Badenhausen of Ballantine Brewing
Shipped to Japan in 2012
21 1956 48' Chevy Clipper Whistling Swan
Londu
Houka
Navesand
Third Rybovich built for Charles F Johnson;
First to be built with diesel power;
Destroyed at Marina Bay in February 2008
22 1956 42' Ban-Gee Amigo IV
Wasp IV
Dead Ahead
Mykonos
Built for Gene W. Goble, owner of Fishangri-la, Montauk, Long Island, NY. The name is a combination of letters representing the family (B) Barbara, (AN) Anne, Diane, JoAnn, (Gee) Gene Sr. & Jr.
23 1956 36' Jo Jack Blue Fin II
Mai Toi
Lucky Louie
Bluebill
Drambuie
Owned by the Yeakel family as "Bluebill" from 1977-1982.
Currently owned by Alan Baron of Newport Beach CA
24 1956 31' Tranquil C C
Nomel
Sea Palms
Cracker
Built for Bev Smith;
Currently owned by Sean Oates and Kelly Peart, Newport Beach CA
25 1957 43' Ses-Sah-Moie Katie Lady
One More Time
Proud Lady
Built for Phillips Petroleum - Pier 66
26 1957 36' Michalina II Bilpat II
Georgia May
Lovango III
Syki II
Gerry
Libby
Dazzler
Fish Hawk
Brutal
Havana
Currently hauled and stored at MR&S

Much of this data was initially compiled by our late friend Jerry Foster.
If you have knowledge or photos that you would like to contribute, please email us at info@michaelrybovichandsons.com.

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