tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7202693090211207246.post3135995942673325994..comments2018-11-30T11:03:27.829-08:00Comments on Going Afloat: Boat Search: Carol KetchMr. Afloathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12423394543167917008noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7202693090211207246.post-7423093992536576692011-04-22T06:31:45.724-07:002011-04-22T06:31:45.724-07:00By the way, the seat that Corrie liked was built b...By the way, the seat that Corrie liked was built by the third owner, Don Rodgers, specifically for his wife, Maria.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7202693090211207246.post-65570689224166464062011-04-22T06:21:43.359-07:002011-04-22T06:21:43.359-07:00I happen to know a great deal about this wonderful...I happen to know a great deal about this wonderful boat, and I'd be happy to answer any questions you might have. By the way, Newport was her birthplace. I believe that her original name was "Beachcomber", and that her construction was commissioned by a doctor, who's name I don't presently recall. The next owner was a Lithuanian named Alvitas Karpowskas (not at all sure of the spelling). He re-named her "Baltia" and mounted carved onion domes at her mastheads.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7202693090211207246.post-84307877256583855372011-04-07T15:57:11.912-07:002011-04-07T15:57:11.912-07:00My apologies, I got some of the details wrong in t...My apologies, I got some of the details wrong in the initial post and have corrected them.<br />-BenMr. Afloathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12423394543167917008noreply@blogger.com