A complete list of renovations and repairs to the boat would be too long to compile. At one time, her teak house had been painted white, which had to be stripped so the brightwork could be returned to varnish. The ceilings of the cabins had been painted and covered with plywood, which was removed so the beams could be stripped and varnished. Finally, by the late 1990s--after thousands of hours, dollars, and units of human energy--Deerleap was ready to begin her historic voyage north, back to the same waters she traveled during the 1920s and 1930s.

The one aspect of the Deerleap Slim enjoys and respects more than any other is her seaworthiness. "I've had the boat lying completely on her sides along the coast of Oregon and I never doubted her for a moment. She was built to go anywhere in any conditions."

"Her Roaring Twenties charm has always attracted me,"Carolyn adds. "It's that, more than anything else, that I think is missing in boats today."


Wooden boat enthusiasts can see the Deerleap firsthand at the following Southern California events: the Newport Wooden Boat Show, the Channel Islands Wooden Boat Show, and the Marina Del Rey Old Fashion Days.

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