From the 1950s to the 1970s, Vinnie Cavanaugh of Portland, Maine, designed and built a series of 36’ cruisers in the “lobster yacht” genre. Alex Hadden (Hadden Boat Building Company of Georgetown, Maine) took the lines off one of these boats by the name of Willo (ex JJ) and to those lines built the boat Judy Sue. She was differed from many of Cavanaugh’s boats in that he gave Judy Sue a hard topped pilot house area as opposed to the Cavanaugh boats, which usually sported a canvas dodger type arrangement.

Launched in 2012, Judy Sue was taken by her then / original owners down to the Chesapeake Bay area but unfortunately, not long after this time, Judy Sue’s owner became ill and all too quickly passed away, leaving his widow with the boat that he had spent years designing and building with Alex Hadden. For a number of years after the death of her original owner, Judy Sue stayed at the Higgins Yacht Yard in St. Michaels, Maryland, who maintained her as needed and kept her in good condition.

Her owner’s widow just could not bring herself to sell her husband’s boat, but as these things happen, one day a man from Massachusetts with boats in his blood was driving by the Higgins Yard when a vessel of particular merit and style caught his eye. Like many of us, he forgot whatever else he was supposed to be doing that day, turned into the boat yard, and fell in love with Judy Sue. Following some heartfelt appeals, promises to do right by Judy Sue’s original owner, some negotiation, a survey, a purchase, and some minor refit work by the Higgins Yacht Yard, the man from Massachusetts pointed her bow North and brought her back to New England.

Keeping true to his word to love and care for Judy Sue just as much as her original owner had, he brought the boat (now named Jeanette) all the way North to her builder Alex Hadden and commissioned the Hadden Boat Building Company to do a full vessel restoration and comprehensive equipment upgrade program. Since that time, Jeanette has been stored seasonally and maintained year-round by the Hadden Boat Building Company and more recently Derectkor Robinhood Marine Center in Georgetown, Maine.

Jeanette is in perfect condition and completely ready for her next owners whoever they might be and wherever they would like to go.

Asking Price: $350,000

Location: Portland, Maine