Kettenburg Collection

Kettenburg Collection

MacMullen Library & Research Archives

Processed by Joseph Cottingham

Maritime Museum of San Diego
1492 North Harbor Drive
San Diego, CA 92101-3309
Phone: (619) 234-9153
Fax: (619) 234-8345
E-mail: librarian@sdmaritime.org

Descriptive Summary

Creator:
Kettenburg Marine

Title:
Kettenburg Collection, 1960-2006

Extent:
2 linear feet, 3 archival boxes

Repository:
MacMullen Library & Research Archives
Maritime Museum of San Diego

Language:
English

Administrative Information

Access
Collection is open for research

Acquisition Information
The collection was received by the Maritime Museum of San Diego in 2006.

Administrative History:
George William Kettenburg Sr. and his wife Amelia brought their young family to San Diego from Pittsburg, Pennsylvania in 1910. The family built a home in Point Loma in 1913. By 1914, the Kettenburg family included three brothers and two sisters. George William Kettenburg Sr. was always interested in boats and installed an automobile engine in a vessel he purchased from a neighbor and christened it the Poddy. At age fifteen, George William Kettenburg Jr. helped his father build a 22-foot sailboat from a set of plans. George Jr. immediately demonstrated an aptitude for boat design by extending the length of the craft to produce a faster vessel. Shortly after finishing high school George Jr. started a boat building business in the family’s back yard with financial support from George Sr.

The business thrived and by 1929 purchased property on the waterfront and opened the Kettenburg Boat Works. The family business struggled during the depression because the Kettenburg Star model sailboat was too expensive to build. The business answered the call for a more economical craft by downsizing their current model and creating the Starlet, a smaller version of the Star series. During World War II George Jr. built boats for the military, designed new sailboats and built boats for the local tuna fishing fleet.

Over the years, with the help of his brother Paul Kettenburg, George Jr. designed and built a number of successful sailboats including the Pacific Class and Pacific Coast Class models in various lengths. The Kettenburg 38, 40, 41, 46 and 50, known as “K” models were extremely popular because the vessels were very seaworthy, easy to handle and extremely fast, winning a number of races. George Jr. passed away in 1952 and the business was restructured as a partnership including George William Kettenburg III (Bill), Paul Kettenburg, Morgan Miller, Charles Underwood and Bill Kearns and became Kettenburg Marine.

Kettenburg Marine continued to build exceptional, well designed vessels and in 1969 the company was purchased by the Whittaker Corporation of Los Angeles. Paul Kettenburg continued to guide the business until his retirement in 1979. The company was sold to Thompson Fetter in 1985 and subsequently dissolved in 1993.

Scope and content:
The Kettenburg Collection, dated 1960-2006, consists of items associated with Kettenburg Marine, which include biographical information about Paul Kettenburg, the Kettenburg Dory Loan Agreement and relevant correspondence, numerous construction blue prints, sketches, diagrams, tables, schematics, and miscellaneous materials for the Kettenburg 40, 41, 43 and 50 model sailboats.

Organization and Arrangement
The collection is arranged into the following series:
Series I – Paul Kettenburg Biographical Information
Series II – Dory Loan Correspondence
Series III – Kettenburg 41 Construction Sketches, Blue Prints and Miscellaneous Documents
Series IV – Kettenburg 40 and 41 Construction Sketches, Blue Prints and Miscellaneous Documents
Series V – Kettenburg 43 Construction Sketches and Miscellaneous Documents
Series VI – Kettenburg 50 Construction Sketches and Miscellaneous Documents

Container List

AO217.01 Series I – Box 1 – Paul Kettenburg Biographical Information (1987-2006)

Folder 1 – Paul Kettenburg Personal Information (1987-2006)
AO217.01.01
The Kettenburg Story (1960s)
1 typewritten manuscript printed from [http://www.kettenburgboats.com/] (8 pages) contains a basic history of the Kettenburg family boat building business from its origin through the 1960s, includes information about early sail boat designs
Author: George Wheeler

AO217.01.02
Letter from Charles R. La Dow to Richard B. Hershey (1987, July 29)
1 typewritten letter (1 page), from Charles R. La Dow to Richard B. Hershey requesting information about Hershey’s work experience between 1926 and 1943 during his employment at Kettenburg Marine
Author: Charles R. La Dow

AO217.01.03
Letter from Paul Kettenburg to Richard B. Hershey (1987, August 7)
1 typewritten letter (1 page), from Paul Kettenburg to Richard B. Hershey thanking Hershey for any help he can provide to Charles La Dow with personal memories of Kettenburg Marine during 1926 through 1943
Author: Paul Kettenburg

AO217.01.04
Kettenburg Marine: The Story of an Enterprise (Draft 1988, July, 13)
1 typewritten manuscript (27 pages) contains a genealogy of the Kettenburg family beginning in 1832 through 1988, including a basic family tree and information about various family business ventures
Author: Charles La Dow

AO217.01.05
Paul Kettenburg’s Story of San Diego’s Yacht Building Family (1996)
1 typewritten manuscript (6 pages and 3 photographs) contains a history of the Kettenburg family boat building business, including photographs of the Poggy and PC #43
Author: Robert H. Smith

AO217.01.06
Paul Kettenburg, 92; ran family boat building company (2006, May 29)
Reprint of a newspaper article (3 pages) contains Kettenburg obituary
Author: Jack Williams
Published by SignOnSanDiego.com (The San Diego Union Tribune, San Diego, California)

AO217.01.07
Paul Kettenburg, 92; ran family boat building company (2006, May 29)
1 newspaper clipping (1 page) contains Kettenburg obituary and photograph of Paul Kettenburg
Author: Jack Williams
Published by The San Diego Union-Tribune, San Diego, California

AO217.01.08
The Log: In Memoriam: SoCal Boat Pioneer, Paul Kettenburg, Dies at 92 (2006, July 16-29)
1 newspaper clipping (1 page) contains a brief obituary of Paul Kettenburg
Author: unknown
Published by The Log Newspaper, Duncan McIntosh Company, Inc., Irvine, California

AO217.01.09
In Remembrance: In Memory of Paul Albert Kettenburg (2006)
1 printed funeral program (4 pages) contains a psalm and vital statistics for Paul Kettenburg
Published by Regal (No. 386)

AO217.02 Series II – Box 1- Dory Loan Correspondence (1985-2000)

Folder 1 – Kettenburg Dory Loan Agreement and Correspondence (1985-2000)
AO217.02.01
Letter from David G. Brierley to Robert R. Cooper (1985, February 26)
1 typewritten letter (1 page), from David G. Brierley (Curator of the Maritime Museum of San Diego) to Robert R. Cooper (Director of San Diego County Department of Parks and Recreation) expressing a desire to acquire the Kettenburg Dory and trailer owned by the San Diego Life Guard Service for permanent loan and display
Author: David G. Brierley

AO217.02.02
Letter from Robert R. Cooper to David G. Brierley (1985, March 22)
1 copy of a typewritten letter (1 page) from Robert R. Cooper to David G. Brierley explaining the San Diego County Department of Parks and Recreation will release the Kettenburg Dory to the Maritime Museum of San Diego for restoration and display
Author: Robert R. Cooper

AO217.02.03
Letter from Robert R. Cooper to David G. Brierley (1985, March 22)
1 original typewritten letter (1 page) from Robert R. Cooper to David G. Brierley explaining the San Diego County Department of Parks and Recreation will release the Kettenburg Dory to the Maritime Museum of San Diego for restoration and display
Author: Robert R. Cooper

AO217.02.04 and AO217.02.05
County Property Loan Agreements (1985, April 1)
2 copies of printed agreement (1 page) detailing the indefinite loan of the Kettenburg Dory (17 foot rowboat) to the Maritime Museum of San Diego as a museum exhibit commencing on March 22, 1985
Origin: County of San Diego

AO217.02.06
Property Loan or Transfer Request (1985, March 26)
1 printed request (1 page) detailing the San Diego County Department of Parks and Recreation (Life Guard Service) transfer of the Kettenburg Dory (1941, 17 foot Rowboat) to the Maritime Museum of San Diego as a loan for exhibition with a value of $164.80
Origin: County of San Diego

AO217.02.07
Letter from Robert W. Semple to Susan M. Hector (2000, February 16)
1 printed letter (1 page) from Robert W. Semple (City Manager, City of Solana Beach) to Susan M. Hector (Director, County of San Diego Parks and Recreation Department) requesting the ownership of the Kettenburg Dory on loan to the Maritime Museum of San Diego should be transferred from the County of San Diego to the City of Solana Beach due to the city’s 1986 incorporation

AO217.02.08
Photographs: Kettenburg Dory (no dates)
3 Polaroid photographs of the 1941 Kettenburg Dory and trailer
Origin: unknown

AO217.03 Series III – Box 1 – Kettenburg 41 Construction Sketches, Blue Prints and Miscellaneous Documents(1965-1969)

AO217.03.01
Folder 1 – Kettenburg – 41 (K-41) Construction Sketches (1966)
The file consists of a number of K-41 sketches and blueprints, listed as separate items below:

  • Blue Prints Floor Framing Plans #2 and #3 (no dates) (originals) (2 pages)
  • Blue Prints Floor Layout Plans #2 and #3 (no dates) (originals) (2 pages)
  • K-41 Deck Edge Cutout and Forward Hatch Location Sketches (no dates) (handwritten, copies) (2 pages)
  • K-41 Instrument Box (front view) Sketch (1966) (Scale 3″ = 1′) (1 page)
  • K-41 Basic Sketch (1965) (Scale ¼” = 1′- 0″) and K-41 Deck Edge Cutout Sketch (no date) (handwritten, copy) (2 pages)
  • Chart Measures Gel Time (1966) (catalyst by weight at different temperatures) and Conversion Table (% of catalyst to resin) (2 pages)
  • Hull and Keel Sketches #1 through #7 (no dates) (handwritten, copy) (7 pages)
  • Table of Offset Bulkhead Sections #1 and #2 (no date) (handwritten, copy) (2 pages)
  • Hull Sketch Showing Stern Light Mounting Hole (1966) (handwritten, copy) (1 page)
  • Universal of Oshkosh: The Atomic Four Installation Dimensions Specification Chart (no date) (Scale 1″ = 1′) (printed, original) (2 pages) Publisher: Universal of Oshkosh, J. M. Nash Companies, U.S.A.
  • K-41 Propeller Shaft Location Sketch (no date) (handwritten, copy) (1 page)
  • K-41 Transom Rail Detail #1 (1966) (Scale-Full) (handwritten, original) (1 page)
  • K-41 Stern Light Base Detail (1966) (Scale-Full) (handwritten, copy) (1 page)
  • Total Fastenings List: Station “F” (Rough) (no date) (includes number of pieces, sizes, use and totals) (handwritten, copy) (2 pages)
  • K-41 Window Trim Detail Sketch (no date) (handwritten, copy) (1 page)
  • K-41 Rail Section Detail Sketch (no date) (handwritten, copy) (1 page)
  • K-41 Ice Box Detail Sketch (1966) (handwritten, copy) (1 page)
  • Plywood Panels #21 through #40 Sketches (no date) (handwritten, copy) (2 pages)

AO217.03.02
Folder 2 – K-41 Construction Sketches (1966)
The file consists of a number of K-41 sketches and blueprints, listed as separate items below:

  • K-41 Cabin Crown and Dog House Sketches (1966) (handwritten, original) (1 page)
  • K-41 Galley Plan and Engine Room Floor and Frame Sketches (1966) (handwritten, copies) (2 pages)
  • Settee Plan and Settee Table Detail (1966) (handwritten, copy) (2 pages)
  • Blue Prints Floor Framing Plans #2 and #3 (no dates) (originals) (2 pages)
  • Blue Prints Floor Layout Plans #2 and #3 (no dates) (originals) (2 pages)
  • Sliding Door in Steps Detail (front view) Sketches (1966) (Scale 1″=1′) (copy) (1 page)
  • Ice Box Face Detail Sketch (1966) (copy) (1 page)
  • Quarter Berth and Handing Locker Elevation Sketch (1966, Revised) (copy) (1 page)
  • Fasteners Detail Station “F” for Cabin Top to Deck and Rails to Deck Sketch (no date) (handwritten, copy) (1 page)
  • Galley Face (portside) Sketch (1966) (copy) (1 page)
  • Revised Galley Plan (starboard side) Sketch (no date) (copy) (1 page)
  • K-41 Instrument Box Detail (front view) Sketch (1966) (Scale 3″=1′) (copy) (1 page)
  • K-41 Basic Sketch (scale ¼” = 1′- 0″) and Interior Plan and Profile (1965) (mid-ship section highlighted) (printed, copy) (2 pages)
  • Port Settee and Starboard Settee Elevation Sketches (1966) (copies) (2 pages)
  • K-41 Engine Bed Installation (Astern /Port/Starboard) Sketches (1966) (handwritten, copies) (3 pages)
  • Blue Print (BHD-5 and BHD-6) Forward Side Main Hull and Keel (no date) (originals) (2 pages)
  • Blue Print (BHD-7) Forward Side Hull and Keel (no date) (original) (2 pages)
  • Blue Print (BHD-8) Astern Side Main Hull and Keel (no date) (original) (1 page)
  • Blue Print (BHD-9) Forward Side Main Hull and Keel (no date) (original) (1 page)
  • Blue Print (BHD-10) Forward Side Main Hull and Keel (no date) (original) (1 page)
  • Blue Print (BHD-11) Forward Side and Astern Main Hull and Keel (no date) (original) (1 page)
  • Optional Pull Out Settee Plan (starboard side) Sketch (no date) (handwritten, copy) (1 page)
  • Plywood Panels Sketches #1 through #20 (no date) (2 sets) (handwritten, copies) (4 pages)
  • Floor Framing Modification for Fuel and Water Vent Tube and Fuel Supply Line Sketch (1966) (copy) (1 page)

AO217.03.03
Folder 3 and Duplicate Copy – K-41 Construction Sketches (1965-1966)
The file consists of a number of K-41 sketches and blueprints, listed as separate items below:

  • K-41 Cockpit Plan Sketch (1966) (copy) (1 page)
  • K-41 Astern and Side Cockpit Seats Sketches (no dates) (handwritten, copies) (2 pages)
  • K-41 Basic Sketch (Scale ¼”=1′) and Interior Plan and Profile (1965) (Cockpit Section Highlighted) (printed, copy) (2 pages)
  • Blue Print (BHD-11B/12/13/14/15) Deck Framing Plan #2, Floor Framing Plan #4 and Floor Layout Plan #4 (no dates) (originals) (3 pages)
  • Removable Floor (starboard) Cockpit Seat Locker Sketch (1966) (copy) (1 page)
  • Blue Print (BHD 11) Forward/Astern Cabin (no date) (copy) (2 pages)
  • Blue Print (BHD-11B and 12) Forward Side (no dates) (originals) (2 pages)
  • Blue Print (BHD-13 and 14) Forward Side (no dates) (originals) (2 pages)
  • Blue Print (BHD-15) Forward Side (no date) (original) (1 page)
  • Plywood Panel Sketches #1 through #40 (no date) (handwritten, copies) (4 pages)

AO217.03.04
Folder 4 – K-41 Construction Sketches (1965-1967)
The file consists of a number of K-41 sketches, blueprints and tables, listed as separate items below:

  • Port Settee and Starboard Settee Elevation Sketches (with sliding bunk sketch) (1966) (handwritten, copies) (2 pages)
  • Settee Plan (starboard side) and Settee Table Detail Sketches (1966) (handwritten, copies) (2 pages)
  • K-41 Deck Edge Cutout Sketch (no date) (handwritten, copy) (1 page)
  • Floor Framing Modification for Fuel and Water Vent Tube and Fuel Supply Line Sketch (1966) (copy) (1 page)
  • Quarter Berth and Hang Locker Elevation Sketch (1966, Revised) (copy) (2 pages)
  • K-41 Galley Plan (starboard side) (no date) (copy) (1 page)
  • K-41 Basic Sketch (Scale ¼” = 1′) and Interior Plan and Profile (1965) (Mid-ship Section Highlighted) (printed copy) (2 pages)
  • Blue Prints (BHD-5 and BHD-6) Forward Side Main Hull and Keel (no date) (originals) (2 pages)
  • Blue Print (BHD-7) Forward Side Hull and Keel (no date) (original) (1 page)
  • Optional Pull Out Settee Plan (starboard side) (no date) (handwritten, copy) (1 page)
  • Blue Print (BHD-8) Astern Side Main Hull and Keel (no date) (original) (1 page)
  • Blue Print (BHD-9) Forward Side Main Hull and Keel (no date) (original) (1 page)
  • Blue Print (BHD-10) Forward Side Main Hull and Keel (no date) (original) (1 page)
  • Blue Print (BHD-11) Forward Side and Astern Main Hull and Keel (no date) (original) (1 page)
  • Plywood Panel Sketches #1 through #40 (no dates) (handwritten, copies) (4 pages)
  • K-41 Sketch of Total Hull (top of rail, including crown on transom, with dimensions) (no date) (copy, with original notes) (1 page)
  • K-41 Bulkhead Locations Chart (measurements #1 through 10) (no date) (handwritten, copy) (1 page)
  • K-41 Complete Hull Sketches (with measurements) (no date) (handwritten, copy) (2 copies) (14 pages)
  • K-41 Mill Details (hatch door frame and sliding hatch track) (1966) (copy) (1 page)
  • K-41 Mill Details (cockpit trim, under deck cleat, seat/shelf trim and mirror frame) (1966) (copy) (1 page)
  • K-41 Mill Details (forward bunk trim, table trim, starboard settee trim and step trim) (1966) (copy) (1 page)
  • K-41 Keel Putty Chart Mixing Chart (1967) (handwritten, copy) (1 page)
  • K-41 Cradles Materials List (with prices) (1966) (handwritten, copy) (1 page)
  • K-41 Kit Materials List (1966) (handwritten, copy) (6 pages)
  • K-41 Basic Hull and Floor Sketches (with dimensions) (no date) (handwritten, copy) (4 pages)
  • Front View of Sliding Door in Steps Detail (1966) (copy) (1 page)

AO217.03.05
Folder 5 – K-41 Miscellaneous Documents (1966-1969)
The file consists of a number of K-41 sketches, tables, blueprints, correspondence and samples, listed as separate items below:

  • Mast and Spar Stock Chart (handwritten with dimensions) (no date) (handwritten, copy) (1 page)
  • Letter from 3M Company (J. G. Roose) to Kettenburg Marine Company (Attn. D. Brewster) (1967, March 28) asking Kettenburg Marine to test and evaluate two 3M products (Vinyl Adhesive 1099 and White Sealant 101) (originals) (5 pages)
  • K-41 Correct Materials List (1966) (handwritten, copy) (1 page)
  • Samples (four total) of J. P. Stevens & Company Fiber Glass Fabric, Product Data Sheets for S-910 Polyester Resin Finish and Lamination Data Information (1968) (typewritten documents) (5 pages)
  • Model K-41 Kettenburg Marine Final Inspection – Mechanical & Electrical – Paint – Carpentry – Deck Hardware – Boom – Mast – Finish (for Hull #22) (1969) (typewritten, copy) (11 pages)
  • K-41 Mill Details (cabin top rail) (1966) (copy) (1 page)
  • K-41 Wheel Steering and Rudder Stops Sketch (no date) (handwritten, original) (2 pages)
  • K-41 Exterior Meter Installation Sketch and Template for Installation of Dial Unit (KMX Speedometer) (1967) (handwritten, copy) (2 pages)
  • Mast Rigging and Hardware Checklists for Boat to be Shipped (no date) (typewritten, copy) (several copies, 10 pages)
  • K-41 Finish Hardware Checklist (no date) (typewritten, copy) (several copies, 12 pages)
  • K-41 Boat Parts Checklist (no date) (typewritten, copy) (several copies, 5 pages)
  • Station F Inspection List (no date) (typewritten copy) (several copies, 8 pages)\
  • K-41 Shop Order #28 (Dan Dillingham) (no date) (typewritten, original) (6 pages)
  • K-41 Kettenburg Marine Final Inspection – Mechanical & Electrical (for Hull # 27) (1969, March 28) (typewritten, original) (10 pages)
  • K-41 Box Supporting Steering Sheaves Diagram (1967) (Scale 3″=1′) (port side view) (copy) (1 page)
  • K-41 Wheel Steering Control Layout Plan (1967) (Scale 1″=1′) (cockpit view) (copy) (1 page)
  • K-41 Helmsmen’s Seat Details Diagram (1967) (Full Scale) (copy) (1 page)
  • K-41 Helmsmen’s Seat for Wheel Steering Diagram (1967) (Scale 3″=1′) (copy) (1 page)
  • K-41 Wheel Steering Main Sheet Bench Bracket Diagram (1967) (Scale 6″=1′) (front view detail) (copy) (1 page)
  • K-41 Wheel Steering Main Sheet Bench Bracket Diagram (1967) (Scale 6″=1′) (starboard side detail) (copy) (1 page)
  • K-41 Wheel Steering Main Sheet Bench Diagram (1967) (Scale 6″=1′) (starboard profile) (copy) (1 page)
  • K-41 Wheel Steering Sheave Support Diagram (1967) (Scale 3″=1′) (forward side view) (copy) (1 page)

AO217.03.06
Folder 6 – K-41 Construction Sketches (1965-1966)
The file consists of a number of K-41 sketches, blueprints and tables, listed as separate items below:

  • K-41 Basic Sketch (Scale ¼” = 1′) and Interior Plan and Profile (1965) (Forward Section Highlighted) (printed, copy) (2 pages)
  • K-41 Sketch of Forward Hatch Location Sketch (no date) (handwritten, copy) (1 page)
  • Head Face and Forward State Room Elevation Sketches (1966) (handwritten, copy) (1 page)
  • Head and Passage Way Plan (no date) (starboard and forward side views) (handwritten, copy) (1 page)
  • Head Elevation and Forward Starboard Hanging Locker Elevation Sketches (1966) (handwritten, copies) (2 pages)
  • Blue Print (BHD-2) Forward Side Hull (no date) (original) (1 page)
  • Blue Print (BHD-3) Forward Side Hull (no date) (original) (1 page)
  • Blue Print (BHD-4) Forward Side Hull (no date) (original) (1 page)
  • Blue Print (BHD-5) Forward Side, Forward Main Hull (no date) (original) (1 page)
  • K-41 Break in Floor Diagram and Chain Plate Diagram (no dates) (handwritten, copy) (2 pages)
  • Blue Print Floor Framing Plan #1 and Deck Framing Plan #1 (no dates) (originals) (2 pages)
  • Blue Print Floor Layout Plan #1 (no date) (original) (1 page)
  • K-41 Cabin Door and Hatch and Cleat Placement Sketches (no date) (handwritten, copy) (2 pages)
  • Plywood Panels #1 through 20 (no date) (handwritten, copy) (2 pages)
  • K-41 Plywood Panels #21 through 40 (no date) (handwritten, copy) (2 pages)
  • Battens for Bunks and Head (no date) (handwritten, original) (3 pages)

AO217.04 Series IV – Box 2 – Kettenburg 40 and 41 Construction Sketches, Blue Prints and Miscellaneous Documents (1964-1967)

AO217.04.01
Folder 1 – Kettenburg – 40 (K-40) Correspondence and Parts List (no dates)

  • K-40 Program Memorandum (no date) 1 handwritten thermal fax (2 pages) from Charles Underwood to seven recipients (only four can be identified due to the poor quality of the document) Bob Ballinger, Herb Prior, Gary Keller and Paul Kettenburg, the subject line reads “Complaint From Painters To Other Station Workers” and includes a list of concerns that affect work conditions and product quality, Author: Charles Underwood
  • K-40 Kettenburg – Parts List – P (includes hours of assembly and description of parts) (typewritten, copy) (3 pages)

AO217.04.02
Folder 2 – Kettenburg – 41 (K-41) Construction Sketches (1966-1967)
The file consists of a number of K-41 sketches, tables and schematics, listed as separate items below:

  • K-41 Wire Stock Table (no date) (handwritten, copy) (1 page)
  • K-41 Instrument Panel Layout, G-17 (Scale 1:1) (for 1/16″ Formica Engraving Stock) Kettenburg, San Diego (copy) (1 page)
  • K-41 Electric Wiring Schematic, G-22-A (1966) (engine room junction block to galley) (handwritten, copy) (1 page)
  • K-41 Electric Wiring Schematic, G-22-B (1966) (engine room junction block to panel) (handwritten, copy) (1 page)
  • K-41 Electric Wiring Schematic, G-22-C (1966) (switch panel to mast step junction box and wind guide lead – galley to mast step) (handwritten, copy) (1 page)
  • K-41 Electric Wiring Schematic, G-22-D (1966) (engine to engine room junction box and alternator to starter solenoid) (handwritten, copy) (1 page)
  • K-41 Switch Panel Wiring Schematic, G-22-E (1966) (rear view) (handwritten, copy) (1 page)
  • K-41 Electric Wiring Schematic, G-22-F (1966) (engine room junction block and mast step junction block) (handwritten, copy) (1 page)
  • K-41 Electric Wiring Schematic, G-18 (1966) (battery cables) (handwritten, copy) (1 page)
  • K-41 Electric Wiring Schematic, G-20 (1966) (alarm light mounting bracket and bow lighting wiring detail) (handwritten, copy) (1 page)
  • K-41 Switch Panel Wiring Schematic, G-22-G (1967) (handwritten, copy) (1 page)
  • K-41 Mast Wiring Detail, G-22-H (1967) (handwritten, copy) (1 page)
  • K-41 Mechanical Parts List Index (1966-67) (handwritten, copy) (1 page)
  • K-41 Mechanical Parts List (no date) (handwritten, copy) (includes quantity, size, description and route) (40 pages)

AO217.04.03
Folders 3 and 3A – Kettenburg – 41 (K-41) Construction Sketches (1964-1967)
The files consist of a number of K-41 sketches, tables, diagrams and schematics, listed as separate items below:

  • K-41 Extra Parts Lists (no date) (includes quantity, size and description for battery & switch, compass, spreader lights, accessory equipment, gimbaled stove and wind guide) (handwritten, copy) (6 pages)
  • K-41 Hand Bilge Pump System Schematic and Materials List (no date) (handwritten, original) (1 page)
  • K-41 Through Hull Hole Saw Size Chart and Single/Dual Battery Cable Connection Schematic (no dates) (handwritten, original) (2 pages)
  • K-41 Exhaust Through Hull Diagram (no date) (handwritten, original) (1 page)
  • K-41 Reverse Gear Shift Block Angle Iron Bracket Diagram and Speedometer Through Hull Diagram with Materials List (no date) (handwritten, original) (2 pages)
  • K-41 Scuppers and Blower Diagrams and Materials List (no date) (handwritten, original) (1 page)
  • K-41 Fuel Tank Piping Diagram and Materials List – Tack and Alarm Light Hole Diagram – Pulpit Rails and Legs dimensions and mill angles (no date) (handwritten, original) (2 pages)
  • K-41 Shift Arm and Mount Bracket Diagrams and Materials List – Shifting Rod Mounting Block and Shifting Rods Diagrams with dimensions and materials (no date) (handwritten, original) (2 pages)
  • K-41 Propeller Shaft, Bilge Pump Piping and Ice Box Drain Diagrams – Bilge Suction Strainer and Check Valve Diagram (with material list) and Water Tank Fill from Tank to Deck Material List (no date) (handwritten, original) (2 pages)
  • K-41 Fuel Filter Diagram and Material List (no date) (handwritten, original) (1 page)
  • K-41 Wiring Specifications for Wind Guide Lead, Pulpit Wiring and Alternator to Starter Solenoid (no date) (handwritten, original) (1 page)
  • K-41 Shifter and Shifter Arm Linkage Diagram and Materials List (no date) (handwritten, original) (1 page)
  • K-41 Galley Sink Drain and Fuel Tank Vent Pipe Diagrams and Materials Lists (no date) (handwritten, original) (1 page)
  • K-41 Through Hull Assembly Diagrams and Materials Lists for Head Intake, Head Discharge, Engine Intake, Bilge Discharge, Scupper Discharge and Exhaust (no date) (handwritten, original) (2 copies) (2 pages)
  • Blue Print D-27 for Model 4-107 Warner Hydraulic Gear with Remote Tank (1964) (Scale ¼) by J.H. Westerbeke Corporation: Boston, MA (1 large drawing)
  • K-41 Tiller Head Diagram (no date) (Full Scale) (handwritten, copy) (1 page)
  • K-41 Wheel Steering Parts List and Throttle/Reverse Gear Control Parts List (no date) (handwritten, copy) (3 pages)
  • K-41 Wheel Steering Sheave Support Diagram (1967) (Scale 3″=1′) (forward side view, with brace detail) (copy) (2 copies) (2 pages)
  • K-41 Wheel Steering Sheave Support Diagram (1967) (Scale 3″=1′) (port side view) (copy) (2 pages)
  • K-41 Helmsman’s Seat For Wheel Steering Diagram (1967) (Scale 3″=1′) (copy) (1 page)
  • K-41 Helmsman’s Seat Details Diagram (1967) (Full Scale) (copy) (1 page)
  • K-41 Standard Boat Deck Hardware Layout Diagram (1966) (handwritten, copy) (1 page)
  • K-41 Wheel Steering Parts Material List # 13x (no date) (handwritten, original) (1 page)
  • K-41 Wheel Steering Controls Layout Plan Diagram (1967) (Scale 1″=1′) (cockpit plan view) (copy) (1 page)
  • K-41 Wheel Steering Cockpit Plan Diagram (1967) (Scale 1″=1′) (copy) (1 page)
  • K-41 Material Parts Lists (no date) (includes quantity, size and description for through hull parts, head parts, lavatory sink drain, fresh water system, fresh water tank, fuel tank, galley sink drain, bilge & ice box pump, blower system, butane system, engine, reverse gear control, throttle & choke, shaft log & shaft, cockpit scuppers, exhaust system, electrical system, fuel/water & wiring conduits, rudder with tiller and vessel equipment list description) (handwritten, copy) (26 pages)
  • K-41 Installation Procedures and Operations 1 through 3 with accompanying notes and includes K-41 Bulkhead Hole Location and Rudder Port Diagrams (1966) (starboard, port locations) (handwritten, original) (12 pages)
  • K-41 Flooring Framing Plan #2 (no date) (showing conduits under cabin sole) (handwritten, copy) (1 page)
  • Spiral Filler Note Book with various diagrams, material lists and electrical schematics (no date) (handwritten, original) (27 pages)
  • K-41 Water System Schematics (no date) (handwritten, original) (2 pages)
  • K-41 Tiller Strap Sketch (no date) (Full Scale) (copy) Creator: Gary Keller (1 page)

AO217.05 Series V – Box 3 – Kettenburg 43 Construction Sketches and Miscellaneous Documents (1963-1966)

AO217.05.01
Folders 1 and 1A – Kettenburg – 43 (K-43) Construction Sketches (1963-1966)

The files consist of a number of K-43 sketches, tables, diagrams and schematics, listed as separate items below:

  • Specifications for Leece Neville Regulator (No. R001 3533 RA) (no date) (handwritten, original on Kettenburg stationary) (1 page)
  • Leece Neville Transistor Voltage Regulator (Type 5016-RA) to alternator wiring schematic (1966) (handwritten, original and 2 copies) (3 pages) Creator: Gary Keller
  • K-43 Through Hull Table (no date) (includes type, application and hole sizes) (handwritten, original) (1 page)
  • K-43 Standard Through Hull Location Table (no date) (typewritten, copy) (1 page)
  • K-43 Through Hull Installation Table (no date) (include list of type, application and specific locations) (typewritten, copy) (1 page)
  • Propeller Shaft Sketch (no date) (handwritten, original) (1 page)
  • K-43 Parts List (no date) (includes rudder, mast and spinnaker parts only) (handwritten, original) (2 pages)
  • K-43 Back Stay Bracket Sketch (no date) (handwritten, original) (1 page)
  • Pressure Switch Revision for all Diesel K-43s (1965) (side and top views) (handwritten, original) (1 page) Creator: Gary Keller
  • Propeller shaft Machine Charges (1965) (includes measurements and machining costs) (typewritten) (1 page)
  • K-43 Club Foot Jib Sketch (no date) (includes measurements and Stand, Pin and Mounting Plate views) (handwritten, original and 2 copies) (3 pages)
  • K-43 Club Foot Jib Sketch (no date) (includes measurements and Outhaul view) (handwritten, original and 2 copies) (3 pages)
  • Bolt & Drift List (for Machine Shop) (no date) (includes mast step drifts, cabin bolts, fairing block hardware, deadwood to horn timber bolts and keel to deadwood bolts) (handwritten, copy) (1 page)
  • Bolt & Drift List (for Machine Shop) (no date) (includes stem to keel bolts, lead keel to keel bolts, rudder bolts, floor timber bolts and mast head bolts) (handwritten, copy) (1 page)
  • K-43 Extra List (1965) (includes base price for K-43 and price list for applicable extras) (typewritten on Kettenburg stationary) (9 pages)
  • Various K-43 Assembly Kits and Part Lists (no date) (includes through hull kit, scupper drain kit, blower kit, exhaust system kit, head kit, lavatory sink drain kit, fuel system kit, standard water system kit, engine kit, extra water tank kit, butane system kit, bilge pump & ice box drain kit, extra Butane tank kit, extra compass kit and extra pressure water system kit) (typewritten, copies) (11 pages)
  • K-43 Basic Sketch (Scale-Ft.) (1963) (1 page)
  • K-43 Inboard Profile Sketch (Scale-Ft.) (1963) (top and side views) (1 page)
  • K-43 Specifications Table (Preliminary) (1964) (typewritten, copy) (2 pages)
  • K-43 – Station “A” Parts List (1963) (includes parts and costs) (handwritten, copy) (3 pages) Creator: Charles Underwood
  • K-43 – Station “F” Parts List (1963) (includes parts and total cost) (handwritten, copy) (5 pages) Creator: Charles Underwood
  • K-43 – Finish Hardware Parts List (1963) (includes parts only) (handwritten, copy) (3 pages) Creator: Charles Underwood
  • Various K-43 Sketches (no date) (includes hull, transom crown, backstay bracket, rudder shaft and several sketches with no identification titles) (handwritten, original) (12 pages)
  • K-43 Exhaust Material Parts List (no date) (includes measurements) (handwritten, original) (1 page)
  • K-43 Gas Engine Mount Sketches (no date) (includes measurements) (handwritten, original) (2 pages)
  • K-43 Engine Bed Brace & Clips Sketches (no date) (includes measurements) (handwritten, original) (2 pages)
  • K-43 Emergency Tiller Socket Sketch (no date) (includes measurements) (handwritten, original) (1 page)
  • Spiral Filler Note Book with various diagrams, material lists and schematics (no date) (handwritten, original) (40 pages)

AO217.05.02
Folder 2 – Kettenburg – 43 (K-43) Construction Sketches (1963-1964)
The file consists of a number of K-43 sketches, tables, diagrams and schematics, listed as separate items below:

  • K-43 Basic Sketch (Scale-Ft.) (1963) (1 page)
  • K-43 Specifications Table (Preliminary) (1964) (typewritten, copy) (2 pages)
  • K-43 Inboard Profile Sketch (Scale-Ft.) (1963) (top and side views) (1 page)
  • K-43 Extra List (1964) (includes base price for K-43 and price list for applicable extras) (typewritten on Kettenburg stationary) (2 copies) (10 pages)
  • K-43 Standard Accessory Kit Parts List (no date) (includes quantity, sizes and descriptions) (typewritten, copy) (1 page)
  • K-43 Station “A” Bolts & Drifts Table (no date) (includes measurements and descriptions) (typewritten, copy) (2 pages)
  • K-43 Station “F” Parts Table (no date) (includes quantity, sizes and descriptions) (typewritten, copy) (4 pages)
  • K-43 Finish Hardware Parts Table (no date) (includes quantity, sizes and descriptions) (typewritten, copy) (3 pages)
  • K-43 Order of Mechanical Kits Form (1964) (typewritten, copy) (1 page)
  • K-43 Fabrication List Table (1964) (includes quantity and description of items) (typewritten, copy) (2 pages)
  • K-43 Through Hull Installation and Hull Kit Tables (no date) (includes through applications, quantity and sizes) (typewritten, copy) (2 pages)
  • K-43 Scupper Drain Kit, Blower Kit and Exhaust System Kit Tables (no date) (includes quantity, sizes and descriptions) (typewritten, copy) (1 page)
  • K-43 Head Kit and Lavatory Sink Drain Kit Tables (no date) (includes quantity, sizes and descriptions) (typewritten, copy) (1 page)
  • K-43 Fuel System Kit Tables (no date) (includes quantity, sizes and descriptions) (typewritten, copy) (1 page)
  • K-43 Bilge Pump & Ice Box Drain Kit Table (no date) (includes quantity, sizes and descriptions) (typewritten, copy) (1 page)
  • K-43 Standard Water System Kit Table (no date) (includes quantity, sizes and descriptions) (typewritten, copy) (1 page)
  • K-43 Engine Kit Table (no date) (includes quantity, sizes and descriptions) (typewritten, copy) (2 pages)
  • K-43 Butane system Kit Table (no date) (includes quantity, sizes and descriptions) (typewritten, copy) (1 page)
  • K-43 Electrical Kit (no date) (includes quantity, sizes and descriptions) (typewritten, copy) (1 page)
  • K-43 Rigging List Table (no date) (includes sizes and thickness of materials) (typewritten, copy) (1 page)
  • K-43 Deck Hardware List Table (no date) (includes quantity, sizes and descriptions) (typewritten, copy) (2 pages)
  • K-43 Mast Hardware List Table (no date) (includes quantity, sizes and descriptions) (typewritten, copy) (2 pages)
  • K-43 Boom Hardware List Table (no date) (includes quantity, sizes and descriptions) (typewritten, copy) (1 page)
  • K-43 Castings & Fabrications Before Station A/F and Castings & Fabrication Before Rigging Forms (no date) (includes quantity, sizes and descriptions) (typewritten, copy) ( 3 pages)
  • K43 Casting List Table (1964) (includes part number, quantity and descriptions) (typewritten, copy) (1 page)
  • K-43 Extra Butane Tank Kit Table (no date) (includes quantity, sizes and descriptions) (typewritten, copy) (1 page)
  • K-43 Extra Water Tank – Forward Bunks Table (no date) (includes quantity, sizes and descriptions) (typewritten, copy) (1 page)
  • K-43 Extra Wind Guide Mast Kit Table (no date) (includes quantity, sizes and descriptions) (typewritten, 2 copies) (2 pages)

AO217.06 Series VI – Box 3 – Kettenburg 50 Construction Sketches and Miscellaneous Documents (1960-1964)

AO217.06.01
Folders 1 and 1A – Kettenburg – 50 (K-50) Construction Sketches (1960-1964)
The files consist of a number of K-50 sketches, tables, diagrams and schematics, listed as separate items below:

  • K-50 Specifications Notebook (no date) (includes tables of specifications, stem keel bolt diagram, lifting ring locations, keel through floor timber bolts & drift parts list, floor timber to rib bolts list, miscellaneous sketches, hull ribs table, bulkhead locations table, lead keel bolts parts list, rudder hole sketches, cockpit drain holes diagram, through hull location table and miscellaneous cost list) (handwritten, original) (55 pages)
  • K-50 Diesel Engine Hanger Sketch (no date) (includes measurements) (handwritten, original) (1 page)
  • K50-14 State Door Sketch (no date) (include molding detail and handwritten notes) (2 copies) (2 pages)
  • K-50 Revision to Floor Timber #15 Sketch (1962) (includes measurements) (handwritten copy) (1 page)
  • K-50 Keel and Horn Timber Sketch (1961) (includes bolt table with quantity and sizes) (handwritten, original and 2 copies) (3 pages)
  • K-50 Rib Reinforcing Sketch (1962) (includes assembly notes and specifications) (handwritten, copy) (1 page) Creator: Charles Underwood
  • K-50 Chain Plates Sketch (1962) (includes measurements, assembly notes and parts list) (handwritten, copy) (1 page) Creator: Charles Underwood
  • K-50 Chain Plates Sketch (1961) (includes measurements and estimate of chain plate location) (handwritten, copy) (1 page) Creator: Charles Underwood
  • K-50 Bulkhead Locations Table (1961) (includes rib number, position, plan number, description and height) (handwritten, copy) (1 page) Creator: Charles Underwood
  • K-50 Floor Timber to Rib Carriage Bolt Table (1961) (includes rib number, position, diameter and length) (handwritten, copy) (1 page) Creator: Charles Underwood
  • K-50 Rib Stock Table (1961) (includes quantity, length and material type) (handwritten, copy) (1 page) Creator: Charles Underwood
  • K-50 Shower Drain/ Standard Wheel Stand/Hand Brake and Throttle Shaft Sketches (no date) (includes measurements) (handwritten, original) (1 page)
  • K-50 Wheel Stand Base Sketch (no date) (includes measurements) (handwritten, original) (1 page)
  • K-50 Aft Head From Through Hull Parts List (no date) (includes quantity, sizes and descriptions) (handwritten, original) (1 page)
  • K-50 Forward Head From Through Hull Parts List (no date) (includes quantity, sizes and descriptions) (handwritten, original) (1 page)
  • Throttle Linkage for 353 Diesel Sketch (no date) (includes measurements) (handwritten, original) (2 pages)
  • K-50 Reduction Gear Sketch (no date) (includes measurements) (handwritten, original) (1 page)
  • K-50 Steering Shive Location Sketch (no date) (includes measurements) (handwritten, original) (1 page)
  • K-50 353 Diesel Alternator Mount Sketch (no date) (includes measurements) (handwritten, original) (1 page)
  • K-50 Alcohol Stove Schematic (no date) (handwritten, original) (1 page)
  • K-50 Alcohol Stove Pump Sketch (no date) (includes parts list and measurements) (handwritten, original) (1 page)
  • K-50 Bow Roller Sketch (no date) (includes measurements) (handwritten, original) (1 page)
  • K-50 Idlers Sketch (no date) (includes measurements) (handwritten, original) (1 page)
  • K-50 Steering Spade Rudder Shive Hangers Sketch (no date) (includes parts list and measurements) (handwritten, original) (2 pages)
  • K-50 Steering Steel Shive Sketch (no date) (includes parts and measurements) (handwritten, original) (1 page)
  • K-50 Scupper Drain Hose Locations Sketch (no date) (includes measurements) (handwritten, original) (1 page)
  • Morse Marine Controls Installation and Operating Instructions: Model SM Engine Control (no date) (includes parts list and directions for installation of unit) (printed, original) (2 pages) Publisher: The Morse Instrument Company, Hudson, Ohio
  • Stewart Warner Installation Instructions: Independent Mounting Mechanical Oil Pressure Gauges (1964) (includes directions for mounting and connecting gauges) (printed, original) (2 pages) Publisher: Stewart-Warner Corporation, Chicago, Illinois
  • Sparton Instruction for Installing Model 180C/280C Marine Air Horn (no date) (includes directions for installing two different horn assemblies) (printed, original) (2 pages) Publisher: Sparton Manufacturing Company, Flora, Illinois
  • Installation and Maintenance Instructions for W-C “Skipper” Seaclos: Types 5 and 6 (no date) (includes installation and maintenance instructions for marine toilet) (printed, original) (4 pages) Publisher: Wilcox-Crittenden Division, North & Judd Manufacturing Company, Middletown, Connecticut
  • Instruction Drawing-Oil Drain Lines & Pump No. 5124287B (1960) (includes printed sketch of installation, with part numbers) (printed, original) (1 page) Publisher: General Motors Corporation, Detroit, Michigan
  • Morse Marine Controls Installation Instructions: Adjustable Cable Brake (no date) (includes part number and directions for installation of unit) (printed, original) (1 page) Publisher: The Morse Instrument Company, Hudson, Ohio
  • Marine Controls Installation Instructions: Clutch Kit for Gray Sea-scout, Universal Atomic Four and Similar Manual Gear Transmissions (no date) (includes parts list and directions for installation) (printed, original) (1 page) Publisher: The Morse Instrument Company, Hudson, Ohio
  • Peters and Russell Installation and Operating Instruction: Models 4739 and 4744 “Breeze” Blowers (no date) (includes parts list and directions for installation/operation of units) (printed, original) (1 page) Publisher: Peters and Russell, Inc., Springfield, Ohio
  • Fulflo CFC Filters Bulletin 714 (no date) (includes fuel filter specifications and recommended uses) (printed, original) (2 pages) Publisher: Commercial Filters Corporation, Melrose, Massachusetts
  • Stewart Warner Installation Instructions 4730: Stewart-Warner Electric Fuel Pump 220 Series (1963) (damaged, holes in all pages) (includes directions and diagrams for installation of fuel pump) (printed, original) (4 pages) Publisher: Stewart-Warner Corporation, Chicago, Illinois
  • Stewart Warner Installation Instructions 4740: Stewart-Warner Electric Fuel Pump 240 Series (1963) (includes directions and diagrams for installation/maintenance of fuel pump) (printed, original) (4 pages) Publisher: Stewart-Warner Corporation, Chicago, Illinois
  • Morse Marine Controls Care and Installation of Morse “Red-Jacket” Push-Pull Control Cables: Morse Type “33M” Cables (no date) (includes tips for care and directions for installation) (printed, original) (4 pages) Publisher: The Morse Instrument Company, Hudson, Ohio
  • Morse Remote Control Model DC Dash Mounting with Tension-Lock Installation Instructions: Part Number S-201 (no date) (includes directions for installation) (printed, original) (2 pages) Publisher: The Morse Instrument Company, Hudson, Ohio
  • Peters and Russell Instruction Sheet A: PAR Pumps (no date) (includes directions and diagram for installation of valve, drive belt and diaphragm replacement of all PAR pump units) (printed, original) (2 pages) Publisher: Peters and Russell, Inc., Springfield, Ohio
  • K-50 Standard and Extra Through Hull Locations List (no date) (includes size and location) (handwritten, original) (2 pages)

Subjects
Kettenburg, Paul
Kettenburg Marine
Kettenburg 40
Kettenburg 41
Kettenburg 43
Kettenburg 50
Kelly, Gary
Underwood, Charles