S/V PAVITI TERN is the sole surviving Casey-built, plank on frame sailing vessel of her unique design. Unfortunately, Casey Boatworks of Fairhaven, MA suffered two devastating fires that destroyed the company's buildings, drawings and records. I have located one other boat like her but it is in a body bag (encased in fiberglass)

Ken Ziegler, a coast guard veteran and former Casey-Cutter owner provided me with all the blue prints, sales brochures and history from his vessel. His S/V PATIENCE was built in 1936, S/V PAVITI TERN in 1938. When he bought his PATIENCE, the drawings came with the purchase of the boat. Ken retired early as an engineer at Raytheon Electronics. Ken along with his wife Dorothy sailed extensively in New England and the West Indies

Ken Ziegler & I believe through research that there were only thirteen plank on frame boats built of this design. Her one-of-a-kind feature is a twenty- five foot cast iron keel that has a three foot centerboard hinged in the cast iron keel keel. This unusual arrangement was not seen in any other sailing vessels of her time by any boatbuilder. The length and weight of the cast iron keel helps her hold her course on long ocean going passages. The centerboard allows her to beat to windward effectively in the local bays and sounds. The centerboard being hinged in the slot in the cast iron keel, means there was no longer a need for a centerboard trunk inside the cabin or a worm-shoe under the keel.