Aquarelle II, a pleasure cruiser, was built in 1949 by Rich & Grindle boatbuilders for Talbot Faulkner Hamlin (1880-1959), an uncle of Cyrus N. Hamlin, who designed the vessel.
See: “We Took to Cruising: From Maine to Florida Afloat” by Talbot and Jessica Hamlin, published by Sheridan House, New York, 1951, photographs between pages 224-225, Chapter 15, “The Dream Fulfilled: Aquarelle II,” p. 233-257+
The complete story of "Aquarelle II" from inception to her first cruise.
“Aquarelle II - Pleasure Cruiser,” Southwest Harbor Public Library, accessed November 22, 2024, https://demo.digitalarchive.us/items/show/10478.Item 14434
