Ed Monk

Ed Monk, Sr., began his boat building career in 1914[2]: 2  as an apprentice working on Robert Moran's schooner San Juan, under construction on Orcas Island.

[3] In 1915, Monk worked with his father again in St. Helens, OR, building The City of Portland, "one of the largest wooden freighters ever built.

"[4] He continued to work for his father at Meacham and Babcock, a boatyard started in Seattle, WA, during World War I to build twelve wooden freighters for the US Government.

1," the 50 ft. bridge-deck cruiser Nan, which became his home for seven years, moored at the Seattle Yacht Club,[2]: 14  and was briefly his office.

[9]: 77  He also designed the "Super Shrimp Trapper (SST)" Mimi for Ivar Haglund, launched in 1967.

MV Savona, a 40' bridge-deck cruiser, moored at South Lake Union, Seattle, WA, an example of an Ed Monk, Sr., boat design, from 1942.
MV King Gustaf, a 36' bridge-deck cruiser, moored at Cap Sante Marina, Anacortes, WA, an example of an Ed Monk, Sr., boat design, from 1952.
MV Thunderbird, 40', an example of an Ed Monk, Sr., boat design, from 1959.
The Carol M. , designed by Ed Monk and built in 1948 by Grandy Boat Works on Lake Union in Seattle, Washington .
30' overall length, 40' deck, 11' beam, 3' draft