The True Love is a 44' Spencer 1330, she was commissioned in 1986.  We are the fifth owner the second being my wife's parents from 1988 through 1994. Dad named the boat after the True Love in the movie "High Society" which held special memories for them in the early years of their relationship. They sailed her from Seattle as far north as Juneau, AK as well as spending countless months on board in Puget Sound and the San Juan Islands.  She was also sailed throughout the South Pacific, Tahiti and Hawaii by a subsequent owner.  She holds a special place in our hearts filled with  memories of a time when our family was young our children having been born in 1988 and 1989 and when my wife's parents were able to enjoy the rigors of cruising.

It was by accident that I discovered she was on the market one night in the winter of 2014.  After viewing the boat and the state of disrepair we sadly decided against purchasing her.  But after several weeks of coming to grips with the scope of the restoration project we decided to move ahead with bringing the boat home. As circumstances would be our current boat is moored at home on Lake Washington and because of the SR520 bridge construction we are forced to vacate our dock as there will not be access under the bridge for the next two years.  Having to move our Catalina 38 leaves our dock open and with the mast pulled from the True Love I will be able to work on the boat at home as well as travel to and from the boat yard during the restoration.

How big of a project is this? She is unable to make the trip from Port Townsend to Seattle via water and will need to be trucked.  EVERY sub system needs to be replaced, virtually anything and everything on the boat will be touched during this project.  But when done not only will she be a very sound and capable yacht but for our family a very special boat.