Willard Vega 30 Searcher

The Willard Vega 30 was produced from 1972 to 1975, and was designed in-house by Hale Field.  During those 4 short years, an incredible 110 Vega 30's were pulled from Willard molds.  Willard Marine produced more of this model than any other hull.  This model was built in 4 different versions, - Searcher, Voyager, Nomad, and Horizon motorsailer. 
The Searcher version is a 'pilothouse' style with flybridge above and a lowered aft cabin. 20 of this version were built, as listed below.

Vega 30 Searchers:

Year Hull No Name Location Comments
1972 1 Kailana Sequim, WA
ex-La Vita
1972 2 Mar Casa SW  
1972 3 C-Dancer SE  
1972 4

Savary

Comox, BC
 
ON 940062 ex-Knot Again, Lion Heart, Sally Forth 
 - Savary Boat Page -

1972

5  Hank N. Cal ex-Keahi Girl; ex-St Cyr

O.N. 584610  L:27.8  B:10.5  D:6.1  GT:10  NT:9
1972 6 Ignatius Suwannee R., FL
ex-Minnie Moose
1972 8 Lugger SW  
1972 9 Dulcinea Norfolk, VA

65hp Cummins.  ex-Loon, Patience

1973 10 Friendly SW  
1973 13 Ed's Piano Brownsville, WA
1973 15 Puffin Bellingham ex-Honey
1973 17 Vega NE  
1973 28 Quequeg SW
1973 31 Molly James Saltspring I., BC
ex-Dorado.
1973 33 F/V Dulcinea San Francisco ON 554328

 
Note: This hull # not confirmed.

1973 39 Dolphin NW  
1973 40 Loki Friday Hbr  
1973 41 Jack's Boat SE  
1974 93 Happy Pappy Palmetto, FL  
1974 101      

 

What hull number?  Ruffian
      
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Changes:

  • 4-18-13: Hull 4 is now "Savary", located in Comox, BC (Canada). Owner supplied info.
  • 12-20-12: Hull 15 is named Puffin (has been for a long time.) Located in Bellingham.  Owner supplied info.

Comments

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F/V Dulcinea

Our resident Willard spotter, "Rickized", sent along photos of Dulcinea, a fishing vessel in the SF Bay area.  Can't confirm the hull number, but I put her down as No. 33 since that is the only one with no conflicting info in the database.  -Thanks Rick