REEDSPORT, Ore. (KOIN) — Hidden beneath a moss-carpeted canopy, guarded by a crystal clear rushing spring is Cynthia Carol, a 32-foot boat that has been left untouched for decades.
“It’s heartbreaking to see her in this condition,” photographer Kathryn Davidson, who stumbled upon the boat, told KOIN 6 News. “The mystery is the biggest part.”
No one knows who Cynthia Carol was or what kind of relationship she had with the boat’s original owner, Alfred “Mikey” Ansama, who was 75 when he died 11 years ago.
But he couldn’t have made it what it was without the help of Master Wooden Boat Builder Darwin “Chico” McDonald, who handled the more skilled portion of the construction — things like steaming and shaping the wood.