Family History

Family History
Updated 05/16/99
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George William McVay III tells the forum a little about the history of the McVay Family.
(April 1999)

My father was born 17 January, 1949 and died 2 January 1990.

My grandfather was born circa 1920 and died in 1972
(I'm getting the 1920 from the fact that he died at age 52).

My grandmother's name was Marion - She just died last fall. I Don't know exactly how old she was.

My father married my mother in 1968 - Had 2 children - My sister Kelli in 1969 and I was born in 1970.

He went to Vietnam and we moved to Florida so that we could be near my maternal grandparents in Gainesville. (That is how we ended up in Florida).

My parents were divorced in 1974 and my mother received custody, moved to Georgia and remarried.

My father also remarried (Victoria - Vicky) a woman who worked with my mother and remained in Florida.
He subsequently divorced and met my current stepmother Mary.

They had another son Shane - who is now 10.
The prospect of getting back into the "family business" has been bantered about a few times with the V18 being a prime consideration as an initial platform. We'll see.
I am not certain of Grandpa's connection with Ruhe and the Bluenose
(An aside - I am going to see a 90' Bluenose sloop this weekend - She is a restoration project of a family friend - I will be gone for 4 days - Will be doing a LOT of sailing) I will check with my Uncle David regarding any connection with Ruhe.

My family has been a Navy family forever (Until my father who was in the Army in Vietnam) and had one of those "Guaranteed" Naval Academy slots forever.

I'm not certain how we transitioned into manufacturing. My father definitely learned from and worked/collaborated with my grandfather. Take a look at a minuet if you ever get a chance - V18 without a cabin.
I'm not sure about the exact location of the molds - I will do some checking. All other documentation should be with the molds though we may have copies in the garage - We have all sorts of stuff in there - Intimidating to even open the door.
Only the 2 designs ever reached production though I understand that there was early work on a midsize (About a 33) version. It was never seriously considered for implementation as we couldn't even produce the 18 and 26 to meet demand (Ever try to find one of the 26's?).



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