Commissioned and built as a U.S. Government Bureau of Fisheries coastal patrol vessel, TEAL was built at Kruse and Banks Shipbuilding in North Bend, Oregon (Coos Bay) and launched July 13, 1927. Her original 180 hp Washington-Estep direct reversing engine has been replaced with a 350 hp Cummins 855 NTA "Big Cam" marine diesel engine, with a Twin-Disc model 514 reverse gear at 6.5:1 reduction.

The interior of the vessel has been extensively remodeled, with modernized systems and appurtenances for cruising comfort by her current and previous owners.

Teal served as a federal Fish & Wildlife Services (FWS) Alaska fleet vessel from 1928 through the 1940's and 50's; logging as many as 11,000 miles in a season, performing fisheries biology and enforcement duties between Seattle, Cook Inlet, Kodiak, and Adak, AK. Teal was stationed at Juneau, Alaska, during the late 1950's, becoming the first Alaska Department of Fish and Game vessel when Alaska gained statehood in 1959.

By 1966, she had become antiquated by govt standards and was sold into private ownership for $25,000 usd.  She spent much of the 1970's towing for hire around SE AK, eventually coming to rest in Juneau where she languished into disrepair with her main engine broken. Failure to put a bucket over the exhaust stack while moored resulted in rainwater ingress into engine which subsequently froze causing an irreparable crack in the engine block.

1980-1992: Having been towed from Juneau, AK to Port Hadlock, WA; TEAL continued her slow decline into an uncertain future. The boat's apparent history and provenance would require a concerted restoration effort by owner(s) yet to be discovered. Until 1992 when she was hauled ashore at Lower Hadlock Shipyard, she had been valued at around $25,000. Several more years passed, and apparently ownership changed a time or two as well as the magnitude of the commitment required to renovate the boat became clear.

In 1996 an owner with sufficient means happened into the boat's storied life, assembled a team of artisans and work began in earnest to wreck out rotted wood, mill new material onsite and replace frames, bow stem, stern deck beams, and 250 new hull planks; as well as new steel fuel tanks, stainless FW tanks, removed the 20,000 lb, 6 cyl, 180hp Washington direct reversible in favor of a Cummins 855 NTA with 6.5:1 reduction gear to drive her original 54" 5 blade propeller.

Relaunched July 13, 1999 following 2 years, 16,000 bf of new Douglas Fir, and $750,000; TEAL had been transformed into a gleaming PNW classic yacht with a bright future to go along with her historic past!

She has been lovingly maintained by several owners since, each of  whom have added important upgrades of modern systems making the boat ever more beautiful and capable as an Alaska voyaging, PNW classic yacht.

Current owners Lisa Haug and Amado Shuck added the boat deck canopy over the fantail stern, with bright finished wet bar and hand railings, as well as full canvas enclosure to make an entertaining space suitable for PNW weather. Upholstery is new throughout, and Simrad radar/chart plotter, and auto pilot make navigating simple.

The diesel powered Isuzu driven hydraulic bow thruster makes maneuvering the boat look easy.

The hydraulic anchor windlass on deck is fitted to 900' of 5/8" galvanized chain with a 500lb Navy anchor.

TEAL has bunks for 12 in 3 staterooms and the Lazarette.

Her galley employs a full size fridge/freezer, as well as a  propane stove and cooktop. Below is a 17cf upright freezer and stacked washer/dryer.

She carries 2000 gallons of diesel fuel in 4 ea 500 gal tanks, and 750 gals of potable water. 110v/220v Electricity onboard is provided by 50A shore power, or (1 of 2) 15 kw generators, as well as by 2 ea 4000 watt inverters from 16 ea 200 ah AGM batteries.

Sistership: Pelican