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Larry Benson reports that "Thelonius was custom built for a Portland Oregon dentist who wanted a 'traditional-style' design. Ed Monk modified a 1920s plan, resulting in more living space, more head room, more storage than would have been in the 1920s. Unique features include glue-wedged hull seams (rather than caulk) and engine in rear under the cockpit (rather than under the wheel house). Construction materials are yellow cedar planking over oak frames for the hull. Decks and cabins are teak. Interior trim is mahogany. The hull planks had a deep bevel top and bottom, forming a V between each plank. A glue-soaked wedge was driven into the V. The wedge was then faired down to be perfectly smooth with the planks, forming a solid wood hull."