Jensen
Motor Boat
Company

Services
& Rates

"On The Ways"


Tony Jensen
Musician & Founder JMC
George Jensen
Industrial Designer
Anchor Jensen
Boat Designer-Builder

Slo-mo-shun IV History

History
A history & Photo database
of what we hope will be every boat
ever built here. So if you or your
family ever owned a JMC built
boat, or worked with
or at JMC we would be
happy to hear
from you.

Boat Database
1922-29
1930-39
1940-49
1950-59
1960-69
1970-79

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Tony Jensen's first boat building job in
Seattle was at the Moran Ship Yard in 1906.
It was ship building during the day and playing the violin
in the evening at the local symphony or theaters
He moved up to Victoria about 1912 to play for the Pantages
Theater and work in the Shipyards.

Upon returning to Seattle in 1925
Tony started a new boat building business in the Greenlake
area of North Seattle. He rented building space from
Miller Aircraft and when he finished
his boats he would haul them down to Portage Bay
for launching ceremonies.

Jensen's circa 1927-The
boat shown on our Marine Ways is "Kensington"
which is still in pristine condition thanks to Steve Wilen

The property for the Jensen Motorboat Company
on Portage Bay was purchased by Tony & Bessie Jensen
& two Partners and has been in the same location for 75 years.

We hope to document all the boats,owners,and employees
who made Jensens one of the premier boat
builders in the northwest

Meteor-Designed by George Jensen 1937

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