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"Bird"
1972 Mariner 31, Hull# 136
Owners: Michael Harris, Mystic, CT - USA
Previous Names: "Esprit" - "Yankee Girl II"

Hull #136 is now 'Bird' located in Mystic, Connecticut. This hull is listed as a M31 formerly known as Yankee Girl II and Esprit.
Refurbished boat over the last 4 years.
Rebuilt cabin top sides & painted, patched & painted cabin top and deck, refurbished teak cockpit, repaired and refinished spars, painted hull, refurbished bottom, removed fiberglass cooler, installed 2 burner stove, rebuilt floor, replaced windows, installed  new(used) sails, removed engine, rebuilt and reinstalled with drive saver and new mounts, misc. electronics, running rigging, standing rigging (selectively replaced).
Sailing Mystic River, Fishers Island Sound, Block Island Sound. 

The boat features a schooner bow rather than a spoon bow, but is labeled as a M31 on the forward facing doorway arch in the V berth.