Boat Specifications

Launch Day


Original Name: Cheechako
Year Built: 1935
Designer: Ed Monk
Builder: Berg Shipyard, Lake Union, WA
Materials:
         Hull planking: Yellow Cedar (2")
         Frames: White Oak (3" x 3" bent)
         Stem: Ironbark
         Deadwoods: Douglas Fir
         Deck planking: Douglas Fir
         Deck sheathing: 1/2" Edensaw Meranti Plywood
         Cabin sides and cockpit combings: Red Cedar
         Toe rail: Port Orford Cedar
         Cabin top: Makore
         Spars: Sitka spruce (except douglas fir main mast)
Length on deck: 42'
Length overall: 55'
Beam: 13'2"
Draught: 6'9"
Displacement: approx. 25 tons
Keel: 5 tons (cast iron)
Power: GM453
Fuel Storage: 60 gal
Water Storage: 225 gal

Sailing off Kailua-Kona