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 |