Between 1957 and 1970 Cheoy Lee produced approximatley 133 folkboats originaly sold as the the Offshore 25, better known as the Frisco Flyer.

There were three versions of this small blue-water boat. 91 in all wood and 42 in Fiberglass with wood. There were 55 Type I's and II's and 78 of the Type III's. The Type I (aka the Pacific Clipper) was an all wood boat, had a mast that was stepped through the deck, a traditional folkboat fractional rig and a smaller cabin. The Type II's had a larger teak trunk cabin and a masthead rig. The Type III's had a larger teak dog-house cabin, some "standing" headroom and a masthead rig stepped on deck. The earlier Type III's were solid teak built onto a fiberglass hull and the later Type III’s (1966-1970) were made entirely out of fiberglass with teak paneling.

This boat, Yard # 1507 is one of approximatley only 30 Type III's left. It was out of the water for the previous 16 years when I got it and then about another 5 more while I rebuilt it. It was an empty, cracked hull when given to me and needed a complete restoration/refit. It took about five years of long nights and weekends of working outside under a tarp, in the garage or in the boat during cold winter nights, wet rainy afternoons and everything in between. The occasionally eager assistant on the project was my four (now ten) year old daughter who can have this boat as soon as I convince her mother to get another one. This blog is the record of all the work that "we" have done to the boat as well as some other somewhat related events with friends and family. Eventually, this will be put together in a book which will stay with the boat.

She still has plenty more to go but for now, Jackaroe has been in the water for a couple years now and thats all that matters...

To see past projects, use the links below.



Questions and comments to Matthewearlgarthwait@gmail.com





Saturday, February 24, 2007

How to build a sailboat in 10 easy steps...

Here's everything in the workshop...

Winch handles, winches, cleats, fair leads, blocks, faucet, turnbuckles. Everything that came off the boat for the most part was marked what it is and where it went. The smaller pieces were even individualy bagged with the screws/bolts and a label in the bag.



Cabin lights, motor throttles some blocks, teak footing for the stanchions...


More teak trim etc. Extensions for the galley table, the companionway drop boards



Hanging from the ceiling there is about 60 pieces of teak trim that lines the inside of the vee berth and the backs of the settee berths. Leaning against the saw is the base of the settee berths. Two openings on each side for two large drawers.



Next to the head is the table which fits in the cockpit area as well as downbelow. It has a deep hidden drawer in the middle for charts and a angled setting one side of the top to be used as a mini nav area.



Drawers

The tiller, other pieces of trim, the cabin sole and floor boards
The giant hatch cover in the back is from a slightly larger boat and not the Flyer.



This is a good shot of the stove that was in the boat. It would have been on the Starboard side as you enter the cabin. Its a small alcohol stove, which wont be going back into the boat. It just takes up too much room down below and I'll just one of our small one burners we use for camping.


At this point, all the wood down stairs has been stripped and or sanded and is ready for varnishing. The tiller handle and drop boards had previously been left to weather naturally, but I washed and brightened them with a teak cleaner and will be finished bright.



My helper..

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