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.



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Saturday, February 3, 2007

It looked great from across the street





Here are some photos from the first time I saw the boat. I had to sneak out of the house and only had 10 minutes to look at the boat. I took the pictures with a Treo cell phone, so the quality isn't so great. The owner had built a structure over the cockpit area and the boat was pretty well covered with a blue tarp. Everything that was once attached to the boat was now off it and stored in a garage. Winches, sink, stove, head, bulkheads, berths, water tank, motor, drawers, electrical, navigational, stanchions, blocks, vents, fair leads and about 200 pieces of teak that trim out the inferior... absolutely everything that could be removed, was. With the exception of the hanging locker and the structure supporting the v berth, the boat was a empty plastic shell. I have to give credit to the owner before the one that gave it to me. He is the one who started this restoration project years ago. Thankfully, He took everything off in a careful manner and has made it relatively easy for me to work on. For the most, part all the pieces have been well labeled and their placement in the hull was made clear. So thanks to him. Anyways, by the time I came across it, it was a dirty, weather-beaten, empty hull....



Looked great to me.













The second time I saw the boat I met the guys from Independent Boat Haulers on my lunch break and took the boat home...


(Again these are pictures taken with a Treo so their not that great.)











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