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





Sunday, April 8, 2007

Chainplates out...

Lately, the weather in NH has made it hard to get out in the boat and get any real work done.

It's warm and sunny one day, all the birds are singing and I'm looking for the flip flops again... then its 30 degrees, sleeting, I'm wearing big Sorrel boots and snow blowing the old lady's driveway next door. Just when I expected to be pulling the blue tarp back to work on the topsides and outside of the cabin house, I find myself driving to Stef's (Ace) Hardware to buy a new thick black tarp to cover up for the latest round of unseasonably lousy weather. I have been able to get out a few times since last week and the insides of the cabin house really look great. The water stains and discoloration from years of exposure are gone, or at least they were a few days ago... we'll see what has snuck in during the last storm. The cross members supporting the ceiling/deck also look good again and are almost 100% free of old paint and finishes. If I can get them really clean, I'm hoping to finish them bright. The really big news if that all six chainplates are finally out! They look pretty good for thier age but should be tossed. I've priced out their replacments which suprisingly, wasnt too bad and I've decided how to put them back in. I'll save that for when I post the next round of photos.



For now, I wait for better weather and more free time.




(Another reason not much has happened was a great Easter weekend playing cards and drinking in VT.)
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