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...

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Sunday, January 24, 2010

wiring

So for the last day or two, I've been trying to figure out the best way to attack the wiring. I decided on making a small drawing to use as guide for buying the wire and also as a guide for the installation. It lays out what I expect to be in the boat for lights etc. It shows the different items, cabin lights, bilge etc, what each thing draws based on watts/volts and then shows which wire to use based on the circuit or run and color guide.

I went and bought the wiring and started installing it this afternoon.
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Monday, January 18, 2010

interior lighting...

So this week, Ive been reconnecting with the boat and whats left to do with the remaining projects. There's not too much left but as with most things, I'm sure as I get into something, I'll realize that there is a lot more to do than I thought. I've got it set up now so that the boat is well lit and heated with a small electrical unit. I can turn this on for just 5 minutes before going out there and its comfortable to work in.
One thing I was trying to accomplish today was to get the old light fixtures (with new lights etc) wired. The boat came with two great interior main cabin lights, I'm not sure of the make but I'm hoping to keep them because of the great piece of glass each one has. The light up forward is more recent maybe 70's and although the lens is glass too, it looks like a lot of lights out there today.
The next step is to finish the shelves, counter tops, sink and companion way door. When these are done, I'll have to also get to the mast before my friend comes home and needs his barn again....
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Sunday, January 3, 2010

2010 New Years resolution

Well, while I've done a couple of small things on the boat since the summer, it hasn't been much to speak of and sadly, none of it has been with Maya. I've been thinking of this boat's history over the last twenty years or so and how it's been the focus of on again and off again restoration projects and unfortunately then left alone until the next owner. So this new years resolution is basically just to recommit to this project. Like any resolution, I think I'll have to just do a little each day again to feel that its making some progress. At the rate its going, I'll have a mooring ready with no boat to show ready.
To new beginnings!
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