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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Wednesday, July 4, 2007

First coats on the cabin house...

It's been a great fourth of July! There was a couple hours of good weather earlier this morning and I sanded the cabin house sides with 150 then 220, used the shop vac to remove every bit of wood shavings, sawdust and hidden pockets of fiberglass powder, then wiped everything down before applying the first coats of West System on the cabin house.

Its starting to look like a boat again.



The wood is still a little rough from being neglected for so long and the surface shows some scars but considering what it looked like when I got it, its starting to look great. There are also a couple of runs/sags which are my fault. They're noticeable all the way from the road, as a friend pointed out. Thanks. I was in a bit of a rush to get the first coat on before the afternoon showers started and didnt tip off as well. I'll have to sand this coat down anyways and apply another before putting on all the varnish.




After it was all dry and cleaned out, the kid wanted to see her room and give her approval.



The splines came out nice too. They are a little bright and you can see where two butt together, but I can live with it....


**I also had a chance to pour the concrete and seal the ballast in. Before putting it in, I coated everything with a concrete to concrete binder. Then filled her up and made sure to have a smooth pitch leading water aft to the deep bilge. It's nice being able to walk on this again and it will be even better once the floor boards are in on top of this.


She helped by tapping the sides to engcourage any air bubbles out and the cement in to fill all the voids.


Great job!
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