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, July 21, 2007

Salon painted....

It was another great day working on the boat. I was able to get some paint on the ceiling , the bulkhead, the berths and then put up the mahogany slats that make up the seat backs. Everything still needs another coat of paint but it looks a lot better than it did in January!



The back slats had to be trimmed a little to accommodate the new knees. I think I put at least four coats of varnish on them this winter so they should be all set. I'll have to take them back down to finish the work on the cabinets but I really couldn't wait to see what it look like with them and the sole in place.



I also wanted to the kid to be able to get in there and play a little before I move forward into the next section and start using epoxy, glass etc. again.

She fits in the berth and likes her room a lot. She looking forward to decorating it. She also wanted to find a place to keep her bears/toys and decided on the small space intended for the head. This could be setting her up for a bad mistake down the road.


I also put the grates in to see how they looked...and they look great!

This thing is really starting to look like a Frisco Flyer.




In other news, Maki continues to wage her "Land campaign". Today before she went climbing up north, she gave the kid a lesson in arranging your climbing rack and what all the pieces are called.




Maya came up with her own names for pieces, like "The mommy hex nut and the baby cam....

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