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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Monday, July 21, 2008

Pooka update...


After meeting the owner of Pooka, the small Cheoy Lee in our local harbor (Maya calls it Jackaroe's sister) we noticed that it wasn't sitting on its mooring for several weeks following it's launch.

I found this on line....

June 27, 2008

Coast Guard tows sinking sailboat into harbor

By Michael Farrell
Staff writer

Two people were rescued by the U.S. Coast Guard yesterday afternoon after their sailboat was taking on water.

As it was traveling from Rye, N.H., to Boston, the 30-foot sailboat Pooka began to take on water and flood while it was four miles northeast of Gloucester Harbor.

The Coast Guard received a distress call over VHF radio at 12:40 p.m. from the owner, John Mixie, a resident of Hampton, N.H.

A 25-foot response boat and a 47-foot motor lifeboat were dispatched from the Gloucester Coast Guard Station on Harbor Loop to assist the Pooka.

"There were about 50 gallons of water on board," said Petty Officer 2nd class Gary Fleming, a crewman on the response boat. "And there was water in the cabin."

When Fleming was sent aboard the Pooka, the water was rising above the deck plates. Unable to get the Pooka's on-board pump to operate because there was too much water in the bilge, to keep the boat from sinking, Fleming and Mixie had to use a Coast Guard's dewatering pump and buckets.

According to Fleming, after the Pooka was towed into Gloucester Harbor, they were able to get the boat's own pump working.

The Pooka was escorted to the Gloucester harbormaster's dock and safely moored.

We wish them the best and hope the boat and everyone is fine and back home in Rye Harbor soon.
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