I spent a ton of money to produce the best boat my brain could imagine for a couple or solo sailor to cruise on.
At first used Doug Embree, here in St. Petersburg, Fl. , as the initial fabricato for exceptional stainless steel components. However, things took too long to produce and far too costly, so I moved on to another local guy here that was quick, reasonably priced and ...well, what could a guy like me ask for that was more than that, but I will add, Rick was a total pleasure to work with. He is a wonderful guy?
Rick was exceptional. Here are some photos of his work for me and Memory Rose.
Bowsprit aluminum 6061 structural platform
Aluminum 'nurled' handle for Deck Water washdown.
Double Nickle plated Craftsman vise (53 yrs old prior to plating). Done by aircraft plater.
Extra pins for Barient Winches... custom machined and in stock aboard!
Front S.S. and Bronze roller set up for diverting chain from anchor to storage 10' aft of bow!
4" Aluminum 'chute' to align chain in the center of the chain locker.
Total access to chain and more especially, the motor of the windlass. IF, anything ever needs work, you can address it standing up, with workbench at your forefront and in comfort.
heavy duty wiring 'everywhere'. and yes...I carry spare brushes for motor aboard.
Drawing for custom 1/2" thick, one piece 316L Stainless Steel chain plates (12 of them!) 12 plates/6 for each mast. Mizzen has been modified to be self supporting (no triadic stay needed or wanted.)
Cutwater fitting for Bobstay, or in lower bolt hole, extreme anchoring.
Early photos of swim platform, davits etc. Monitor windvane added after these photos.
Dolphin striker s.s. art, was produced to reflect our concern for dolphins in our bow. NO (traditional)Spear points to harm them!
Dorade boxes, custom 1.125" teak with S.S. dorades and once again, custom Dorade Guards!
Forward Dorade Guard was made wider, to support the tubes inside an inverted inflatable boat.
Dorade Boxes, remove with only '1' bolt~! Air inlet is custom aluminum with screw in Delrin insert caps from below. When you have 'air conditioning or heat' on, the deck is sealed. IF you go upside down in a roll over, you are totally protected. No expense spared for safety issues!!
Dolphin Striker double pivot on left.. machined out of one piece of solid 4" stainless steel~ right.
Both goose necks on booms were overbuilt.
--Aluminum specialties, like this bracket for a Ratheon hailer.
Ladder eventually removed for a special mod using a Monitor Windvane system.. see later. Swim platform below and swim platform received slots to reduce water slap at anchor.
End of Main Boom mods.
Mizzen boom gooseneck mods. All were about correct alignment and increasing strength!
Main sail sheeting simplified and made more robust. This custom S.S. work of art, and it's added sister plank of 2" mahongany and 20 coats of varnish were added to make sure, not a hint of flexing occured on deck.
Mizzen mast base. 1/2" thick, top and bottom, 1/4" thick on sides....with 1" thick Aluminum base added to top. Mast slides over top of aluminum....all this with an 1/8th inch Delrin sheet between them to eliminate galvanic action degrading the Mizzen base. A work of art that could be on someone's mantle piece.
All significant s.s. funtional pieces were made new out of 316 s.s. and beefed up. All blocks are Garhauer!!!
Davit above and support down to Swim Platform below. Flexible joint in between.
Below, machined 6061 aluminum block base for the turning angle of the Stay Sail aft lead.
Top of Sampson Post:
IF, the rare occasion occurs, that one could consider using a 2nd anchor on this boat(Primary anchor is a huge 110 lb. Bruce). ....the Sampson post a few feet back from the bow, offers a "Turning Cap" added on top, that will redirect the 2nd anchors rode to the Windlass Capstan on the Starboard deck. One Windlass/ capstan and gypsy yet it is designed to handle 2 rodes, line or chain.
Custom 30" Stantions and bases. Safety comes first! Totally sealed, so no rusting ever occurs/316 bases, independent/ and 9" extruded GRP plugs pressed into the bottom of each stantion to radically resist any bending, even if severely overloaded. All Life Lines are 1/4? 1x19 rigging wire.... 316 grade. Nothing too strong-ever broke!
Lead for 2nd anchor and anchoring pendant(small line seen)
Above, Secondary winches for Staysail, are the original Barient 27's used by OEM for Primaries.. but bases are again custom s.s.
-below, davit above and swim platform support below.
click on any photo to enlarge it!
Below, Interior support for upper deck, 1.5" s.s. tied to below deck s.s. tie in to hull. Extreme strength.
SS bowsprit, with added aluminum slotted walkway that was later covered and trimmed in teak.
Solar Array on Davits are adjustable to face Aft, as they are shown here, or Forward as shown below.
Forward cleat remains a 12" model, but Port and Starboard cleats are now 15" models with large backing plates.
Minor addition but highly functional, is a sliding dish draining system over normal galley functions.
Upper release for Lee Cloth supports for quick dis assembly.
Starboard Lee Cloth supports in place
Upper lee cloth supports in Pilot House are attached to overhead, yet removable in minutes.
Mast tangs low and high were made new by GulfCoast Marine
Mizzen Mast substantial base uses s.s. below and aluminum above with delrin in between to prevent galvanic action between rigging and mast.
At base of Skeg support for the rudder, a s.s. support holds a protection cable for the propeller, between the keel and skeg.
Skeleton for new rudder design was made with Aquamet 22, 2" shafting for corrosion resistance and ultimate strength.
Pins for sheaves on the Edson steering system were replaced with Stainless Steel for superior strength and wear resistance... these bronze ones were nearly worn through, so were tossed away.
Mast tangs replaced with new 316 grade stainless ones.
Enjoy!
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