Off topic... our first boat!

This one was what you would call an abandon shipwreck...  It is now fully updated and functional for weekend cruising. It remains nameless....

• Made by Diller Schwill.. 1980's
• LOA 16' 
• Beam 6'
• Draft 2'
• Led keel
• Total mass 300Kg
• Headroom 3' 
• Sleeps 2 
• 6hp Evenrude yachtwin outboard
• Navigation and cabin lights
• 12v system with solar charger
• Cedar floor in cockpit area
• Depth sounder and fish finder

Hawkesbury Confederation Park

Great boat :) Spiffing up this one was the inspiration for the next one!

Stripped.

Old mushroom vents have since been removed... 

Ready waiting for a bit more welding, sandblasting and paint.

Tech Details...

Tech Details...

Plans by Sylvestre A. Langevin, France
Model: Cobalt 32
Year Built: 1975
Construction: Steel
LOA: 32'
Beam: 10'
Draft: 1.6 Meters (5' 2")
Mast: 38' Stainless
Displacement: 4800 Liters
Ballast: 300 Liters of lead
Motor: Diesel Yanmar 2QM15 (15hp)
Fuel: 200 Liters


Gross Weight: unsure...  under 10 000 lbs? (well know when finished...)

Before first launch in late 1970's.

Where it all starts...

Live-in Sailboat: The Refit

Spring 2012... Steven and I decide to buy a bare steel hull and put together a vessel that could be used for world cruising. This is the blog of the refit!

Video 

Haulling it out from the mans back yard. It had been there for over 20 years... 

Thats a tractor pulling a FORD Super Duty 450 Diesel... the grass was too wet for the truck!

Berth and boat bound to the trailer = Shipped... haha