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Started:
January 2002
Completed: June 2002
Type: 45'-0 x 13'-6"
Fantail Tug Yacht
Link to Sockeye 45 Page
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The
hull panels are cut out and ready to be stitched
over the bulkheads. Longitudinals have been
installed between the bulkheads to make the
structure more rigid and to keep the panels from
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The
hull is stitched and epoxied together. All wires and
fasteners will be pulled before any more plywood is
added to the hull. The initial layer for the hull is
1/2" plywood with 4 layers of 1/4" plywood being
added to the bottom and 3 layers of 1/4" plywood
added to the sides for finished hull thicknesses of
1 1/2" and 1 1/4".
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After all the 1/4" plywood is cold molded to the
hull, the stem is fitted and epoxied in place.
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The
shaft log is epoxied in place and the rest of the
keel is fit in place.
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Final layers of plywood are added to the keel. After
the keel is shaped it is heavily glassed and two
layers of Dynel are added to the entire hull.
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The
hull is to large to be rolled in the shop, so it is
put wrapped in the rolling jig and pulled out of the
shop for the crane.
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The
three pictures below are all taken from the forward
berth looking aft into the engine compartment and
the head vanity.
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Clockwise from top left: galley in salon (looking
forward), dinette in salon (looking forward),
helm/dash, fo'c'sle looking into the engine room and
up the steps to the pilot house.
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The rudder is hinged and
as the rudder is rotated the hinged aft section
pivots at a faster rate than the main section. This
type of rudder is very helpful when docking,
eliminating the need for a stern thruster.
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