1947 Sparkman & Stephens Brasil & Makinac Class Sloop by Fisher Boat Works

Mahogany planking over oak frames. The transom has an aft rake and a nice shape, painted mahogany over cedar, and has been extensively gone over and repaired during the rebuild. Planking is one inch thick Honduras mahogany. keel is oak/lead. The lead is 8,200 lbs. The rudder is oak with bronze strapping.

Structural Members: 1 inch Honduras mahogany planking. 1 ¾ by 2 inch mostly laminated oak frames, on 11 inch centers, glued with West epoxy mixed with chopped cotton. Fir bilge stringer. 5/16” white cedar hull ceiling. 1 inch by 1 ¾ inch cabin top beams on 9 inch centers. The cabin top is a double layer of fir plywood covered with canvas. The deck is 3/8 inch Ocoume plywood covered with 5/8 inch teak; it had been plywood covered with canvas. 1 ¼ inch by 1 7/8 inch deck beams are on 10 inch centers. 2 ½ inch by 4 inch clamp. Metal rods are run athwartship every four or five deck beams to tie the hull and inner cabin together. 1 ¾ inch floor timbers on 11 inch centers. Floor timber thickness and spacing varies in the length of the vessel. Stainless steel cross strapping is on the inner hull.

Fastenings: 16 bar by 2 inch bronze wood screws are used for plank fastenings replacing the original 14 bar fastenings, in part, to help clean up the old holes for the screws as well as the bungs in the original planking.

• The toe rails are varnished mahogany.
• Lifelines and Stanchions: Bronze stanchions
• Deck: The deck was plywood covered with canvas. Replaced with 3/8” Ocoume plywood, and 5/8” bare teak decking with king plank. Seams are filled with two part polysulfide caulking.
• Deck Surface: Bare teak. Excellent footing.
• Superstructure: Cabin has varnished mahogany sides and the cabin top is a double layer of fir plywood covered with painted canvas.
• Portlights: The forward cabin has two round opening portlights and two rectangular opening portlights. The main cabin has four rectangular opening portlights on each side of the cabin. Latches are available to hold them in the open position.
• Hatches/Doors: A forward cabin top hatch is at the forepeak. It has a plexiglass top and wood frame. There are supports to hold it open, and a dog to hold it closed. A bronze folding step is mounted on the aft forepeak bulkhead to make exiting the hatch easier.
• Cockpit: The cockpit is all varnished mahogany with a bare teak sole.

• CNG Force 10 Stove, two burners with toaster.
• Liquid Fuel Lights: A bulkhead mounted unit with stack heat shield is in the main salon.
• Head: Wilcox Crittendon, Skipper model; Wet/dry manual head.

• Batteries: Three gel batteries, 2007, 86 amp. hr. @20 Hr. rate, 700 MCA, form the house batteries bank, along with one 2005 battery of the same size and type that is the engine banks battery; for a total of four batteries.
• Battery Charger: A Statpower True Charge 20.
• Compass: Kelvin, Wilford, White Co. approximately 7 inch compass. It can be placed in cockpit brackets, or stowed below in brackets.
• Depth Finder: Autohelm Tri-Data.
• Knotmeter: Autohelm Tri-Data, with log.
• VHF: Shakespeare model 2500.
• Navigation Lights: Stern, side, masthead, steaming/bow lights, and a pair of spreader lights. The masthead light is a tri type.
• Entertainment Systems: AM/FM, tape player.

• Rig Type: 7/8’s sloop.
• Mast: Spruce. The mast partners on the cabin top is booted with canvas.
• Standing Rigging: 1 X 19 stainless steel standing rigging.
• Winches: No. 3, single speed bronze jib and mainsail halyard winches are on the mast. No. 6 single-speed bronze genoa winches. There is a mainsheet winch to port of the companionway. All are Merriman.
• Mast Step: An oak mast step is over the keel, with bronze floor supports.

• Anchor (s): Danforth H.T. 3000 working anchor, with 250 feet of ¾ inch nylon three strand line and a length of chain.
• Stowage chocks are on the foredeck for the working anchor and it is suitably secured.
• Large white sun tarp with poles
• light weight nylon boom tent
• heavy weight Sunbrella boom tent (when moored)
• Full custom cushions for cockpit
• Spinnaker poles
• Six type II vests for persons over 90 lbs.
• Two type III vests for adults.
• Seven throw cushions.
• Pistol and hand held flare kits
• Two type ABC, Size B-1 Extinguishers
• Q beam spotlight
• flag and pole
• spinnaker winches not installed
• boat hook
• several winch handles
• thee water jugs
• four fenders
• dock lines
• Boston barometer