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The wood we are using in this restoration includes:
Western Red Cedar (planking), Alaskan Yellow Cedar (deck beams, clamps), Honduras Mahagonny (cabin sides, interior), Bending Oak (frames), Angelique (stem repair).
Much of the hardware either melted or was lost in the fire. Happily, Port
Townsend Foundry has made new patterns to reproduce the portlights.
They also have a huge stock of traditional west coast patterns to choose
from for other components such as the handrail stanchions, cleats, and
the steering wheel hub. You can also see photos
of the portlights being created.
The
fasteners we're using for the hull are galvanized screws. We chose to use
galvanized instead of silicon bronze because there are still a lot of the
previous fasteners in the planks below the waterline which were iron boat
nails (original) and cadmium plated and galvanized (refastened). We didn't
use silicon bronze at this time because that would introduce a dissimliar
metal and thereby set up potential electrolysis which would cause the less
noble metal fasteners to be lost more quickly.
Surprisingly,
the engine has fared just fine. The starter and alternator needed some work,
but because the engine was "pickled" right after the fire (diesel
put into the cylinders to prevent rust) it's going to be useable. It's an
Isuzu Diesel. 4 cylinders. Also using a Balmar alternator and regulator.
Believe
it or not, the diesel stove was salvageable. It's manufactured by Dickinson
Marine Products Ltd out of British Columbia, Canada. I phoned Dickenson
and they referred me to John Soresen up in Everett. He and Lee Tyacke did
a fantastic job restoring the stove -- definitely better than new. I heartily
recommend working with them. Contact John Sorensen, who also serves as Dickinson's
Shipping Warehouse for the U.S. (425) 347-4028. They're located on Highway
99 in South Everett.
I'm installing a new windlass which is manufactured by IDEAL
Windlass of East Greenwich, RI. They've been building windlasses since
1936. They've been great to work with.
Since
the fire destroyed the whole pilot house, all the instruments will need
to be replaced. I chose to replace the guages with ones from the "Wings"
product line by Stewart
Warner.
I also needed to buy new navigation lights. Some friends use these on their
boat and they are very very bright. I also like their design. They are
made in Italy by Foresti
& Suardi but I purchased them locally through Cutty
Sark, in Bellevue.
The
largest bilge pump in one that is rated for 3700 gallons per hour (this
of course decreases depending how far from the pump the water needs to travel
before it leaves the boat). The pump requires a float switch and there will
be a three-way switch to control it at the helm (manual, auto, off). The
bilge water will pass through the hose to the bronze anti-siphon valve,
and then will travel on to the through-hull. There will be two hose clamps
(smooth interior) at each junction of the hose with a fitting.
There will also be two smaller bilge pumps in the boat. These are each rated
at 750 gallons per hour. Once again, each will go through a bronze anti-siphon
valve before exiting the water through a through-hull. We're using hose
clamps that are smooth inside (instead of serrated) so that they won't bite
into the hose and damage it in any way.
The cockpit area will be drained of water through three scuppers. Each bronze
scupper is connected to its own bronze through-hull. Once again two hose
clamps are used at each place the hose attaches to a fitting. I picked up
all the fittings, clamps and hose locally, at Fisheries
Supply.
I
will be replacing the previous control head (on left) with an identical
one. This is a single lever control head which provides a pull-out handle
for over-riding the throttle and is manufactured by Kobelt
. The folks at Doc Freeman's
were able to locate this.
Helpful
staff at Doc Freeman's were also
the ones who tracked down this lock hardware for the pilot house door. The
body is stainless but the handle and other visible parts are brass.
We'll
be reusing the corner sink in the head. It is likely that this was an original
sink from the Sands company in 1914. By the way, Pine Sol does a great job
of cleaning off all the char and grime from the fire!
We
are replacing the single water tank with two watertanks - 18 gallon tanks
on each side of the boat. The tanks are available locally through Marine
Sanitation which is located right next to Fisheries in Mariners Square (800)-624-9111..
Each
water tank will be fitted with a shut-off valve (actually brass as opposed
to the plastic ones shown here) and the hose will lead from the tank to
a junction of the two lines, then on to the head and galley.
The
tank for waste is made by the same folks who make the water tanks and is
available at Marine Sanitation. The head will plumb directly to the waste
tank. The waste tank can them be emptied dockside at a pumpout station via
a deckplate outside the cabin, or if at sea, can be sent through this macerator
pump then out a through-hull underneath the waterline.