38 foot steel cutter build

[rhysmate]

This is my 38 foot Steel Dick Koopman Cutter called Zora

I am covering the build over on my youtube

I'll post updates here weekly

Any question please let me know

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E08URCQLURk

[SVTatia]

Good luck with your project - I'll be looking forward to your updates.

[Steadman Uhlich]

Howdy!

What follows is written in a friendly tone of voice, including the questions. All with the sole intent to help you.

I watched 80% of your posted video. But most of it seemed to be about the boat you gave away. I clicked because I was curious about the steel boat.

I might have missed something.

I suggest the following information be posted soon, so readers on CF will understand some basic info on your series, as it relates to your steel boat.

1. Where are you (and boat) located?
2. How old is the steel boat? Tell us more about it. Have you ever sailed it? Was it bought unfinished? Does it have any noteworthy history? Etc
3. How long have you owned the steel boat? Is it New to you?
4. Did you have any part in the original build of the steel boat?
5. How long do you anticipate the refit to take? Do you have a target date for completion?
6. Where do you intend to sail the steel boat?

Good luck.

[rhysmate]

Originally Posted by Steadman Uhlich

Howdy!

What follows is written in a friendly tone of voice, including the questions. All with the sole intent to help you.

I watched 80% of your posted video. But most of it seemed to be about the boat you gave away. I clicked because I was curious about the steel boat.

I might have missed something.

I suggest the following information be posted soon, so readers on CF will understand some basic info on your series, as it relates to your steel boat.

1. Where are you (and boat) located?
2. How old is the steel boat? Tell us more about it. Have you ever sailed it? Was it bought unfinished? Does it have any noteworthy history? Etc
3. How long have you owned the steel boat? Is it New to you?
4. Did you have any part in the original build of the steel boat?
5. How long do you anticipate the refit to take? Do you have a target date for completion?
6. Where do you intend to sail the steel boat?

Good luck.

Hey mate just saw this, i was having trouble accessing my account

Ya, my older vids are pretty poor to be fair.. it was a big deal when i did give away the boat so i guess that's why the videos at the time centred on that. Hope you saw some more recents


1. Where are you (and boat) located?

We are in Ireland, south coast

2. How old is the steel boat? Tell us more about it. Have you ever sailed it? Was it bought unfinished? Does it have any noteworthy history? Etc

She's about 35 years old, Dick Koopman design that suffered a fire in 1998 that gutted her. Then she was put on the hard and suffered quite bad rot over the next 15 years. Then a guy bought her and did a huge amount of steel work up until Feb, when i got her.

3. How long have you owned the steel boat? Is it New to you?

Bought it in Feb 18

4. Did you have any part in the original build of the steel boat?

I wasn't even born

5. How long do you anticipate the refit to take? Do you have a target date for completion?

Target date is June 2020

6. Where do you intend to sail the steel boat?

It would be easier to tell you where i dont want to sail her! Hoping to circumnavigate, cross the Atlantic, through the panama canal and onwards.

Below are the day i got her to now

[rhysmate]

And here she is after 20 years sitting and waiting to spread her wings

[Allied39]

Well done, having saved a boat from certain death by investing a fair amount of capital and a huge amount of work and time I understand whats involved.
I hate seeing boats die. I especially hate seeing boats killed when folks should move them on to someone ....anyone.... who will keep them alive.
Boats should go through multiple owners, not visa versa.
Well Done!!!

[NSboatman]

Also mate- where are ya in the south of Ireland? That looked suspiciously like Kinsale marina...

[gjordan]

Ruysmate, you should get onto the thread of the "HULL SHAPE AND BEHAVIOUR IN HEAVY WEATHER" It is about an older steel boat that a family is thinking of buying and rebuilding. You sound like you have just done that. ___Grant.

[rhysmate]

Originally Posted by NSboatman

Also mate- where are ya in the south of Ireland? That looked suspiciously like Kinsale marina...

Have you been here before?

[rhysmate]

My mate found a pretty cool photo in his archives this week. in the below image (taken c. 1998 by his dad) you can see a green boat in the foreground on legs. That's my best friends boat, and the boat i learned to sail on and crossed the atlantic on and have done pretty much all of my sailing on. (bear in mind we were both about 8/9 years old when the photo was taken)


In the background, you can see a red boat against the pier with a fire engine looming nearby. Look familiar?

This was the day Zora was burned, and the last time she was afloat until now... Cool for a piece of her history to fall into place.



Then after about 15 years of neglect

[gjordan]

Those photos are enough to put 99% of people off. It looks like you have done a great job (re-birth) of what most people would have scrapped. Good Sailing! ____Grant.

[rhysmate]

Originally Posted by gjordan

Those photos are enough to put 99% of people off. It looks like you have done a great job (re-birth) of what most people would have scrapped. Good Sailing! ____Grant.

Just to re-iterate that i didn't do the steel work, i got her after that was done. I agree, she was definitely a gonner!

[rhysmate]

i've finally managed to get the cabin sole in the saloon down, I found it really tricky to decide how i wanted it to fit together and where i wanted to access..

Anyway, details in the vid

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2aD1XTpUX34

[rhysmate]

Things are progressing well on Zora. The interior bulkheads are now done, and we are moving on to electrical conduit and insulation

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k7FWr-SajaQ

Rhys

[coopec43]

"5. How long do you anticipate the refit to take? Do you have a target date for completion?

Target date is June 2020"

Rhys

All the very best with your project but I find your target date of around 18 months quite optimistic (nothing wrong with that)

When I started my yacht people who "have been there, done that" told me the hull/deck is the easy part and represents about a third of the overall effort. I didn't believe them then but I certainly do now!

I read recently it takes Hallberg Rassy 7½ months to build one of their 40 footers. And they have a team of builders, sub contracors and f/g molds already made up.

Would love to meet you on your circumnavigation!

Clive