Left is Shemara's sister ship Gazelle. She was built shortly after Shemara, though from what I've heard, she's been misdated to the 1970s. She is planked in cedar, and sold to Australia around ten years ago. This photo is from a for sale ad in Australia in 2002.
Where is she now? I see a lot of Norfolk Pine in the background - could it be Qld?
Easter was spent waterblasting, scraping, sanding, priming, undercoating and painting. Topsides and hull. It's a bit rough in patches but we ran out of time, so had to be practical. However - a vast improvement!Mike helped me sail her back to the mooring and she really likes a bit of extra wind (20 kt gusts) ; and a smooth hull made a huge difference!
The picture here shows the antifouling job just about done.
LOA 23’ 6” LWL 18’ 5” Beam 7’ 5” Draft 4’ 0” Displacement 2.5 Tons Working Sail Area 275 Sq Feet Designer: Roydon Thomas Builder: Frank Ballinger Hull material: 1” NZ Kauri carvel on Jarrah. Mast and Spars: Douglas Fir (known in NZ as “Oregon”) Date and place built: Wellington, New Zealand. 1958
Shemara is old but has good bones. Most of the work is in replacing corroded bits and pieces and prettying her up a little at a time. This blog might be of interest or it may not, mostly it is a record of work done and trips. It will be picture –heavy.
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