Nigel Irens 50' schooner

Following the gorgeous 62' Maggie B for Franck Blair( http://schoonermaggieb.net/ ) designed by Nigel Irens( http://www.nigelirens.com/FRAMEcruising.htm ) Look at some picture below !!
I decide to built a smallest version of this " fusion schooner",
I ask Nigel to reduce at 50' long the same desing, on this first version it will be only one large owner cabin, but other accomodation can be arranged.
For all engineering, It's my friend Simon Jupe involved, he do all structural details and calculations, he his a real professional naval architect ( and seasoned sailor) you can find this very competent and pragmatic naval architect at : Email : simon@hys-yachts.com Web. : http://www.hys-yachts.com/
for the carbon masts, it's the hight tech composite specialist Julian Smith who are in charge... you can find him at : http://www.appliedstructuralanalysis.com/


For many reason, I decide to built this boat in Philippines, where i find skilled boat builder, at reasonable cost, abundant and diverse wood specie, and great location( http://www.boatshop.com.ph/about/ )

Special thanks to Tim Wright an Frank Blair for right of use the beautifull pictures of the MaggieB look also at http://www.photoaction.com/.

Fusion Schooner 50’

Actual and (phase 3 ongoing upgrade)

Design : Nigel Irens

Cruising sailing boat

Hull type : long keel/centerboard

Rigging type : schooner gaff rig

LOA : 14.97 meter

Beam : 4.2 meter

Draft : 1.68 meter ( 3.2meter centerboard down)

Displ. : 21 metric ton

Hull Construction:

As per Lloyd’s regulation hull will be 40mm thinkness, in strip-planking/cold molded epoxy, with yellow meranti for the strip and two layer in diagonal of Philippine mahogany wood (red dark Luan) kiln dry, all the hull is completely encapsulated with bi-directional fiberglass, we use local epoxy type PRC#7 who was formulated by the U.S. Navy many years ago when they still had bases in the Philippines.

Bulkhead are marine sandwich Plywood/red Luan , all plywood are BS1088 standard, floor frame in massive red dark Luan, with epoxy lamination

Hull have a epoxy faring and final painting with polyurethane paint on Dupont hard built epoxy primer.

Ballast:

8100 kg of lead/antimony, fastening with Nickel Aluminium Bronze (NAB) bolt 20mm

nuts are SS316 .

Centerboard:

Laminated wood in monolytic epoxy box, hydraulic lifting system.

Steering system:

Wooden wheel with SS chain and SS cable on bronze sector.

Emergency helm in galvanized steel

Deck :

Marine plywood with epoxy lamination , non slippolyurethane paint (teck deck expected phase 3)

All beam in laminated red dark luan.

Roof in marine plywood BS 1088 with external lamination and polyurethane painting

Hatch : 6 portholes, tempered glass 8mm , 4 opening hatch on the roof (used aluminum/lexan ) (will be new one for phase 3)

Propulsion:

Yanmar 4JH DTH (recond engine) , 77HP rating, 4 cylinders diesel turbocharged,

Yanmar

New gearbox hydraulic ZF250 ratio 2.31 :1

Flexible mounting, wet exhaust

SS316 shaft, bronze tube

Fixe prop type propeller (feathering one for phase 3)

Accommodation:

All in Philippine mahogany, door with woven Rotan canvas sealed with epoxy varnish

All internal looker painted white color with polyurethane paint

Toilette

Separate bathroom with shower, sink and head

Head manual

Kitchen

Burner, gas

Fridge& Freezer compartment top opening.

12 volt compressor

Diesel Fuel tank

2 Vinyl Esther laminated tank total 650 liters

Daily tank 120 liters

Raccord type filter/water separator.

Fresh Water Tank.

2 Vinyl Esther laminated tanks total 650 liters

Pressure pump with HDP piping to bathroom/kitchen/deck shower.

Electrical

1 X 12 volts, 70 amp emergency starting batteries for the engine

2 X 12 volt 120 amp starter batteries for engine & anchoring winch

6 X 6 volts 200 amps deep cycle batteries for service 12volts 600amp

all wire marine type

electric panel with fuse breaker

all light LED type

alternator on main engine 55amp for starting batteries

alternator on main engine 100 amp for service and anchoring winch batteries charging

with sterling high power regulator, 3 stage chargeur

automatic 3 stage batteries charger 25 amp

(sinus converter 12/220volt 50htz 2000 watt for phase 3)

watermaker

optional

Genset

( 3.5 kw marine diesel for phase 3)

Electronic

Radar seiwa 24m, 4 kw on plotter screen

GPS Seiwa

Deep sounder Seiwa on plotter screen

Deep sounder Nasa clipper

Wind indicator Nasa Clipper

Speed/log indicator Nasa clipper

Chart plotter Explorer 3 Seiwa

LCD/LED 12v screen 19 inch for plotter

Autopilot AP3 seiwa

Hydraulic drive LS

Sail and Rigging

Mast :

Carbon fiber mast , boom, gaff.

Textile Dynex dux Stroud/running backstay with Dyneema lashing on bronze chain plate

All pulley from sweeden rutgerson

Sail

Main 69 sqmeter laminate challenger

Fore 46.7 sqmeter Laminate challenger

Stay 29 sqmeter Laminate Challenger

Asymmetric 69 sqmeter

All from Hydes Sail

Rope from robline

Winchs

2 self tailing winch 45 hutton bronze

2 self tailing winch 50 hutton bronze

1 self tailing winch 20 hutton bronze for the reefs

stopper, deck rail, deck pulley

Mooring

Anchoring winch, electric drive 12volt bronze Hutton

45 meter galvanized chain 12mm

100 meter polyester mooring rope

1 anchor 35kg delta type ( new 40kg type spade for phase 3)

Dinghy

3 meter, epoxy, sailing dinghy rigid hull

outboard 2.5 hp, Suzuki (phase 3)

2 lifting davit with pulley on the transom

Safety equipment

Set of parachute flare

Smoke flare

6 life jacket

To give a name for a boat is not always easy.. I need to see her/him almost completed before to do the right choice...

the name for this schooner will be " GLAZ"

word from my breton language (the Glazik country !) used for a special color and feeling, between the green and the blue, when you can't see difference between sea and sky, between land and sea, also used for some human feeling.....

The basic cost for the 62' Maggie B was around 2 millions Canadian dollars 3 year ago...( but it's much bigger boat), our challenge is to produce a boat ready to sail from here for a fraction of this cost, with acceptable standard quality.
the carbon rigging is a important part of the final cost but also the base of this concept !
I try to find someone interrested to built a duplicate during the construction, we will have reduced both cost to re-use molds/study/templates/jig/foundry tools.worker training and so.. but this not happen, so the Glaz will remain a one-off !
equipment and molds still in Carmen , we can discuss If someone want to built a second unit !

My Name is Bertrand d'Alencon, french citizen, 50 year old, Ocean and Boat passionated !
To submarize my experience, after few year sailing from France to Caraibe, via Canada and newfoundland, i start to built boat and maritime project in 1983 until now... from fishing boat, french navy units to offshore gas platform project...
After now almost 10 year working and sailing in asia, I found my own boat was to big for me to be shorthandle! a heavy 74' gaff rig schooner !! ( http://www.schoonercortom.blogspot.com ) I sell her and start this new project..
go sailing now..

email, the best way !
bertrand.dalencon@gmail.com
or
Telephones number...

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Singapore+ 65 98650358
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