ELLA (ex VELEDA) – Fred Shepherd 67 ft Staysail Schooner 1935 / 2005

Specification

General information

Construction

• Original 2 in/ 50 mm pitch pine planks on double oak frames copper riveted
• Independent iron floors and hanging knees
• Lead ballast 18 t with bronze keel bolts
• Timber rudder with bronze fittings on steering gear to quadrant
• Teak original deck planking 1.1/4 in/ >32mm – bronze bolted, caulked and Pantera seams
• Doghouse and all deck structures in varnished Teak, all in original condition and bronze fittings