This is Sea Venture's sailplan with the blue dove Kame Richards of Pineapple Sails in Alameda placed on the mainsail he made for us. SV has painted spars instead of the varnished look on this drawing, and she no longer has a teak deck.


   

Here is Sea Venture's transom. I wish I could remember the painter's name (at Marina Seca, San Carlos, MX). He's doing the lettering by hand. Imagine. We documented her out of Marshallberg, NC, but unless they dredge the harbor, we'll have a hard time sailing in to Sleepy Creek. Still, Sleepy Creek is home, and her little sister, Puff, sails there.

The original layout of the Hudson featured a galley in the pilothouse which is hard to use in a seaway. We have modified it to bring the galley down to the lower salon, port side, where originally there was a desk and small settee. Below are the new drawings of the galley. The pilot house starboard side will still have a refrigerator and freezer, but in between these, where the stove and sink are in the above drawing, we're building a 5' settee with storage above and below

This is the overhead view. Behind the stove is the microwave and addtional storage, seen in the next drawing.

This is essentially what you will see from the settee, with mahogany all over the place. There will be shelves next to the two portlights, and the drawers in the u-counter will be a long one next to the short one, with doors underneath for accesss to the generator. A trash bin is located at the end of the U, and between the stove and the sink are shelves for storage and an additional drawer. The hard-to-access area in the far corner stores paper towels. Behind the drawer fronts on the left side of this drawing are holders for plates. We have so much more room this way, as well as having a safe working space when at sea. Using this CAD program, Michael was able to engineer the stove so that it swings perfectly. 

Check out our Galleries page and Web Albums for pictures of the finished work.

www.seutedeern.net  Here's a link to a gorgeous sistership, Seute Deern, owned by Jim and Jeannette Lay.Jim is the one who set up the website for Force 50/Formosa owners: www. force 50.org