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"MUNCHKIN"
Meticulously Handcrafted 12.5 Foot Marisol Skiff
Designed by Gifford Jackson, Auckland, New Zealand
Lying at Maplewood, New Jersey
Builder Information:
Matthew Carmel
Completed May 1996.
2000-2500 hours of construction.
Fresh water sailed.
Indoor covered storage.Specifications:
LOA: 12'6"
Beam: 4'7.5"
Draft (db up): 9"
Draft (db down): 2'4"
Displacement: 175-200 lbs.
Sail Area: 70 sq. ft.
Sail Plan and Lines (.pdf file)Hull:
Single-chined resorcinol/epoxy-glued and copper clinch-nailed lapstrake topsides, 12º V-bottom.
Exterior and daggerboard slot West System epoxy and fiberglass sheathed.
Awlgrip two part epoxy primer and paint throughout.
Captain's Z Spar marine varnished brightwork.Woods:
Marine grade plywood - Strakes, bottom, watertight compartment bulkheads, daggerboard trunk sides.
Marine luan plywood - midship scroll frames, mast partner, boom and mast crutches.
White oak - stem, hog, girder, traveler frame, daggerboard trunk logs, rudder cheek, chines, midship scuff strips, stem knees.
Philippine mahogany - transom.
Teak - watertight compartment scuff strips, rails, girder cap, daggerboard trunk caps, rowing seat, port/starboard seats, spar and mast partner trim.
Ash - tiller, stem cap, rail knees, oars.
Honduran mahogany - daggerboard, rudder.
Sitka spruce - mast, boom, gaff.Hardware:
Bronze - traveler track, oar locks, deck plate, cleats, chocks, cheek blocks, jam cleat, deadeye stropping, stem shoulder bolt, boom bail, custom pintles and gudgeons, watertight compartment inspection ports with wrench, external fastenings, builder's name plate.
Stainless - traveler car, snap shackle, internal fastenings.
Brass - keel shoe, mast partner gate.
Pert Lowell black locust deadeyes, belay pins, parrel beads and blocks with bronze roller bearing sheaves, pins and straps.Sail and Rigging:
Double reefed and battened Dacron tanbark mainsail with sail bag.
Roblon Spunflex simulated hemp lines, traditionally hand whipped throughout.
Leather chaffing guards on shrouds.Miscellaneous:
Custom Sunbrella boat cover.
Custom Sunbrella bags for tiller, rudder, spars.
Custom Sunbrella port/starboard daggerboard gear bags.
Custom embroidered canvas rigging bag.
Custom burgee and port/starboard sunray flags.
Galvanized trailer with spare tire, axle grease nipples.
Canvas fenders.
35 sheets of plans.
Various templates and mast partner building jig.Contact Information:
Matthew Carmel
(973) 378-8011
Email: mcarmel@oshadata.com
Detailed Photographic Documentation Aft View Belay Pin Blocks Boom Jaw Chock Crutch Support Custom Bags Custom Cover Daggerboard Daggerboard Bottom Daggerboard Top Deadeye Foward Scroll Foward View Gudgeon Keel Marisol Mast Boomjaw Mast Partner Mast Sheave Name Plate Oarlock Socket Port Quarter Quarter Badge Rigging Bag Rowing Seat Rudder Scuff Strip Sheer Strake Stem Cap Tiller and Crutch Tiller Leather Topping Lift Sheave Transom Traveler Upper Deadeye