1947 Cypress-On-Oak 46 ft Centerboard Ketch

Anchor Where Other Sailboats Can't! One-off design resembling a Munroe-sharpie, Montreal 1947. Always in fresh water. Cypress planks on white-oak frames over live-oak structure. Cast-iron external ballast. Long shallow keel, pierced by pivoting steel centerboard. Sitka spars in tabernacles - can be lowered to get under bridges. Glass/epoxy decks. Large comfortable cockpit. Standing backstays for easy tacking. 36 ft LWL, 40 ft LOD, 46 ft LOA, 10 ft beam, draft 40" (board up) 72" (board down). 23-hp Farymann diesel. Sleeps 4 easy, 6 friendly. Continuously maintained, ready for another season on Georgian Bay.

https://youtu.be/X-PycMVce1o?si=1PR4zpcccgYcLk23

Design and construction features video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XzuFigj5ojs