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Canalboater's Canal Boat Project, Jezebel II.
Jezebel II is a 58' x16' x 30" cold moulded composite canal boat being built along the lines of the Dutch Style boats in use today. I've been working on this boat just over 9 years. I started with a clean sheet of paper and spent over a year on design and looking for a place to build. As of this month I have over 14,000 man hours in the construction. The boat weighs just over 34,000pounds. Estimated time to complete is about 2 years.
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JEZEBEL II is a modified hull design. Draft is 26", LOL is 58'6", beam is 16', bridge clearance 12'. She is powered by twin 75 h.p. Kabota 4 cyl. diesels. Hull design is that of a catamaran. She will carry 480 gal. of fresh water, 250 gal. of diesel fuel, 120 gal. black water and 120 gal. gray water storage. When finished, JEZEBEL will be our permanent retirement home.
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Wow....... I mean that's a Bigggggg 'un... Where in this vessel going to be floated?
ReplyDeleteEstimated cruise speed is about 12 - 14 knots, maybe?
Nice solid structure...
I believe Don plans to stick to the intercoastal waterways. They will be retired, and in no rush. She should be pretty reasonable to scoot around...
ReplyDeleteKruez is correct, we plan to spend all our time on the rivers, lakes and the canal systems in the U.S. and Canada. Bigggggg'um, yes, maybe to big. Had I cut 10' off I may have been done by now. Oh well, to late now, OR IS IT. The past month or so has been spent finishing the 8 small windows for the cabin trunk. They are ready to be installed now. I have 2 big projects coming this summer, 1 is to finish sanding the hull fiberglass lay-up and the other is to glass the decks and the trunk cabin. Wish me luck....
ReplyDeleteCB
I wouldn't cut that extra 10' off, it may serve you later on...
ReplyDeleteI can't wait to see her launched... Plan drawing, and construction look great