IBIS 45' LOD 2009 REUEL B. PARKER SHARPIE SCHOONER IBIS is the new prototype MAXI-TRAILERABLE cruising sharpie schooner. Construction is nearing completion in late winter of 2009. We shut down work during the summer, and finish next Fall. IBIS will be for sale, upon completion in December 2009, for $195,000.   She is  51' 4"  LOA, 10' Beam, 2' 6" Draft (7' 8" Board Down), 42' LWL. Her displacement is 14,500lbs and her empty trailer weight is 12,000lbs. She has a box keel containing 2,500lbs of lead, an additional 500lbs of internal trim ballast, and carries an incredible 250 gallons of water for an additional 2,110lbs ballast. Sail Area is 753 sq ft in three sails (gaff schooner). Her masts are tabernacled using an electric winch and permanently installed A-frame. Her bridge clearance is 35'; With masts down her bridge clearance is less than 10 feet. She is powered by an Isuzu 3LD2 3-cylinder diesel, which will power her to her hull-speed of 8.85 knots, consuming only .75 gallons per hour. This makes her more fuel efficient than your pickup truck! IBIS is based on the Washington State halibut fishermen of the San Juan Islands in the 1880's. These were double-ended sharpies intended for use in all seasons. Construction is composite wood/epoxy, with a steel ballasted centerboard raised by an electric winch. She sleeps four in private cabins (foc's'le & master double berth), with a convertible Dinette Berth aft.

The tent, frame, & plywood

Stern Joint

Bottom Planking--first layer (of two)

The Hollow Box Keel, bow part (Gripe)

The Box Keel, stern part (Skeg)

The Stern, planked, & finished Keel

Turning the Hull--Bill Smith at right

Right-side-up--back in the tent

Lazarette & Cockpit framing

The Galley in frame (Aft Cabin)

Fabric/epoxy covering the Deck	Aft Cabin Coachroof Beams (for foam-core)	The Bulwarks under construction	May '08, IBIS covered for the hot Florida summer	Dec '09--all exterior paintwork completed
Cabinet work & varnished hardwood Trim	Hatches & Skylights finished	Lewmar Ports & Skylights installed	Book Shelves, Master Cabin	The Rudder under construction
The Bird's Mouth Mainmast glued up	Boom & Gaff Jaws from mahogany	Gaff Jaws being fit	Rubrails being dry-fitted	The stainless steel A-Frame for raising Masts
The Prop Shaft--Stuffing Box & Coupling	Rudder hung; Rubrails on--all stainless steel hardware custom-made by Parker Marine	The ballasted steel Centerboard under construction, showing the 10ga side plates welded to the pipe nose stringer. Internal web-frames holed for pouring resin on lead	500 lbs of lead installed in the Centerboard before welding the sides together	Welding the vertical upper struts for the portion of the Centerboard that stays in the Trunk; the lower blade is a NACA 009 high-aspect-ratio foil which becomes a Fin Keel when lowered
The welded Centerboard ready for finishing	The finished Cockpit, ready for Compass & Engine Controls to be installed in the Pedestal	Deck Hardware installed midship (ABI)	Deck Hardware aft, including bronze brackets for stowing the Stern Kedge. The ash Tiller is from a naturally-curved grown timber cut from my own trees in Maine	IBIS in early March of 2009. The ISUZU diesel Engine is nearly ready to be installed at left; Centerboard in the foreground