IBIS 45' LOD 2010 REUEL PARKER SHARPIE SCHOONER IBIS is the new prototype MAXI-TRAILERABLE cruising sharpie schooner. Construction is complete and sail trials have been made in the Bahamas. IBIS felt safe and comfortable during both Gulf Stream crossings as well as several other open-ocean passages. She exceeded my hopes and expectations, and proved to me beyond a doubt that properly designed and built sharpies can be seaworthy and seakindly. IBIS is presently hauled out for the summer. I will re-launch her in November of 2010. She will be available for inspection and sail trials during Fall and Winter. IBIS is for sale for $179,950.   IBIS 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 ballast, and carries an incredible 250 gallons of water in integral central tanks for an additional 2,110lbs ballast. Her lead-filled steel centerboard weighs 1,350lbs, and is raised by the same 12v winch as that used for raising the masts. The winch is mounted on the foremast tabernacle, and uses dedicated batteries charged by their own solar-charger. Fuel capacity is 80 gallons, providing over 110 hours of motor time, for a range of over 850 miles. Sail Area is 753 sq ft in three self-tending 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 powers her to a speed of 8 knots, consuming only .75 gallons per hour. This makes her more fuel efficient than most large pickup trucks! IBIS has a stern boomkin not shown on the drawings below. The boomkin supports the main traveler, boom gallows, flag-staff and GPS antenna. 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/fabric, with hollow Douglas fir laminated masts and main boom (bird's-mouth method). There are five water-tight bulkheads making this vessel as unsinkable as possible. She can be sailed or motored to safety with any compartment flooded.  IBIS sleeps four in private cabins (foc's'le & master double berth). There is a head (SeaLand Traveler) and hot-water shower in the forward (night) cabin. There are large hanging lockers and storage areas. The Aft Cabin contains a large galley, dinette, movie-center with flat-screen TV and 12v electric refrigerator. There are numerous large storage compartments. With the small cargo hold amidships, IBIS can carry many months of food supplies for four people. Electronics include VHF radio, depth sounder and hard-wired Furuno GPS with remote antenna. The GPS is installed in the aft-facing cabin trunk, and is visible from the helm. There ia a solar panel mounted on the hatch turtle.

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
The Aft Cabin		The Galley		Binnacle & Compass; Throtle/Shift to right
IBIS at anchor in the Bahamas			IBIS Sailing on the Bahama Banks, winter, 2010. Note the 14' Periagua in the side davits, which is included with the purchase of IBIS.
14-foot Periagua in the side davits		Helm Seat	Sails Aloft!