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General Layout of the 83527

Hull Characteristics
Length:   83 feet
Tonnage:   54 tons
Beam:   16 feet 2 inches
Draft:   5 foot 4 inches
Hull Framing:   All Sawn Oak 2 1/4" X 2" on 12" centers tied by floor timbers, bilge clamps and bilge stringers
Hull Planking:   Bottom 1 5/8" Carvel Ceder planked with #12 and #10 silicon bronze fasteners.
Keelson:   Heavy sawn wood
Keel:   Heavy sawn scarfed wood
Stem:   Formed Oak and forefoot
Chine:   Displacement hull round bilge
Deck Beams:   Wood
Decks:   Wood
House Const:   Fir framing and plywood
Bulkheads:   Plywood Bulkheads, three watertight
Escape Hatch:   Seven total
General Const:   A heavy wood framed and planked hull to BU PERS standards
Trim:   Paint
Interior Layout

 

       
Click on the number below to view the corresponding section from above in a small format. Click the compartment name for a larger format image if you have broadband or just want to study the details.
1 Lazarette - Steering, Rudder Porch, Struts and Storage
2 Storage - Fresh Water, Central Fire Ext, General Storage
3 Engine Room - Engines, Generators, Pumps, Bilge
4 Fuel Tank Room - 3 Fuel Tanks for 1997 Gal total
5a Crews Mess/Officers Stateroom - Starboard View
5b Crews Mess/Officers Stateroom - Port View
6 Crews Quarters - Pipe Rail bunks and Armory
7 Forward Head and Chain Locker
8 Wheelhouse - Bridge, Controls and Navigation
       
The above drawing is not for this hull number, but similar enough to display the Interior Arrangement.

Lines and Offsets Drawing
     Click on a section and open a huge image. A copy of the bottom two drawings combined can be opened HERE.
       

Ships Model Layout


       
Video Tour
This video tour was taken during the Work Party #1.

Broadband Speed Video

   
Topside

 Stern looking forward Amidships look astern Flying bridge looking forward  

More mast From the rear. Vosper PT tied to starboard  Entrance to enclosed bridge The  bridge
     
       
Flying Bridge
       
       
Pilot House
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 Wheelhouse Wheelhouse to starboard Light switches Dan Waking (Hailing) the Neighborhood
       
Chain Locker
       
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Anchors Secured Deck Protected    
Forward Head
       
       
Crews Quarters
     
Forward compartment and forward head      
Crews Mess
   
Crew mess. Chief Quarters bulkhead removed. Galley    
Officers Quarters
     
 Chiefs head      
Fuel Tank Room

 
Two small fuel tanks      
Engine Room
 
 Engine Room looking forward  Engine room looking astern. Sterling gasoline engine removed from boat.  
       
Engineering Stores
       
Lazarette
       
     

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