Overview

General Description

Thomas E. Colvin, NA Design 48' ocean cruising auxiliary 3-masted Junk. She has a 5' draft, and dual integral keel cooling. There is lots of headroom for a six-footer. This is a big, stable, tough, easily maintained, operator-friendly boat with a great deck layout, and a capacity to cruise anywhere in the world. Design anticipates easy crewing by a couple, and single-handed under sail or power is a viable option.

Actual Condition

The owner was in the middle of finishing putting this fantastic project boat together. It is reported, due to health reasons, he had to suspend the project. All major steel construction has been completed, including grinding of all hull welds. The ship has also been sandblasted and painted.

There are well over 6,000 hours of construction in the Chinese Junk at this point. The hull, deck, bulwark, and cabin plate are high-strength low-alloy Corten steel. The frames, keel shoe and t-bar are A-36. All steel is certified, and from USA plants.

All plates were cut with plasma to preclude any warping. All welding was done with modern, inverter-based welding machines. The hull plate welds were triple welded with very high-quality filler metal. Generally, the interior welds were made with a dual shield mig process, and the exterior welds were made with a traditional stick process.

The rest of the work necessary to complete the project is primarily inside carpentry, plumbing, sail making and wiring. Almost all major parts, such as portlights, shaft, propeller, hatches, windlasses, masts, rigging, etc. are ready to bolt on to the hull now that the sandblasting and painting have been completed.