Warren Pond Boatworks (WPB) has the mandate to make her a 'battleship by day and a wooden boat by night'. This involves a comprehensive transformation that reflects her intended use as a New England coastal family cruiser and occasional Cat-1 compliant long distance racer.
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| Unassuming WPB |
When Sitzmark entered the shed at WPB, she was fortunate to share space with a 1903 46' Herreshoff,
Nellie undergoing a over-the-top rebuild. Nellie was near completion and it was literally possible to straddle both boats to imagine the possible. Our previous boat,
Kathryn a Morris 40 was a piece of furniture but there were things I would do differently. It was destined that
Sitzmark would benefit from both experiences.
When she was conceived in 1970, aluminum was as radical a construction material as exotic as carbon is today. She was therefore built to race but race comfortably. To that end she was fitted out by Luke Bros. with a complete interior and systems (refrigeration, heat, head, plumbing, DC/AC power, etc.) with integral tankage, albeit finished with wood-grain Formica bulkheads, perforated aluminum headliners, painted plywood ceilings, and an Arrangement plan that favored male crews and large sail inventories. Aside from pure cosmetics, she clearly needed a refresh of her Arrangement plan. Highlights of her interior refit include:
Carpentry:
- Relocation of head from sail bin to port quarter berth
- Conversion of quarter berth to new head
- Installation of holding tank system and fresh/salt water electric head
- Creation of owners v-berth to replace sail bin
- Creation of owners vanity/closet cabin
- Creation of anchor rode locker under v-berth
- Raised-panel main bulkhead
- Solid 1" teak wide planked sole and locks throughout (satin finish)
- Ash wood T&G headliner/ clear in coach house, painted white elsewhere
- Install added insulation above headliner
- Ash wood T&G ceilings (clear) throughout
- New galley surfaces and cupboards
- New custom plate/dish/cup storage
- Reconfigure and resurface Navigation station
- New storage bins and hanging locker under companionway
- Replace teak trim throughout as needed
- Re-varnish interior teak trim (semi-gloss)
- Paint all wooden surfaces (white)
- Reconfigure and replace interior doors (teak flat panel)
- New interior ultra-leather upholstery
- Rebuild coach house interior ceiling
- Install new s/s opening ports
- Rebuild salon table
- New companionway hatch, sliding system and panels
- New cockpit teal seating cap
- New cockpit coming
- New teak eyebrows
- New teak hatch frames
- Design and fabricate bow/anchor roller system (template in wood, fabricate in aluminum)
Electrical:
- Replace electrical system: complete DC/12-volt wiring and breaker panels
- 500 ah house batteries and monitors
- New battery charging system and inverter
- LED interior lighting: recessed, rope and bulkhead art lighting: white/red on dimmers throughout
- LED navigation lighting: Lopolight bow, stern and anchor
- Replace engine wiring
- Installation of new electronics, instrumentation, entertainment system
- Install Lewmar electric windlass and remote control
Plumbing:
- New hot/cold pressure water system
- New stove/oven and propane system (to replace pressure alcohol system)
- Two (2) electric bilge pumps, two (2) manual pumps
- Install cockpit shower
- Install deck wash down
- New plumbing galley and head fixtures
- New Sea Frost refrigeration
- New Webasto heat system
Essentially, we are building a new boat. What follows is an assortment of 'BEFORE' photographs that show highlights of the interior before we started:
BEFORE:
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| Uh oh, Daddy...you're in Trouble! Josephine's First Impression |
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| Looking Forward |
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| Looking Aft |
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| Nav Station |
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| William Selecting His Port Pilot Berth |
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| Aidan's Berth Selection |
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Patchworked Headliner and Coach House
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