Sailing
Vessel: "Elsa"
Visitors:
Basic
Specs:
Vessel's
name: "Elsa"
(Named
after the lioness in "Born Free".)
LOA:
(length overall) 41' 1"
Beam:
(width) 11' 1"
Draft:
(underwater depth) 5' 8"
Displacement:
(Weight) 8.5 ton- (Includes 3.5 tons Pb ballast.)
Ketch
rigged: Mainmast height- 44'; Mizzenmast height- 34'
Sails:
Mainsail, Mizzen sail and Jib totaling 660 square footties.
Hull:
Strip-planked white cedar on white oak frames. Epoxy fiberglassed.
Keel:
Lead- Three quarter keel profile.
Power:
50hp 4cyl Perkins Diesel, (inboard).
Generator:
Water cooled 5.3kw Farymann Diesel
Tanks:
2 freshwater tot: 50 gal, 6 gal hot water, 2 fuel tot: 43gal.
Early
Construction Photos: 
Creating
the lead keel:
Interior
Photos:
Fun
times aboard Elsa:
Elsa
before her railings & bowsprit
Electronics:
VHF
radio, GPS, 2-bank 12v Constavolt, Omnidirectional TV ant., 23" Colour
TV, VCR, 800 watt Samsung Cassette/CD Stereo, Computer, Scanner, Printer,
Satellite Dish.
Speakers:
2- 12" special design Jensons, (for VCR & TV surround sound),,
2-three way 6" x 9" Pioneer, 2-two way 6" Pioneer, 2- 6"
Jensons (cockpit), 1- 6" Pioneer (Head), 1- 10" Fosgate sub-woofer-
all for the stereo,, 2- 3˝" AudioVox for the VHF marine radio.
Leaving
at
dawn
Construction
Details:
Labour
hours: 8,500 -so far
Total
materials including engines and masts: $37,000
Christened:
April 12, 1980
Lovingly
designed and built by Péter in Aquia Creek, Va.
"Peterbilt"
:)