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"Frances Stewart" The Last Swanson"
Built over a period of 38 years to standards of perfection by the finest craftmen in the finest materials.
Customed designed by Ron Swanson for the owner with Jim Swanson consulting during the build.
"Frances Stewart" is a master piece built and fitted using Huon Pine, Californian Redwood, American White Oak, Burmese teak, Brazillian Mahogany and New Guinea Rosewood.
90% completed with owner sadly passing away before completion and launch.
The family have attempted to calculate man hours with just material costs reported as exceeding 1 million dollars.
Included and in many cases fitted (as new) extensive cruising inventory including spars /rigging/ navigation electronics/ machinery/ deck hardware/ refrigeration / Sails/ Diesel heater, etc.

Full inventory can be supplied upon request.

Existing shed and Master Shipwright Lawrence Giles available to finish "Frances Stewart" prior to launching.


Details & Specifications
Designed by Ron Swanson in 1980 as a custom design for owner.
West system glue and sheathing
Backbone - Brazilian Mahogany
Rib Timbers - laminated American White Oak
Stringers - laminated Douglas Fir
Planking - 4 layers - 3 layers of Californian Redwood, all 10mm thick, 1st fore & aft - 2nd and 3rd diagonal - 4th layer Douglas Fir diagonal opposing.
Floor timbers - laminated American White Oak
Hull - Dynel sheathed
Deadwood - American White Oak and Douglas Fir
Rudder Post - laminated American White Oak
Rudder - American White Oak and Douglas Fir laminated with lead ballast on bottom and lower trailing edge
Ballast - Lead 5 ¾ tonnes external through bolted with 14 1" 316 stainless steel through floors and pocketed into ballast
Fastenings Hull etc - all 316 stainless steel bolts and bronze nails.
Chain plates - all 3" x ½ " 316 stainless steel bolted to inside hull and fixed through hull
Deck beams - laminated Douglas Fir
Deck clamp - laminated Douglas Fir
Insulation - 35 mm thick CSR foam underside of ply deck to ceiling
Deck - 2 layers of 3/8" Rot treated Buiznel Ply
Bulkheads - Rot treated Bruiznel Ply 1" & 3/4"
Flooring - Queensland White Beech glued to 3/8" ply
Decking - 7/16" Burmese Teak
Hatches - Butterfly hatch main deck - Burmese Teak
Hatches Stainless Steel - 316 polished main ship glass to aft cabin, navigation, galley and head area and screened.
Engine Beds - Iron Bark laminated - bolted through floors and hull with 16" 316 stainless steel bolts 8 off.
Deck House - New Guinea Rosewood and Douglas Fir laminated beams. Huon Pine fan lights & doors.
Deck Cap Rails - Burmese Teak
Deckhouse - 10mm laminated heat-treated glass and 6mm laminated heat treated fanlights and doors. Mainship polish 316 stainless steel opening hatch front of house
Opening Ports in Hull - Mainship polished stainless steel 316 ports - 8 of category one ocean sailing C/E proof with screens
Aft Cabin & Cockpit - Ronstand bronze/chromed opening ports from USA with screens
Paint - Hull, Dog House. All paint supplied. To date the boat has had all undercoats using International Perfection. Finish coat also supplied.
Fit Out
Completed by Ian Morris Master Shipwright and Roger Singleton owner and Cabinet Maker
Solid timber fit out using Brazilian Mahogany, Huon Pine, American White Oak timbers.
All hand done and polished with 5 coats of International satin varnish.
Bulkhead Panelling - 'V' jointed, cupboard doors 'V-jointed and extra timbers Brazilian Mahogany.
Main doors - Huon Pine
Bench tops, vanity basins and benches, saloon table, navigation table etc = Huon Pine
Flooring = Queensland White Beech 10mm glued to 3/8" Marine Ply
Ceiling = v-jointed 6" Marine Ply painted with international satin between exposed deck beams
Deck beams - laminated and polished Douglas Fir
Stair access - curved laminated American White Oak hinged for engine room access.

Locations: Coffs Harbour - Port Macquarie - Pittwater - Sydney Harbour - Batemans Bay
Region
New South Wales
Location
Sawtell NSW
Usage
Cruising, Live Aboard
Reference
FSSW428CH
Year
2025 approximate
Rego Number
TBA
Designer
Ron Swanson
Builder
Master Shipwright, Lawrence Arthur Trim over a 4-year period
Length
42' 8" - 13.00m
Beam
13.3 ft
Draft
5.10ft
Displacement
28000lbs
Keel / Ballast
Ballast - Lead 5 ¾ tonnes external through bolted with 14 1" 316 stainless steel through floors and pocketed into ballast
Hull Material
Timber 4 layer diagonal construction, glassed hull, Teak laid decks, West system epoxy
Deck Material
Deck beams - laminated Douglas Fir o Deck clamp - laminated Douglas Fir o Insulation - 35 mm thick CSR foam underside of ply deck to ceiling o Deck - 2 layers of 3/8" Rot treated Buiznel Ply o Bulkheads - Rot treated Bruiznel Ply 1" & 3
Engine
86 horsepower Perkins 4/236 Diesel -freshwater cooled. (as new) Gear box - 2 to 1 PRM angle drive hydraulic box Both engines with freshwater flushing system
Engine Make
Perkins
Horsepower
86
Fuel Type
D
Propulsion
Propeller - 1 ¾ " 316 stainless steel shaft Vetus flexible coupling. Bronze Seahawk Feathering Propellor fitted. (Rogers & Luft bronze
Genset
5KVA Volvo freshwater cooled 10 horsepower 2003 model with hand start if required.
Fuel
2 x 55 gal aluminium tanks
Water
3 x under floor stainless steel water tanks, Fibreglass holding tank o 28 gallons
Refrigeration
Australian OZEFRIDGE

12-volt eutectic system

Contains freezer, fridge and drinks compartments - all top loading through benchtop.
Stove
3 x burner stainless steel oven o Kero stove and oven o Gimbaled with polished stainless-steel infill, Microwave o Stainless steel o With oven, grill
Hot Water System
Kuma aluminium heat exchanger, 240 volt heating 20 gallon, Hot water tank - 20 gal,
Accommodation
Aft Cabin -Double, Mid aft cabin twin singles, Saloon
2 x single chairs folding with storage under centre console with GME radio etc drink cabinet
Dickson Antarctic Diesel heater
U-shaped settee and storage at backs - pull out
Table - Huon Pine fixed to mast compression post
Upholstery 5" foam with sage green upholstery - all with zipper for laundry
Wall cabinets with leadlight cabinetry doors
TV cabinet (timber doors)
Berths
6
Shower
Hot water tank - 20 gal, 240 volt engine heat with coil aluminium tank.
Toilet
Groco marine toilet and seat o Domestic sized bowl o Electric/manual override
Air Conditioning
Heating - Dickerson Antarctic diesel heater polished copper
Ground Tackle
Maxwell (7448) Automatic Anchor Winch fitted with two chain anchors - with foot switch and remote control.
o
80 metres of galvanised anchor chain
Bilge Pumps
Groco bronze submersible and float switch
Electrics
Switchboard - B. E. P 2 switchboard together
Batteries - ship house batteries Rolls Canadian 2 x 6 volt 800 amp dual container batteries
2500w Everdrive Inverter
60w Everdrive Charger
Engine Battery - Rolls Canadian 12 volt 300 amp
Batteries - all lead acid batteries - life expectancy of 15 years guaranteed for 10 years
Electronics
2 x Coursemaster hydraulic pilots, 950 models 2018. Tuned to hydrive hydraulic ram.
Radar - Radar Koden 45 mile 2018
Chartplotter - 15" Seiwa & GPS 15" model 2018
Auto Pilots - 2 x Coursemaster 950 mode 2018 - separate to each other
Sailing monitor - B & G Hornet Four plus extensions to cockpit
Depth Sounder - B & G Hornet 4 plus extension to cockpit area
Radio - ICom S/Sideband radio and tuner
AIS - Ships identification system at sea - 2018
Radar Tower - Edson, chrome, aluminium and stainless steel equipment with hydraulic levelling system. To take radar Radrome, TV antenna, GPS, VHS aerials etc. Deck fitting and bracing.
Sail Inventory
Hood 'Eclipse Cloth' long life UVL treated - sand colour
1 x main sail - Batten Eclipse 10 oz
1 x main sail - Battenless Eclipse 10 oz
2 x Genoa's
1 x furling
1 x hanked on for twin forestays
1 x Deck sweeper - 150 degrees, Eclipse, hanked on
1 x Stay sail - Eclipse hanked on
1 x MP spinnaker - MPS with sock 2 oz
1 x MP Genona - MPG Bolt rope 2 oz
1 x storm jib
1 x storm trysail
1 x Hood furling system - on Genona Hood Seafurl
Mast / Rigging
Champion mast and rigging. Aluminium painted 'Biscuit' colour painted 2 pack
Mast - 10" x 6" 56'0" mast - double spreader
Boom - 14'6" long
Spinnaker poles - twin poles stored up mast
Storm trysail track on mast
Wire - all 3/8" stainless steel wire except backstay 7/16". Twin forestays and running rigging
Rigging screws - Ronstan Sealoc stainless steel
Furling systems - Hood Seafurl on one forestay
Deck Gear
Sheet Winches - all self-tailing - all chrome
Boom - Barlow (size 24/25) - 2 speed for out haul x Out Haul on boom.
Mast - Barlow (size 24/25) - 2 speed for main staysail and Genonas etc
Main Sheet Winches -
2 x 3 speed Barient 32 size
2 x 2 speed Barient 28 size
Main Sail 1 x Barlow 27 size
Halyards - wire rope
Rigging screws - Sealocs stainless steel
Furling system - Hood Sea Furl on Genonas.
Sails - ALL AS NEW
All hardware by Schaffer Equipment USA - nearly all stainless-steel blocks etc
Remarks
After 30 years in the industry we have rarely seen quality of construction to compare.
Location Sawtell NSW.
For additional information or to schedule inspection.
Contact Jason 0435 66 55 33

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