ARIEL II's Restoration

ARIEL II

Designed:
Sidney Herreshoff~ 46' Commuter

Originally Built: 1931
Herreshoff Manufacturing Company~ Bristol, RI

After

Before

Restoration Details:

• Half of the planks above the waterline and portions of the interior paneling are original.

• New Wood: Keel, stem, and forefoot are Angelique (South American).

• Knees are locust and laminated ash.

• Hull is double planked (Sikaflex between layers) South American Silver Bali.

• Garboards and first broad planks are single planked Angelique.

• Sheer planks are mahogany.

• Foredeck and cabin tops are 2 layers of Sapele mahogany plywood covered with fiberglass cloth and painted with non-skid Awlgrip epoxy.

• Deck and cabin beams are sawn white oak.

• Main cabin paneling is white cedar with mahogany trim.

• Counter top is locust.

• Transom is 2 layers of 3/8” white cedar and one layer of 9/16” mahogany glued together with epoxy.

• Bilge stringers, sheer clamps, deck shelf, etc. are all vertical grain Douglas fir.

• Floor frames, transom framing, and engine beds are black locust.

• All soles, cabin structure, and exterior trim are teak.

• Bulkheads are raised panels of cedar or teak glued to plywood panels.

• Original hardware is Monel and bronze.

• New hardware and fabrications are bronze.

• ARIEL II's tender, CALABAN, and davit system were constructed from her original plans from MIT.