Custom John Welsford

"Eliza Jane", was hand-built  in 2016 by an IYRS instructor who is now at Lyman-Morse Boatbuilding. Based off the design "Pilgrim" by John Welsford, "Eliza Jane" was built to the highest standards and has seen her fair share of adventures since being launched. The current owner has made several trips to Nova Scotia from Maine, which speaks volumes of this hull's seaworthiness. 

"Eliza Jane" is outfitted with newer navigation electronics and an autopilot, making her a great daysailer. Very comparable to a Herreshoff 12.5 but a little bit bigger. Suzuki 2.5HP outboard included. 

Rigging and Sails

Rig: 

• The mast was made using birdsmouth spar construction. Old growth douglas fir was used with mahogany hounds fastened with bronze woodscrews and set into epoxy.    
• Standing rigging is hand spiced dyneema wrapped accordingly with leather to give a very traditional look.  All blocks are harken carbon blocks.   
• The boom, gaff, and bowsprit are also Douglas fir with mahogany bits.    

Sails: 

• The Jib and Staysail are both made by the Doyle one design loft in Marlbelhead. Both are on harken small boat furlers, the headstay is the luff of the jib.  
• Two mainsails, one original from doyle and has a pretty flat cut. Owner had another one made in 2021 which has much more roach and deeper shape making it a much more powerful option.   
• There is a drifter with a wire luff that goes with the boat.  Main sail cover and complete tent included. 

Hull Construction

Frames and planking are bs1088 okoume plywood.   

All stringers and frame doublers are old growth douglas fir.  

Keelson is Douglas fir.   

Decks are 9mm plywood with 12oz fiberglass and epoxy primer.   

Boat is built with west systems epoxy throughout with 28oz fiberglass sheathing over the bottom and a layer of 12oz glass set into west systems epoxy sheathed over entire hull.

Two layers of interprotect 2000, and two part high build epoxy. All primer in the boat is 2part awl-grip with one part overtop.    

There is a false transom of 1/2" mahogany overtop the standard transom of 9mm plywood.   

The entire skeg is made from pattern grade Mahogany with interprotect 2000 over.   

Coamings are Steam bent bookmatched white oak, covered with epifanes varnish.

Additional Equipment

• Radio-Standard Horizon Matrix AIS/GPS.   
• Batteries- 3X Lithionics 20ah 12v batteries.  
• Solar- Solbian flex 75ah  
• Charger- Victron Blue Smart Charger 12v/15amp  
• Raymarine micro talk, mn100-2, tick tac wireless wind instrument.   
• Yacht Devices Nema2000 router for connecting to ipad and integrating autopilot.   Autopilot- Raymarine ST-1000+  
• Interior lights, led masthead lights, led hella navigation lights, under water lights (two spares)  
• 2018 Suzuki 2.5 HP.   
• Tilly double axle trailer.   
• Bow anchor is a danforth with 20 ft of chain, stern anchor is a navy fluke anchor with rode. 

Disclaimer

The Company offers the details of this vessel in good faith but cannot guarantee or warrant the accuracy of this information nor warrant the condition of the vessel. A buyer should instruct his agents, or his surveyors, to investigate such details as the buyer desires validated. This vessel is offered subject to prior sale, price change, or withdrawal without notice.