Perry Custom - New arrival

SEAQUEL is one of the most fascinating boats we’ve seen in the last decade.  She’s definitely a custom boat.  Built using a Robert H. Perry designed Polaris 43 hull, she was completed over the course of six years by a master machinist owner and hired boatwrights.  In fact Bob Perry viewed SEQUEL at our docks in August and was awestruck at the level of detail and the quality of construction.  This is a difficult cruising yacht to adequately describe in words.  So, we’ve tried to capture the details with the following photos.  SEQUEL is a testament of craftsmanship and dedication to detail as manifest in a super solid, rugged, and reliable world cruising yacht.  Since her “rebuild” in 2001, SEQUEL has been maintained in “close to new” condition.

SEAQUEL has a painted white hull with black Petit Trinidad antifouling bottom paint which is generously high above the floating waterline to accommodate a full cruising load immersion.  A nine inch and one and a half inch tall green sheer stripes accentuate the dramatic hull profile and significant spring in the bow. Indeed the freeboard as measured rises from 44” at amidships to 70” at the stem.  Burying the bow will be extremely hard with these lines.  A slight hollowing in the flared, overhanging bow will keep the foredeck dry and spray to a minimum.  SEAQUEL has a rounded stern and there’s a slight tumblehome at her maximum beam.

An anodized aluminum toe rail with smooth round holes on 6” centers is bedded and secured with socket head stainless steel flat screws.  Stainless steel bow pulpit, stern pushpit, and midships boarding gates anchor 33” high double lifelines.  Stainless steel stanchions are set in anodized aluminum sockets and secured to the toe rail.  Midships boarding gate wires open quickly yet stay secure with Johnson pelican “over center” hooks.  The deck is largely flush except for a 22” high coachroof between the mast and cockpit.  The deck is painted white with a contrasting cream colored rubber non-skid mat.  The expansive foredeck has numerous hatches, mooring cleats and chocks.  Custom dinghy chocks secure the Gig Harbor sailing/rowing dinghy upside down while on passage.

As a serious offshore cruising vessel designed, constructed, and outfitted for cruising in high latitudes, SEAQUEL’s aft cockpit was deliberately kept low volume to minimize retained water from storm induced boarding seas.  A green yacht acrylic dodger, bimini, and full enclosure shelter the cockpit.  Wide, raised coamings keep side deck water out of the cockpit and provide superior back support with 16” high seatbacks.  An oiled teak removable grating covers the cockpit sole.  A Danforth Constellation steering compass and engine controls are mounted on the Edson pedestal.  A sole level storage locker is beneath the starboard settee.  Engine space access is beneath the port settee.  Two dedicated cylindrical propane lockers are beneath the helm settee.  The engine gage panel is recess mounted in the bridge deck and protected by clear acrylic.  The companionway companionway is on centerline and fitted with three hardwood dropboards and a cambered overhead wood sliding hatch.  A custom padded seat fits in the companionway and perfect watchstanding location when motoring up the Inside Passage to Alaska in cold, wet weather.

SEQUEL was build using the hull of a 1977 Robert H. Perry designed Polaris 43.  The deck, cockpit, interior, and all systems were custom built by the owner, a knowledgeable sailor and master machinist.  Naval architect J. Cameron Mc Kernan provided drawings for the deck and interior arrangement.  A complete new sheer clamp and deck were constructed and installed.  All of the interior bulkheads were constructed of wood and foam and vacuum bagged on site.  Furniture modules were constructed of vacuum bagged foam and fiberglass.  The original hard wood drawer fronts were retained.  The decks are built of fiberglass over Kelegecell foam core.  Wood beams support the deck and cabin structure and are saturated with epoxy.  The cockpit module was built by Cascade yachts of fiberglass and foam core.

According to A. W. “Chip” Gardes, the marine surveyor retained to survey SEQUEL at the completion of her build in 2001:

All work was done by skilled craftsmen to high standards under the supervision of the owner who is a Master Machinist.  Materials are appropriate and of good quality.  The work viewed is in compliance with NFPA and ABYC recommendations.

• (12) Open top anodized aluminum mooring chocks
• (6) 12” Long chromed bronze Herreschoff style mooring cleats mounted on raised pads
• Stainless steel fold down swim ladder with teak treads on port quarter
• Freeman aluminum watertight deck hatch to stern locker
• 24” by 24” Bomar deck hatch to bow locker
• 18” by 18” Bomar deck hatch on foredeck
• (2) 12” by 12” Bomar deck hatches on foredeck
• (2) Deck prisms
• (2) 12” by 5” Newfound Metals stainless steel opening ports in coachroof sides
• (4) 14” by 6” Newfound Metals stainless steel opening ports in coachroof sides
• (2) Dorade boxes with 8” diameter stainless steel cowl vents
• Stainless steel double anchor rollers with bronze sheaves
• 60# CQR primary anchor with Wasi swivel and 320’ of 5/16” anchor chain
• Danforth S-20 secondary anchor and 300’ of 5/8” nylon rode
• Fjorford “navy style” secondary anchor and rode
• SeaHook 40 storm anchor stowed in forward bilge
• Maxwell 2200 12V vertical capstan anchor windlass with gypsy head and chain wildcat
• Stainless steel radar pole on starboard quarter
• Custom windvane steering system with direct connection to rudder blade
• Outboard engine hoist and outboard engine storage bracket
• (2) Fishing rod holders on the stern rail
• Man overboard recover Lifesling in stern rail hung soft bag
• Horseshoe buoy and holder
• Force 10 railed mounted barbeque grill with fixed hose to propane locker
• Green yacht acrylic cockpit dodger and full enclosure
• 8’ Gig Harbor Boatworks sailing/rowing dinghy
• Achilles 10’ 2” inflatable dinghy
• Johnson 8HP outboard engine
• (2) Davis flopper stoppers

Features: