Scheherazade update

Hodgdon Yachts of East Boothbay, Maine launched of the 155' ketch, Scheherezade. She is abeautiful union of wood/epoxy technology, elegant design and superior craftsmanship.

You may recall from Epoxyworks 17 and 19 that Scheherezade was to be one of the largest cold molded wood/epoxy vessels ever built in the United States. Her 3½" thick hull is made of inner and outer layers of 7/8" Douglas fir planking running fore and aft and separated by four diagonal layers of 7/16" western red cedar bonded with WEST SYSTEM® epoxy. Douglas fir replaces the cedar in highly loaded sections of the hull. All fasteners used to install deck hardware (including the massive winches) are glued in place with epoxy thickened with high-density fillers.

Interior details include hundreds of shells, starfish and other marine life such as this nautilus, hand-carved from single blocks of wood.

Interior cabinetry is black walnut and fiddleback sycamore.

With a staff of up to one hundred people working on Scheherezade at one point during the build, the project took approximately four years to complete. She was launched on September 27, 2003.

Visit hodgdonyachts.com for a look at past projects and progress on the Ted Fontaine-designed 98' ketch currently under construction. 

Scheherezade