2012 Custom Schooner Sharpie by Swain Boatbuilding

The “E. E. Moore” was built by Swain Boat Builders LLC over a 9-year period as a personal boat for John E. Swain while building, restoring, or repairing other boats. John designed this boat from the lines drawn by Howard I. Chapelle from fishing boats in the Juan de Fuca Islands and included in his book “Small American Sailing Craft”. In the Fall of 2021, John changed the rig from a gaff main to a marconi main.

From the 9/28/2012 survey by Fred Wise: “E. E. Moore” is a beautiful example of a custom centerboard sharpie schooner built to yacht standards and launched in 2012. She has been very well constructed of good materials and is most suited for her intended use”.

BASIC INFORMATION

Builder          Swain Boat Builders, LLC

Year             2012

Designer       John E. Swain

Name            “E. E. Moore”Document #1239274     Hull #BAY00024F212

Hull material  Sides:            strip planked cedar   galvanized fasteners throughout        

                     Bottom:         three layers ½” fir plywood

Rudder          Wood, fiberglass and epoxy

Centerboard  Oak & plywood, fiberglass and epoxy, ballasted with lead   

DIMENSIONS

LOA 46’         LOD 36’         Beam 10’7”

Draft            Bd up 2’         Bd down 4’6”

Displacement14,000lbs       Outside ballast 1000lbs      Lead bolted with SS fasteners

Clearance      35’

ENGINE

Beta Diesel    13.5hp          Model 13Z482 Beta Marine

Cruising sp’d  4.5-5 knots    Max 6 knots

Engine hours  645 hrs. as of 7/24/2

TANKAGE

Fuel    Diesel 25-Gal           Water 25-Gal           Composting toilet 

ACCOMMODATIONS

Headroom      4’ 8” to cabin beams

Aft Cabin      Small double berth, chart table, electronics, bookshelves, storage

Fore Cabin     Port and S’board berths, galley

Head with sink/shower/composting toilet & opening skylight for standing room

Cast iron potbellied, wood burning RR stove, with Dutch tiles surrounding  

Crawl through space between the fore and aft cabins, with storage and a folding wood stair

GALLEY

Double SS sink

Hot/cold running water, Atwood Marine water heater

12 Volt Frigaboat K35 freezer/refrigerator

Dickinson 2 burner propane stove/oven

Fold down seat for cooking and galley clean up

Dishes, pots, implements, etc., storage

Dropdown table each side of centerboard well, seats 4-5

ELECTRONICS & NAVIGATION GEAR

Garmin GPS Map 700 Series

CPT Autopilot

Phase Three 3 stage smart charger 

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

12Volt and 110Volt

SAILS & RIGGING

SS rigging, bronze turnbuckles

Jib, foresail & main Dacron, Sunbrella sail covers

Lazy Jacks

Spars Sitka Spruce, varnished

DECK & HULL EQUIPMENT

Cleats & bits            Pin rails for lines

Electric hose wash forward

All ports are bronze & opening

Opening sky light over head

Stern davits for dinghy

Wheel & quadrant steering

Seat behind helm

SAFETY

2 smoke/CO detectors, life ring, 4 adult life jackets, boarding ladder, horn, 3 fire extinguishers

ADDITIONAL EQUIPMENT

Sailing dinghy, Atkins lapstrake design built by John Swain, with motor mount, sail

Mooring & extra lines

Bumpers

3 anchors, one with nylon rode/one with chain rode

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Woods used:  Osage, Catalpa, Sassafras, Walnut, Fir, Sitka Spruce, Purpleheart, Paulownia, Cedar, White Oak, Mulberry, Pine for mast partners, Hackmatack knees 

A lot of the wood, fittings, hardware, ports etc. have been sourced and collected over John’s 55 years of professional boatbuilding. Each has a story!

If you would like an interesting look at the builder of E.E. Moore shipwright John Swain, read "Schooner Sultana : Building a Chesapeake Legacy"