OneLove, pedigree.

It might be of interest for some to have a description and a more detailed history of OneLove.  Gilbert Caroff designed the Super Disko in 1984.  He describes her: “Super Disko is a development of Ile Disko.  It is a big 42footer or a reasonable 46footer, with fine entrance and elegant slenderness.  On the water it is a pretty boat, classic.  A reminder:  “Disko” has nothing to do with the dance, but with Disko-Island, a big island on the west coast of Greenland.  As easy as it is to get to Disko Island, going north of it warrants a specific preparation of the boat and great caution”.

From the drawing board:

LOA                                        45.75ft

LWL                                        35.75

Breadth                                    13.75ft.

Draft, board up                         3.28ft.

Draft, board down                    8.7ft.

Engine HP                                40 to 80 hp (OneLove is equipped with a Perkins M80Turbo of 78hp)

Displacement                        25000/28000lbs (OneLove is said to weight 42000lbs, that seems like a lot…)

Ballast                                      9240lbs

Water                                      150gal. (OneLove has 200gal. in two tanks)

Fuel                                         100gal. (OneLove has 300gal. in 4 tanks, tbv…)

Foresail                                    849sq.ft.

Mainsail                                   473sq.ft.

Staysail                                    376sq.ft.

Mast height                              65ft.

Displacement length ratio (which establishes performance vs. comfort), using a displacement of 16 tons: 349, indicating a large displacement hull, slow but very comfortable.  Definitely a cruiser.  Anyway, if you want to go fast, buy a plane ticket.

The Sail area over displacement volume is 19, which corresponds to a powerful rig for a 35ft LWL hull.  That’s a good thing because the large displacement would be sluggish in light airs unless we can put up some canvas.  One has to be careful though and reef/furl early in order not to lose control of such a big rig.  The staysail will help in that respect.

The plans for OneLove were originally purchased around 1990 by one Jean Pelletier, who built her and sailed her for a few years.  She was chartered in the Bahamas and on Champlain Lake for a few years but was foreclosed by the bank and sold to a doctor in 1997 who sailed her many years between Key West and the Bahamas.  She was put on a truck and hauled back up in Canada around 2011 to be put up for sale.  We bought her in 2012.

She is rigged as a cutter with the main, staysail and genoa all on furlers.

A particular feature of this boat is the hydraulic windlass and bow thruster, with the main pump driven by an electric motor.

She is a steel construction with radius chines, deck salon, pilot house and hydraulic steering.  The accommodation was completed with great care, probably by a professional carpenter, judging by the quality of the finish.  Stowage is studied thoroughly and no space was left unused.  On the other hand, the majority of the accommodation was nailed in place, not screwed, which could indicate said carpenter was not a marine-carpenter.  Major mistake in that department form the build:  The hatches and windows are all screwed from the outside into wood backing frames.  Since it is impossible to insure water tightness of the sealant on an exterior screw that has been turned, panels have to be through bolted and tightened from the inside only, making sure that the bedded bolts do not turn.  Consequence: After less than 20 years, the varnished wood frames A)leaked, B)hid the leaks and the worst, C) kept humidity against the metal cabin sides.  More on that in a future post but the frames are rotten, and the steel is corroded through in many places and will need to be replaced.

Interior divisions are pretty standard for a boat this size:  Captain’s quarters in the back under the cockpit, galley and helm station to starboard, head and salon table to port.  Going forward, two steps down, 

a second small salon (and future lair of Shannan) with bunk beds to starboard, then two more bedrooms, the one to starboard, originally a second head will become the workshop and the one to port will be the boy’s quarters.

It must be said that the pictures above do not represent the boat in its actual state, they were the pictures that were on the ad in Yachtworld.com when we bought her.  Still far from a bare hull, they was quite a bit of water infiltration and much of these beautiful wood trims are rotten and will need to be replaced.