1989 Custom Lyle Hess 32

SKYE was designed by Lyle Hess, and is a full-keel, heavy displacement hull with a cutter rig. She is 31′ 8″ on deck, about 39′ 6″ overall, with a 29′ waterline and 10′ 8″ beam. She draws five and a half feet or so, and has a design displacement of 16,425 lbs. Ballast is about 5800 lbs. Aux. power is a Tohatsu 6hp on a transom mount.

SKYE was masterfully built by William and Elaine Eppick over a period of eight years, and launched in 1988 in Port Townsend, WA. She is strip planked with Port Orford Cedar, 1-1/4″ thick, using all bronze fastenings, and has steam-bent white oak frames. The mast is Douglas Fir, square in section, with galvanized wire rigging, parceled and served.

She has a large ice box, foot-pump water pressure, dry head, sitz-bath, all new electrical system and batteries, rudder steering with a Monitor windvane, compass, VHF, AIS and Raymarine depth and speed. Heating and cooking via wood stove, moveable alcohol stove and propane “swing stove”. Manual bronze windlass and large Rocna main anchor on 300 ft. of chain. All her sails were made by Port Townsend Sails. All fittings and hardware are bronze.

Sails included: New and old mains, old staysail, new reefing staysail, yankee, heavy reacher, new nylon drifter and storm trysail on separate mast track. Also included: inflatable dinghy, boat cover and parachute anchor.

A very solid, simple, reliable, maintainable, low-stress boat… she sails surprisingly fast and can take you anywhere.

More photos and info on my blog: https://svskye.wordpress.com