5.5 Inventory: details of a boat

Boat details (n°322)

DEN-2

Essentials

Designer

Tore Holm (SWE)

Builder

Georg Andersen, Baadebygger G. Andersen (DEN)

Material

Mahogany, carvel planked

1st certificate issued

14-06-1951

Original boat name

Jill

Original country

DEN

Original sail number

Current location

Midland (MBSC), Georgian Bay, Lake Huron, Ontario (CAN)

5.5 CAN 3 "Jill" - on land : Ready for restoration
(credits : J. Williams)
Added by Kaspar Stubenrauch
on 2022-01-09

Photo Gallery (19)

Notes (7)

5.5 CAN 3 "Jill" - restoration progress

06-01-2023

by Kaspar Stubenrauch

by Kaspar Stubenrauch, 06-01-2023

Jason reports: "...completed (restored/replaced): deadwood and keelson, keelbolts, floors, stem, horn timber. Now working on replacing ribs as needed. Planking is next and then a new transom. The mast partners are cracked/have issues, sections of deck will need to be replaced. Will add new covering boards and cockpit surround to dress her up..."

5.5 CAN 3 "Jill" - in full restoration

23-01-2022

by Kaspar Stubenrauch

by Kaspar Stubenrauch, 23-01-2022

Jason is reporting on 5.5 CAN 3:
Jill’s restoration is going well. I have removed all the previously replaced dead wood and cleaned 90% of the 2” thick wood for reuse. Finding two broken keel bolts, I removed the remaining five. All are being replaced in stainless. I enlarged the second and third keel bolts to one inch from three quarter to replace the lifting eye that had been torn out. The stainless rod is at the tool and dye guy, now being threaded. The floor bolts were under sized with threaded rod so they too are being replaced in stainless, the longest is thirty-four inches long. The white oak has arrived and is already being cut to fit and extend the rest of the keelson for the stem to mount onto. The top of the floors will be saved but everything in the deep bilge including the rib ends, bottom of the floors and planking need to be replaced with all new materials. Next the floor bottoms will be laminated and shaped. All the floor and keel bolts will be dry fit with wood in place, then disassembled and then glued all together. I hope in February to be working on the rudder post and stem at the same time which leaves the horn timber and planking to be worked on in April. The boat will need splining and paint as well.

5.5 CAN 3 "Jill" - in restoration

21-12-2021

by Kaspar Stubenrauch

by Kaspar Stubenrauch, 21-12-2021

For her 70th anniversary the boat has gone into a full fledged restoration process. More to be told successively, in the document section.

5.5 CAN 3 "Jill Dansk" - almost ready to go

28-05-2013

by Kaspar Stubenrauch

by Kaspar Stubenrauch, 28-05-2013

John Lister reports from Canada:
"... "Jill Dansk" coming back to life. The hull and deck were nicely refinished. I am just helping to get the fittings on her. Hope to see her sail in about two weeks..."

5.5 CAN 3 - in restoration

10-11-2012

by Kaspar Stubenrauch

by Kaspar Stubenrauch, 10-11-2012

John Lister reports from Canada: "...Jill Dansk’s history is not well documented (yet) but in more recent years she was owned by Larry Guardhouse of Thornbury, Ontario (1.5 hours north of Toronto) on Georgian Bay. At one point Larry had the boat renewed by professionals in Thornbury where her hull was epoxy coated and splined. Larry recently sold the boat to Gil Letourneau who lives near Collingwood, Ontario. Larry then sold the boat to John Lister of Midland, Ontario. Lister passed the boat on to Ken MacDonald who is currently in the process of renewing the boat and hopes to launch her in 2013..."

A visit to "Jill Dansk"

26-12-2011

by Kaspar Stubenrauch

by Kaspar Stubenrauch, 26-12-2011

John Lister reports from Ontario:
"...I did get over to visit Jill Dansk.... The boat is in okay shape but in need of serious work as a tree had fallen on the stern deck resulting in 8 planks having been broken in the aft section. I also suspect the keelsum and much of the deadwood is rotten and in need of replacement. At some point in her recent past she was epoxyied and in my opinion should all be removed. She seems very original in her layout and hardware.
The boat is currently owned by 4 nice guys.... and she is sitting in a field with a rotting tarp over her. I explained that she needs to get indoors and out of the weather or otherwise she will die....I plan to follow-up to connect them to the 5.5 website as well as encourage them again to get the boat into a barn.
The mast is a good looking section and she sits on a new trailer.

5.5 D-2 "Jill" - Gone to Canada?

19-03-2009

by Kaspar Stubenrauch

by Kaspar Stubenrauch, 19-03-2009

"Jill" was presumably exported to Canada.