Swanson 42

"Frances Stewart" The Last Swanson"
Built over a period of 38 years to standards of perfection by the finest craftmen in the finest materials.
Customed designed by Ron Swanson for the owner with Jim Swanson consulting during the build.
"Frances Stewart" is a master piece built and fitted using Huon Pine, Californian Redwood, American White Oak, Burmese teak, Brazillian Mahogany and New Guinea Rosewood.
90% completed with owner sadly passing away before completion and launch.
The family have attempted to calculate man hours with just material costs reported as exceeding 1 million dollars.
Included and in many cases fitted (as new) extensive cruising inventory including spars /rigging/ navigation electronics/ machinery/ deck hardware/ refrigeration / Sails/ Diesel heater, etc.

Full inventory can be supplied upon request.

Existing shed and Master Shipwright Lawrence Giles available to finish "Frances Stewart" prior to launching.


Details & Specifications
Designed by Ron Swanson in 1980 as a custom design for owner.
West system glue and sheathing
Backbone - Brazilian Mahogany
Rib Timbers - laminated American White Oak
Stringers - laminated Douglas Fir
Planking - 4 layers - 3 layers of Californian Redwood, all 10mm thick, 1st fore & aft - 2nd and 3rd diagonal - 4th layer Douglas Fir diagonal opposing.
Floor timbers - laminated American White Oak
Hull - Dynel sheathed
Deadwood - American White Oak and Douglas Fir
Rudder Post - laminated American White Oak
Rudder - American White Oak and Douglas Fir laminated with lead ballast on bottom and lower trailing edge
Ballast - Lead 5 ¾ tonnes external through bolted with 14 1" 316 stainless steel through floors and pocketed into ballast
Fastenings Hull etc - all 316 stainless steel bolts and bronze nails.
Chain plates - all 3" x ½ " 316 stainless steel bolted to inside hull and fixed through hull
Deck beams - laminated Douglas Fir
Deck clamp - laminated Douglas Fir
Insulation - 35 mm thick CSR foam underside of ply deck to ceiling
Deck - 2 layers of 3/8" Rot treated Buiznel Ply
Bulkheads - Rot treated Bruiznel Ply 1" & 3/4"
Flooring - Queensland White Beech glued to 3/8" ply
Decking - 7/16" Burmese Teak
Hatches - Butterfly hatch main deck - Burmese Teak
Hatches Stainless Steel - 316 polished main ship glass to aft cabin, navigation, galley and head area and screened.
Engine Beds - Iron Bark laminated - bolted through floors and hull with 16" 316 stainless steel bolts 8 off.
Deck House - New Guinea Rosewood and Douglas Fir laminated beams. Huon Pine fan lights & doors.
Deck Cap Rails - Burmese Teak
Deckhouse - 10mm laminated heat-treated glass and 6mm laminated heat treated fanlights and doors. Mainship polish 316 stainless steel opening hatch front of house
Opening Ports in Hull - Mainship polished stainless steel 316 ports - 8 of category one ocean sailing C/E proof with screens
Aft Cabin & Cockpit - Ronstand bronze/chromed opening ports from USA with screens
Paint - Hull, Dog House. All paint supplied. To date the boat has had all undercoats using International Perfection. Finish coat also supplied.
Fit Out
Completed by Ian Morris Master Shipwright and Roger Singleton owner and Cabinet Maker
Solid timber fit out using Brazilian Mahogany, Huon Pine, American White Oak timbers.
All hand done and polished with 5 coats of International satin varnish.
Bulkhead Panelling - 'V' jointed, cupboard doors 'V-jointed and extra timbers Brazilian Mahogany.
Main doors - Huon Pine
Bench tops, vanity basins and benches, saloon table, navigation table etc = Huon Pine
Flooring = Queensland White Beech 10mm glued to 3/8" Marine Ply
Ceiling = v-jointed 6" Marine Ply painted with international satin between exposed deck beams
Deck beams - laminated and polished Douglas Fir
Stair access - curved laminated American White Oak hinged for engine room access.

Locations: Coffs Harbour - Port Macquarie - Pittwater - Sydney Harbour - Batemans Bay