Courtesy of Hodgdon Yachts

Above: Scheherazade is a 155′ Bruce King-designed ketch built by Hodgdon Yachts in Boothbay, Maine and launched September 27, 2003. Photo by Onne van der Wal.

Cover Photo: Scheherazade, a 155′ Bruce King-designed ketch. Image by Onne van der Wal.

Hodgdon Yachts of East Boothbay, Maine launched the 155′ ketch, Scheherazade. She is a beautiful union of wood/epoxy technology, elegant design, and superior craftsmanship.

You may recall from Epoxyworks 17 and 19 that Scheherazade was to be one of the largest cold-molded wood/epoxy vessels ever built in the United States. Her 3½” thick hull is made of inner and outer layers of 7/8″ Douglas fir planking running fore and aft and separated by four diagonal layers of 7/16″ western red cedar bonded with WEST SYSTEM® epoxy.

Douglas fir replaces the cedar in highly loaded sections of the hull. All fasteners used to install deck hardware (including the massive winches) are glued in place with epoxy thickened with high-density fillers.

Scheherazade under sail. Image by Onne van der Wal.

Head detail with brass railings. Photo by Billy Black.

Interior detail, Photo by Billy Black.

Scheherazade’s salon features elegant dining. The interior designer was Andrew Wench. Photo by Dana Jinkins

Scheherazade starfish detail. Photo by Billy Black.

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Scheherazade Specifications