Italmas is a world-class cruising design tuned and tailored for her owner to enjoy sailing the Great Lakes. She combines distinction with grace resulting in a traditional take from Stephens Waring Yacht Design that squarely pays homage to yachts of the 40’s and 50’s.
The yacht exudes “classic” — the hull seemingly born from restrained overhangs and subtle tumblehome, an elliptical transom and a traditional bulwark detail. The cabin trunk and hard dodger continue a theme in spare elegant styling that somehow yields a softening touch to the eye by the mix of strong camber and elliptical shaped details in the corners of the superstructure elements.
LOA: 44′
Beam: 12′ 6″
Displacement: 23,500 lbs
Fuel: 60 gal
Power: Yanmar SD/53hp
Sanding multiple layers of epoxy on cabin top
Shaping the companion hatch
A great overhead view of progress
More details installed everyday
Custom fabricated radar dome bracket
A view from the engine compartment
Lowering Yanmar in to position
Hoisting engine
Custom cabin top support combines custom woodwork and custom metal work
Tandem, rhythmic sanding of cabin top
Drying epoxy in preparation for more coats
Initial assembly of custom fabricated port lights
First coat of varnish being applied to mast
Mast becoming a gorgeous honey color.
Functional meta work continuing.
Custom hatches being created
Port lights give a different look to galley
Cutting locations for port lights
Hand polished hardware for mast
Repositioning templates for port lights
Beginning stages of creating hatches
Gorgeous metal being added to mast spreaders
Initial metal for port lights shaped on CNC
Additional insulation installed in ice box
Cabinetry being constructed in full bathroom
Hand fabrication and detailed welding of parts
More gorgeous metal for rigging
Mast spreaders taking shape
Custom shaping seat back
Hand carving ends of mast spreaders
Building custom form for shaping custom seat back
Color being added to cabin interior
Custom planer being used to plan custom seat back
Galley is coming along nicely
Continued pieces being constructed for mast
Galley is shaping up
Custom finishing in V berth
Above deck helm area construction
Perfectly sanded epoxy for ultra smooth surfaces
Fiberglass sheeting being epoxied to deck
Continuing work on icebox in galley
Hand fabricated and polished support pieces for mastGorgeous stainless parts for mastCustom vanity installed in bathroomStorage shelves in V berthMore custom panels installed in loungePlaning beautiful layers before epoxy
Additional finish work being done to mast
Below cabin sole line handling
Custom metalwork for mast support pieces
Detailed work on spreaders for mast rigging
Stainless parts ready for use on the mast
Creating the pieces that spread the shrouds on the standing rigging
Custom, hand crafted and shaped dimensional panel for interior cabin walls
Shaping the rounded panel for head of V berth
Custom cut and polished metal parts manufactured on-site
When elements come together at the hands of craftsmen…a 70′ custom spar.
It’s a team that joins the pieces at at the seams for final assembly. Watch here…
Building storage cabinets in V berth
Custom panel details in cabin
Continuing work on spar channel
Routering mast staves
Varnishing interior cabin areas
Constructing the mast staves
Staging materials for mast staves
Vacuum sealing the cabin top
Varnishing interior
Permanent application of cabin top planking
Installing cabin top planking
More interior color
Initial fitting of cabin top planks
Measurements placed for panel placement below deck
Stringers being installed
Seating being placed and fitted
Cabin sides permanently installed
Fiberglass skin being adhered
Work begins on fiberglass sheeting
Keel arrives
Faring decking
Cabin sides being constructed
Seat backs being permanently installed
One of a few water tanks being installed
Mast arch being fit
Anchor FRP Installed
Carve outs and positioning for anchor FRP
Varnishing around the ice box in galley
Epoxy for final placement of deck planking
Fitting and placing more deck planking
Initial deck planking being positioned
Varnishing beautiful plaking
Completed anchor FRP
Planking being staged to dry
The fuel tank for is becoming quite a beast
Final planking being glued in place for the cockpit combing
Crafting the support brackets for the arch
Satin varnish on intricate hull lines
Kitchen coming together nicely
Metal shop at work on water and fuel tanks
First permanent cabinet for galley is in
Cabinetry pieces going together
Mainsheet arch structural support
Cockpit coaming laminating jig
A few of the cabinets going in
Expanding foam insulation being added to surround icebox
A perfect start to refrigeration on board
Seating area at the helm is shaping up nicely
Shaping the cockpit structure
So much sanding of parts
Creating the mold for the seatbacks
Cabinets for the galley being meticulously assembled
Galley is coming together nicely
Interior details positioned as mockups for adjustments in planning
Foam core mockups allow for pre construction adjustments to design
Laminating the keelson
First layer of planking
The crew lays another layer of planking
Dave and Chad fasten the final layer of planking
Vacuum bagging the hull
Everyone helps roll the hull over
Almost upright
A side view computer rendering
A computer rendering of the interior
Company president, Ben Vam Dam, atop Italmas securing her as she is hoisted to move to her winter quarters
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