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This site is
about the 1964 Allied Seabreeze yawl hull #16,
previously named Perelandra but now tentatively
renamed Pixie.
In 2004, I bought the boat for salvage value after she
was involved in a gasoline fire in late 2002. The
hull was somewhat damaged in the stern quarters, but
most of the fire-related damage was from smoke and
water. Clearly, there was a lot of work to be
done, but I saw challenge and opportunity, not
destruction.
More about the
fire>>>
We bought Pixie as a long-term reconstruction
project. The time frame was never defined beyond a
loose 5-10 year deadline, but shortly after making the
decision to purchase the boat, my wife and I threw a
wrench into the works: we purchased some acreage,
and spent the next two years building a new shop and
home on the property.
This project and move, which hadn't even been under
consideration when we decided to purchase Pixie,
consumed our resources and time from 2005 through the
present day, and the Pixie project has
unfortunately suffered and been shoved to the back
burner for now. Although the boat was indoors for
more than a year after the new shop was built, the house
construction and a growing business prevented me from
getting any work done on the boat, complicated further
by the financial burden of the new house and shop
project. Eventually, I decided that she needed to
move outdoors until the time truly came to get to work.
The time will come for Pixie. For now,
she's stored under cover and outdoors, awaiting her
turn. The project is not forgotten--simply
postponed in the greater scheme.
More about the upcoming
project>>>
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