Kallisto Story

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Our Wylo II the story so far by Gary Willmott

1998Early this year I finally got around to asking Vicki (my partner of then some eight years) if she wasinterested in having kids. I got the definitive NO so I asked her what was REALLY on my

mind would she like to build a boat?

With a positive response in handI purchased plans (set # 104)from Nick in June. (Id seen twoWylos in the Pacific many yearsearlier when cruising a Contessa26 and liked the design bigger,dryer gotta be good!)

I ordered steel in August, havingfirst located a building site,

purchased a gas axe, grinderswelders, site shed and etc andVicki and I commenced worktowards the end of the year.

Left: The site selected wasKings Wharf, a waterfrontwarehouse/dry-dock precinct onthe Tamar River in Launceston, Tasmania.

1999By Januarys end all the frames were built and standing up, and the chine bars, stringers and keel

plate were attached a definite boat shape had appeared - things were going very fast indeed. Oncecommenced the plating also proceeded apace.

Right and below: platingabout to start.Vicki grinding bits.


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Our Wylo II story (cont) by Gary Willmott

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May: Vicki decides it is NOW TIME tohave a baby (crikey already too late to gofor the 35 footer).

June: been very busy Vicki now pregnant

Oct: Rollover day arrives. My day job iswith the Tasmanian parkmanagement agency big 4WDvehicles with winches are standardtools of trade two were used tohaul the boat over with a localforklift to prevent it going to far.

Above: turning over, the 4WDs areout of the picture to the left.

Left: Vicki, just prior to Chrissy 1999 now too fargone, she has hung up the grinder! looks like itsnow my project from this point forward good jobthe boats nearly finished!

Below: Yanmar 12 horse, single cylinder,with fuel tank behind

2000March: become proud father of Zeke.

Sept: hull fully welded, ballast in, tags for fit outwelded, tanks complete, rudder welded,engine and stern tube fitted.


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Above: the boat almost ready for launching! Note centerboard and top half of case on the far left

2001Feb/March: Second sand blasting and painting, followed by deck beams, decking and hatches.April: Vicki announces that we cant just have one child!

May: Nina conceived.June: Commence fitting out it will not be long now!

November: My employer transfers me to the south end of Tasmania we have the boat trucked to Vickis parents farm atKettering, just south of Hobart.

Three above from the top: Dad and boy take some time out.Goodbye Launceston;Arriving at Vickis parents farm, Kettering (south of Hobart).


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Having trucked the boat south all work on it temporarily halts as I need to urgently expand our verytiny Hobart house to accommodate a growing family.

2002February our daughter Nina is born

September work finallyrecommences on the boat fit-out

Right: Dad and the boy hard atwork

2003THE FIT-OUT CONTINUES.!

Left: Dad and the boy take a little break

2004April, insulation is sprayed into boat, Iam also building hollow oregon spars,and of course, the BLOODY FIT-

OUT CONTINUES!

Right: Nina and Zeke masking up theaft cabin prior to spraying insulation.


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2005FRIGGN FITOUT ..CONTINUINGThe mast and deck fittings arealso being fabricated

Right: engine box in foregroundwith L shaped galley behind

August the fit out is

finished!!!!! Unbelievable

Above: View past galley of portside settee and drop leaf tableover centerboard case. The head is

behind the bulkhead (can just seethree hinges of head door)

Above : Starboard settee, dry exhaust pipe hooking out of engine box (attached toancient 12 hp Yanmar), Nina in front of chart table with kidee locker entrance in

background (under aft deck)

Right: Vicki becomes Doc Vicki in August too!But not the stethoscope kind says Nina


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Right : our first sea trial, March 2006

Below: note the small foot well, the coaming andcompass over the hatch cover

Left: Christening Day:May 2, 2006

Following extensivespeechifying, cut shortwhen a boarding party ofunder 7 year-oldsthreatened violence, the

boat is named Kallisto.Shes a 32centreboarder.

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