Exterior

Faun's exterior is typical of the raised deck cruisers of the 1920's. Her hull is planked with yellow cedar on oak frames, and painted white. Her house is teak. Her decks are tongue and groove red cedar, covered with Irish felt and painted canvas, in traditional style. Her keel is Douglas fir.

The small mast and boom are used with a block & tackle to lift the dinghy on and off the top of the vessel. The system is 100% old school and works perfectly. Many vessels of the era did feature a small steadying sail on a mast similar to this one, which added stability and a bit of speed, though, to our knowledge, Faun has never been rigged in this manner. The mast can be folded down to enter covered moorage.

Originally, only the section of the vessel below and forward of the helm was entirely enclosed, by means of a companionway door and hatch, both of which exist today. The wheelhouse is enclosed on the front and sides with teak framed glass windows that slide open. Originally, the area aft of the wheelhouse had a roof, but the sides and back were open, in a style usually termed an "Alaska Deck". Green and white-striped canvas curtains were provided (an “add-on luxury!) and could be rolled down for some protection, but it would have been quite dark with the curtains in place. Not many years after she was built, the teak wheelhouse enclosure was extended aft and teak framed glass windows added to enclose what is now the aft salon, extending the usable space considerably.