a beautiful boat should sail forever.
Masthead fitting
Re: Masthead fitting. I have always liked the "crane" atop moderns masts which project fore and aft and house the sheaves for main and foresails. They are sturdy and have a platform on top to which one can attach wind direction and speed transducers, passive "windicator", lights--both anchor and strobe, antennas, lightning rod and static dissipater, etc.
Attached is the drawing which we made (not to scale). Dimension are specified and after installation, viewed from multiple angles distances (even though still horizontal), it looks gracful and functional. I am a little worried about mast stepping and keeping it clear of the hoisting cable.
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Muf, our Keeper of the Roster, has updated it. But he still needs information on boats out there that he doesn't have, like new owners, old owners, where any of the boats are. We don't post the roster on the web site, it is only sent to owners. Please send him anything you might have, or call him at:
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The Ning site has been given a reprieve. I have transferred my Ning site to the blogspot site and will leave it there. I am keeping my Ning site open as a home for my photos and drawings.
Many of my photos there do not relate to Newporters, but a search through my collection may prove useful for your studies.
My drawings are not accurate in many respects as a result of the PAINT program used to draw them, There is no accurate scale and at best they are only useful to indicate some specific detail. Some are inaccurate because of my poor memory. Use them to help you think, not as a detailed presentation of the subject matter.
If any of you want to start a web site I suggest you remember what has happened to both my Ning site and this site (which is a Ning site) and remember that my Blogspot site is free and Blogspot's owner (Google) has promised to keep it that way.
Clyde's email:
Put 'Newporter' on Subject Line. Email is the best way to contact me. I do not regularly look at this site or its messaging system. Email will get to me post-haste.
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