I do sorta stretch out the sailing season! (Southern California helps) Though this last year I wasn't up to the trip, I typically do a Thanksgiving Weekend sail to a small uninhabited island about 50 miles off the coast and that's when the heavy winter coat photos were taken on one particularly frigid journey.
Yeah, I was amused by her home port being listed as "Denver" too - I'm pretty sure she was never there and it was just the hometown of the original owner! By the 60s she was a documented vessel and was then listed as being out of Long Beach, CA. What I know of her history includes lots of coastal sailing along North America and Mexico, which makes a lot more sense than Denver!
I am glad to be here and accepted. I love that boat and working on it to bring her back to her original glory. I hope you can help me-how can I get an original plans of Moonfleet? Else I need to replace hutches on her and where do I start looking for them, like correct size and fittings? If you do not know, that is OK and I understand.
Thanks for the comments about the spring stay - that's really good to know! Your observation is absolutely correct: that stay is not taut.
Since mine appears to have the original (or at least "original style") spring stay - where it's rigged to also serve as a now-unnecessary antenna - it makes sense for me to add that to my list of upcoming projects and replace it with a single steel rope with a turnbuckle as you described in another comment.
Since it's my intention to take So Nice on a year-long (or more) cruise starting in 2015, I'll take every bit of instruction on rigging and safety offered. We're planning on extended offshore sailing and cruising in isolated areas: so risking a demasting 1000 miles from nowhere isn't in my float plan!
Thanks for the invite. I really miss the time that I owned "So Nice". I almost bought her back I think in 2010 but I am very happy to see Eddie is taking good care of her. I will be trading the water adventure for a motor-home and traveling the country soon. But after seeing I could purchase another Newporter for a lot less than a motor-home....hmmmmm!!!!
Eddie Offermann
I do sorta stretch out the sailing season! (Southern California helps) Though this last year I wasn't up to the trip, I typically do a Thanksgiving Weekend sail to a small uninhabited island about 50 miles off the coast and that's when the heavy winter coat photos were taken on one particularly frigid journey.
Yeah, I was amused by her home port being listed as "Denver" too - I'm pretty sure she was never there and it was just the hometown of the original owner! By the 60s she was a documented vessel and was then listed as being out of Long Beach, CA. What I know of her history includes lots of coastal sailing along North America and Mexico, which makes a lot more sense than Denver!
Mar 25, 2013
Natasha Yonker
Dear Clyde,
I am glad to be here and accepted. I love that boat and working on it to bring her back to her original glory. I hope you can help me-how can I get an original plans of Moonfleet? Else I need to replace hutches on her and where do I start looking for them, like correct size and fittings? If you do not know, that is OK and I understand.
Thank you again,
Natasha.
Apr 30, 2013
Eddie Offermann
Thanks for the comments about the spring stay - that's really good to know! Your observation is absolutely correct: that stay is not taut.
Since mine appears to have the original (or at least "original style") spring stay - where it's rigged to also serve as a now-unnecessary antenna - it makes sense for me to add that to my list of upcoming projects and replace it with a single steel rope with a turnbuckle as you described in another comment.
Since it's my intention to take So Nice on a year-long (or more) cruise starting in 2015, I'll take every bit of instruction on rigging and safety offered. We're planning on extended offshore sailing and cruising in isolated areas: so risking a demasting 1000 miles from nowhere isn't in my float plan!
May 3, 2013
Gary L Mathis
Thanks for the invite. I really miss the time that I owned "So Nice". I almost bought her back I think in 2010 but I am very happy to see Eddie is taking good care of her. I will be trading the water adventure for a motor-home and traveling the country soon. But after seeing I could purchase another Newporter for a lot less than a motor-home....hmmmmm!!!!
Jun 19, 2013