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THE ROSTER
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:
909 561 4245
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Captain Clyde's Newporter sites:
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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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This is George Henderson, owner of "Faith," Hull #69 located in the Boston area. Just letting the community know that she is on the market since I now live in CO. She is priced to sell. Makes me sad but I'd like to see her legacy continue. If you know of a potential buyer I can be reached at georgehenderson.usa@gmail.com / 857-221-1581. She is in great condition and has been lovingly restored. There are pics on my members' page and a link to a Google Drive folder is below, where you will find pics and a survey.
https://drive.google.com/drive/u/1/folders/1rIBwFD2-o9rJCVKsPaEcLq9jj8A54fJl
I think you are the perfect sounding board having lived aboard a Newporter for so many years. I will value any advise you may impart.
I have Hull 17 which I bought three years ago. After buying her at scrap prices I sailed her from one end of SF bay to her present location. The trip was in good wind, 35 knots, and we had it laid over to the toe rails for much of the passage. We arrived without tearing or breaking anything - absolutely amazing in retrospect given how green the crew was and how old the boat. I stepped on to the dock with a new respect for my boat and made a note to myself that when the time was right I would do right by her.
For the last two years I used her as an office as I worked out of Silicon Valley. I've done mostly cosmetic repairs including making new taft rails and repairs to the main mast. Now I have both the time and some money so I want to see what I've got and how good I can make it.
She's never been out of the water which I would like to correct come May/June - I want it nice and hot in case there is drying out to do. I think I have a handle on the haul out but once that is complete and the masts are rebuilt I think I want to alter the layout of the Saloon/Pilot house. In brief I would want to move the galley up to the pilot house and put a queen sized bed in the Saloon. Only someone who has spent a lot of time on this boat could give me a worthwhile answer. What do you think?
I think you are the perfect sounding board having lived aboard a Newporter for so many years. I will value any advise you may impart.
I have Hull 17 which I bought three years ago. After buying her at scrap prices I sailed her from one end of SF bay to her present location. The trip was in good wind, 35 knots, and we had it laid over to the toe rails for much of the passage. We arrived without tearing or breaking anything - absolutely amazing in retrospect given how green the crew was and how old the boat. I stepped on to the dock with a new respect for my boat and made a note to myself that when the time was right I would do right by her.
For the last two years I used her as an office as I worked out of Silicon Valley. I've done mostly cosmetic repairs including making new taft rails and repairs to the main mast. Now I have both the time and some money so I want to see what I've got and how good I can make it.
She's never been out of the water which I would like to correct come May/June - I want it nice and hot in case there is drying out to do. I think I have a handle on the haul out but once that is complete and the masts are rebuilt I think I want to alter the layout of the Saloon/Pilot house. In brief I would want to move the galley up to the pilot house and put a queen sized bed in the Saloon. Only someone who has spent a lot of time on this boat could give me a worthwhile answer. What do you think?
His mom, in an email to me a year or so ago, said "We lived aboard almost 20 years and did long distance cruising for four years - Up to San Francisco and the Sacramento Delta, offshore islands of SoCal to Mexico, Cabo, LaPaz, crossed to the mainland and down and around to Puerto Angel. Crossed Tejuanepec to El Salvador, Costa Rica to Panama. All with just the three of us [and son Greg was only ten when we began the trip]. Really hope to about some of those adventures!