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Comment by Britton Moses on August 7, 2013 at 8:42am

Don't worry Clyde, I'll keep the pictures coming ;-) I already feel like she has a place here among her Newporter 40 Family!

Comment by Clyde A. Phillips on August 6, 2013 at 11:15pm

But Paul, if she sends you the pictures, what will we see.

That, from this old lover of pictures of a younger old boat.  Thanks for showing up, Britton, this place has never been so lively.  Peace, Clyde

Comment by paul ~ sv; pink cloud on August 6, 2013 at 10:29pm

Dont despair - repair .
Your boat wont fall apart .. My opinion. But you dont want to let any more water into the keel. So if is dried out, just fix it. Grind out, and fix , glass and paint.
The alternative is surgery, and thats never ending .. Hi Bob! Peace Clyde! Love u guys, hope u can understand my approach.
Britton, please email us direct, paul.poehlman@gmail.com. Easier to send u pics

Comment by Britton Moses on August 6, 2013 at 9:56pm

Thanks Paul, yes I would love to hear what you did with the keel bolt. One step onto this boat and you can tell she was built strong. For the year and being a wooden boat glassed over, she is cleaner than a lot we've seen that were solid glass.  I believe she will sail even as is!

I appreciate all the advice from everyone. Some people have more time and money to give it and some want to go sailing now. We'll take it all in and do what we can to make the best of both worlds! It feels good to be here with so many other Newporter fans! Thank you all!

Comment by paul ~ sv; pink cloud on August 6, 2013 at 9:30pm

Hi,
If ur not yet overwhelmed by rebuild suggestions..
Grin.
Your boat out if water is dried out- perfect for minor repairs needed before you re float. In my opinion.
Ya,, in a perfect world we would all have new boats . Or old boats rebuilt to new specs.
But then reality creeps in. These are amazing stout "skookum" in british columbia . Very very strong well built boats. Thats why they are still cruising the world 50 yrs after launched! Not many builders made them to last, but these were.
So fix the blems, glass over properly , paint and go!
We had almost the exact rust from a keel bolt, and at rudder on pink cloud . Tell me if you want me to share what i did. Pss, ive just hauled out two yrs after repairs and no signs , no rust, no ugly.
Typing on my phone. Sorry for poor copy.

Comment by Britton Moses on August 6, 2013 at 8:51pm

Thanks all!

I like pieces of all the advice given ;)

We are still weighing the options of motoring up the ICW or trucking her.  Have a few more leads to follow up on this week and then we should have the transport plan in place! 

Comment by Clyde A. Phillips on August 6, 2013 at 8:11pm

My suggestion of replanking comes from the fact that I enjoy boats, period.  I study them, built some, sailed some, designed some, and enjoyed every part of it.  I have just as much fun working on them as I do sailing them.  So, as one who has been retired for twenty two years time is immaterial to me.  Therefore it is easy to suggest it.  I fully agree with Eddie and Bob.  But

I want to suggest that we remember that any leaky old piece of junk will have dry bilges when it's been sitting of the hard for sometime.  But taking care of the rusted through places should do it.  I would have just put that boat in the water and stay aboard for a few days going over the rig and testing all systems while I was supplying the galley and then head north, back to her birth place.  Mine, too, come to think of it.

 

Comment by bob mitchell on August 6, 2013 at 5:09pm

there's a lot of good newporters with their original polyester. If you bilge is dry, enjoy for a while! I like eddie's approach.

Comment by Eddie Offermann on August 6, 2013 at 4:45pm

I suspect that a thorough hull sand and repaint will tell you everything you need to know about the hull integrity of this vessel. Once sanded, I'd crawl across the surface and tap it lightly with a mallet as suggested. If the wood is bad beneath it will reveal itself to you - and that section can be cut, ground and dug away and repaired. People with limitless time or money may have the luxury of completely replanking "just to be on the safe side" - but the rest of us undertake a project like that when it can be shown to need it. A few poked out nails and a dry bilge suggest you can refasten as needed and take her to sea at will.

Comment by Britton Moses on August 6, 2013 at 3:34pm

I know it would be best if we could remove and replace all the old plywood to get a good look at her, but we want to be in the water sailing before committing ourselves to a work yard before ever even learning to sail!  maybe one day, we will still find ourselves fully restoring her, but for now, we want to get her repaired and back in the water. The bilges are totally dry, no wood rot anywhere that I could see and I crawled around in every locker I could get into.  I really think she's been pretty water tight and it makes me wonder if I should even worry about the polyester fiberglass being a problem. I know it is supposed to be "bad news" but something has made her hold up all these years! We'll know better once we start sanding her down.  And yes, Clyde, I think we got a hell of lot of boat for the price we paid! Seems like a steal to me...Asking price was 25k when we first looked at it and then they dropped it to 19k 2 days later. We got her for 14k! :-)

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