Britton,
Given my age and the fact that it’s been a l o n g time since I’ve worked on Newporters (and a lot of new technology has been preferred since then) I am unable to speak knowledgeably to your forward bulwark rot problem. But I do have some things to say (always, but take it with a critical eye) from what I think I understand.
First, about the repair you have done. That may well take care of it, but for how long I can’t guess. Is it strong enough? I think it…
ContinueAdded by Clyde A. Phillips on October 31, 2013 at 7:48pm — 1 Comment
My first twenty-five years of boating was on workboats or “yachts” that were workboat built and workboat painted. When I started working at Stowman’s shipyard I was on the “commercial gang” that worked on workboats. Then I was transferred to the “Newporter gang” and stayed there, eventually becoming the rigger and demonstration/delivery captain. We wore non-marking shoes and some of us wore Topsiders. Those shoes had wavy slits across the soles and heels to give a good grip on…
ContinueAdded by Clyde A. Phillips on October 30, 2013 at 7:54pm — 3 Comments
Well, Greg started me thinking. Do you know why a head is called a head?
It started innocently enough back in the old days. Not the old days when I was a boy, but back in the beginnings of sailing off shore on long voyages where you could not wait until you got home. Something was needed. Now, for stand up jobs it was easy; just walk to a convenient spot at the rail and pump out your personal bilge. But a real need for a place to sit didn’t take long to make itself felt. The…
ContinueAdded by Clyde A. Phillips on October 19, 2013 at 2:20pm — 2 Comments
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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:
and
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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