a beautiful boat should sail forever.
future of Newporter 40 Together
Hello from "Friend Bob"., I will be brief. I started this site, with help from the Newporter community, in 2009. I had bought a Newporter and started rebuilding it. I am still at it, but the community started aging out, and the site became much less active. It is still alive, but running on 2009 software, with me footing the bill for all those years (it wasnt to bad). To upgrade (migrate?) to some current iteration would be costly. And I don't know that participation would improve so I am not inclined to pay out of my pocket for a non existernt community, or a community that does not contribute enough to make it worth while. So we are at a crossroads.
The information that Captain Clyde Phillips has contributed is priceless on both construction and sailing of Newporters. He worked actually building Newporters at the Dorchester Shipyard back in the day. I have visited him several times, and he is a very special friend. If the site goes under that information is probably gone, because it exists no where else, so if you want it, copy it now.
The collection of photos on the site document the Newporter community as it existed from 2009 forward.
So I am opening this discussion asking for input as to what the future of this site and the Newporter community as represented by the site might be. For those of you waiting to join, I am sorry but the site is limited to 150 people, so welcome to use and peruse, but membership at this point is maxed out.
Sincerely, Friend Bob
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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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