Rob,

 

If you’re writing an article about on the evolution of keels in sailing yachts, 
if you haven’t you should visit the Herreshoff Museum in Bristol, RI. They have 
a temperature and humidity controlled room with all of the Herroshoff half hull 
models that were carved by hand by captain Natt himself. They also have the 
tools he used and a lot of boats in various stages of refurbishment.

 

Dave

Saltaire, 35 MK3

Bristol, RI

 

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Sent: Friday, February 06, 2015 9:33 PM
To: Martin DeYoung; C&C Mailing List
Subject: Re: Stus-List C&C drawings from Maritime Museum of the Great Lakes

 

Martin,

 

Yes, the C&C drawings at the Marine Museum are a tremendous resource. However, 
I had forgotten that the 43 keel was a combination of iron and lead castings. 
I'm in the process of doing a series of articles for Good Old Boat on the 
evolution of the keel in sailing yachts, and the 43 would be an excellent 
example of this transitional stage to an all lead casting. Is there any chance 
you could send me a copy of that keel drawing,  otherwise I too would get a 
copy from the Marine Museum of the Great Lakes at Kingston.  I'll be up there 
on the 19th for a Board meeting. 

 

Rob

 

 

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From: Martin DeYoung via CnC-List 

Date:02-06-2015 8:50 PM (GMT-05:00) 

To: [email protected] 

Subject: Stus-List C&C drawings from Maritime Museum of the Great Lakes 

 

I received our C&C 43-1 digital drawings this week and had a chance to give 
them a good look over. We purchase a little over 20 drawings, both the digital 
and printed copies.  The printed full size copies are should be delivered in a 
week or so.

 

The purchase was worth every penny.  On the keel drawings are hand written 
notes listing the actual weights of the first 3 castings of both the iron and 
lead parts.  Also, the keel drawing shows all the bolt locations including some 
between the lead and iron parts that I had not found (they are buried inside 
the keel assembly).

 

Calypso’s mast and fittings are all custom (the fittings are overbuilt, 
fabricated SS).  The drawing package included dimensioned drawings for most of 
the fittings and the spreaders. If the mast ever get damaged we now have an 
excellent starting point for the repair.  We also got the original chain plate 
drawings.  I found some additional drawing numbers relating to the spars and 
have requested them from the museum.

 

As Calypso is hull #1 of the custom 43 series many of the hull build drawings 
have additional notes regarding fiberglass lay-up details that I was not aware 
of including extra lay-up in high stress areas and where the balsa starts and 
ends.  Along with the “as built” type drawings are the early 1970 conceptual 
deck and interior drawings used to sell the project to the first buyer.  It is 
interesting to see how the design changed from the early marketing to actual 
build.

 

The rudder drawings include the first rudder and rudder bearing assemblies 
which show the rudder’s stock details and the massive bronze casting that makes 
up the lower rudder bearing assembly.  I also have the drawing of Calypso’s 2nd 
rudder which is deeper with additional inner SS structure.

 

The icing on the cake for me is the drawings that show the transom 
modifications performed in late 1973.  It is a relief to know that the original 
C&C design team engineered the change including how much additional lay-up was 
needed to maintain structural integrity.  This drawing will be very useful if 
we decide to restore the original transom shape.

 

Martin DeYoung

Calypso

1971 C&C 43

Seattle


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