Cool I’m in the same process at almost done I think it a brand worth saving
On Sat, Dec 5, 2020 at 5:07 PM Dave Godwin via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > Martin, > > It’s nice to see your voice back on the list. It’s been awhile. > > I had to chuckle a bit at your mention of a 5+ year restoration. I was > certain the my refit would be done before yours. I’m thinking not given my > rather lackadaisical work efforts on our C&C 37. The COVID-19 shut-down in > our lives has been a good incentive to focus on the project though. > Fortunately I am in “put the pieces back together mode” rather than "tear > down and rebuild mode". > > My wife and I recently purchased another boat in order to keep us out on > the water. It was her idea because, well, she knows me… > > Glad to see Calypso will be going for another 40 years. > > Best regards, > Dave Godwin > 1982 C&C 37 - “Ronin” > 1998 Mast & Mallet Thomas Point 34 - “Katana" > > On Dec 3, 2020, at 9:05 PM, Martin DeYoung <martin.deyo...@outlook.com> > wrote: > > Calypso’s 5+ year restoration continues, and may be picking up pace. I > got distracted from the rebuild by selling a business, retiring, moving to > Port Ludlow (near Port Townsend WA) and of course, the Covid-19 pandemic. A > recap: > > Calypso, a C&C design “Limited Edition” built by Bruckmann’s in late 1970, > launched as Arieto in January 1971, hull #1 of +-15 hulls sold. After a > successful racing career out of Boston it was sold to the Great Lakes as > first Phantom then Esta Es and raced in many Chi-Mac races. We purchased > her in late 1998 and trucked her out west to Seattle. > > From 1999 to 2015 we raced and cruised Calypso around the PNW including a > 2015 summer trip around Vancouver Island. At the end of that summer it was > clear the 44 years of hard miles and exposure had taken its toll. There > was rotted balsa core in +-20 sq ft of deck, multiple bulkheads with rotted > plywood near the hull, 300 old fastener holes that needed epoxy filling, > tired deck, topsides, and interior paint, and many more old boat issues. > > Today, most of the major repairs are complete, some needed structural > upgrades added (used the original C&C drawings to guide us), and she is > almost ready for the paint shed planned for this spring or early summer. > We will move Calypso from its Shilshole Bay Marina slip to the Port Ludlow > marina as soon as a slip is available. I can see the marina from my house > and drive there in 5 minutes, 6 if there’s traffic so the pace of project > completion will pick up considerably. > > Aprox. 5 years ago I switched to following the cnc-list via the digest. > The recent list software upgrade pushed me back to the “full meal deal” of > receiving all the emails. As I now have a good working knowledge of them, > I will chime in if I see any questions from owners of Bruckmann built C&Cs > from the early 70’s. > > Martin DeYoung > Calypso > 1971 C&C 43 > Seattle/Port Ludlow > > Sent from Mail <https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=550986> for > Windows 10 > > Thanks to all of the subscribers that contributed to the list to help with > the costs involved. If you want to show your support to the list - use > PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray Thanks > - Stu > > > Thanks to all of the subscribers that contributed to the list to help with > the costs involved. If you want to show your support to the list - use > PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray Thanks > - Stu -- Joel Delamirande *www.jdroofing.ca <http://www.jdroofing.ca>*
Thanks to all of the subscribers that contributed to the list to help with the costs involved. If you want to show your support to the list - use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray Thanks - Stu
