Have nearly finished a 1977 38 Mark 2 and had to do about 75% of the deck. It’s a labor of love for sure.
I’ve always loved the 43 and growing up sailing in Oakville I got to see many of them launched for the first time. They are just great sailing boats. Peter Kirkwood 1977 38-2 Renaissance VI Oakville ON Canada On Fri, Dec 4, 2020 at 8:03 AM Matthew <wolf...@erie.net> wrote: > Martin: > > > > My 1976 42 Custom is a Bruckman boat, probably similar to > yours on deck and down below (probably not the keel, which they were > straightening out during the 70s). I’m also involved in many projects and > upgrades. Keep going. > > > > Matt Wolford > > Erie, PA > > > > *From:* Martin DeYoung <martin.deyo...@outlook.com> > *Sent:* Thursday, December 03, 2020 9:06 PM > *To:* cnc-list@cnc-list.com > *Subject:* Stus-List Calypso 1971 C&C 43 update > > > > 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
