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 > <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
