We let WAVE sit a few days so the paint could harden. Depending on temperature and humidity, hot and high, it can take a few extra days. She looks pretty good.
Log of WAVE
Tuesday, March 17, 2020
1965 Alcort Sunfish WAVE 17 Mar 20 Bottom Paint Finished
17 Mar 20:
We let WAVE sit a few days so the paint could harden. Depending on temperature and humidity, hot and high, it can take a few extra days. She looks pretty good.
Log of WAVE
We let WAVE sit a few days so the paint could harden. Depending on temperature and humidity, hot and high, it can take a few extra days. She looks pretty good.
Log of WAVE
Friday, March 13, 2020
Lessons From Webb
13 Mar 20:
Our friend Webb Chiles recently completed his sixth circumnavigation and he kindly shared some of his Leaning Lessons with Cruising World. There is an enormous amount of good information in the article, we like how he tailored his Moore 24 GANNET to suit his needs, and she delivered.
No spoilers here, check out Wisdoms from Webb.
Link to Cruising World article Lessons From the Sixth Circumnavigation by Webb Chiles
Webb's Journal: http://self-portraitinthepresentseajournal.blogspot.com/
Our friend Webb Chiles recently completed his sixth circumnavigation and he kindly shared some of his Leaning Lessons with Cruising World. There is an enormous amount of good information in the article, we like how he tailored his Moore 24 GANNET to suit his needs, and she delivered.
No spoilers here, check out Wisdoms from Webb.
Link to Cruising World article Lessons From the Sixth Circumnavigation by Webb Chiles
Webb's Journal: http://self-portraitinthepresentseajournal.blogspot.com/
Wednesday, March 11, 2020
Wear It
11 Mar 20:
Wrote a review for the April 2020 issue Small Boats Magazine on our new Odyssey PFDs from NRS. Very comfortable. Look for it 01 April, no foolin.
FMI: Small Boats Magazine
Wrote a review for the April 2020 issue Small Boats Magazine on our new Odyssey PFDs from NRS. Very comfortable. Look for it 01 April, no foolin.
FMI: Small Boats Magazine
Thursday, March 5, 2020
AMF Alcort Sunfish Parts
05 Mar 20:
We just scored some vintage parts, we love the AMF Alcort bags that they come in. Sometimes we break down and open the bags and use the parts, most times we like to look at them. If you are looking for a hard to find part, let us know. Maybe we have it or can locate one with our Parts Peeps.
We just scored some vintage parts, we love the AMF Alcort bags that they come in. Sometimes we break down and open the bags and use the parts, most times we like to look at them. If you are looking for a hard to find part, let us know. Maybe we have it or can locate one with our Parts Peeps.
NC-4 Flying Boat Maintenance
05 Mar 20:
We picked up another nice vintage photograph of the US Navy Curtiss Flying Boat NC-4. She was the first aircraft to complete a successful Atlantic crossing in 1919. I like looking at the photos of the flying boat while she is getting maintenance, it must have been a challenge to maintain bot a boat and an airplane, in a saltwater environment. Flying was new, flying boats were new, the engines were new, radios, navigation gear, everything was new.
I lost count at about 12 of all the maintenance and flight crew personnel on the aircraft. She was big, 48 foot hull with a 126 foot upper wingspan. Takeoff weight was around 28,000 pounds.
We are working on a book, the Triumph of the NCs: Centennial. It will include a transcription of the 1921 Triumph of the NCs, old photos that we have collected that date 1919 and newer, and current day photos from the aircraft, which is on display at the National Naval Aviation Museum in Pensacola, Florida. We hope to publish it this Summer.
Log of NC-4.
We picked up another nice vintage photograph of the US Navy Curtiss Flying Boat NC-4. She was the first aircraft to complete a successful Atlantic crossing in 1919. I like looking at the photos of the flying boat while she is getting maintenance, it must have been a challenge to maintain bot a boat and an airplane, in a saltwater environment. Flying was new, flying boats were new, the engines were new, radios, navigation gear, everything was new.
I lost count at about 12 of all the maintenance and flight crew personnel on the aircraft. She was big, 48 foot hull with a 126 foot upper wingspan. Takeoff weight was around 28,000 pounds.
We are working on a book, the Triumph of the NCs: Centennial. It will include a transcription of the 1921 Triumph of the NCs, old photos that we have collected that date 1919 and newer, and current day photos from the aircraft, which is on display at the National Naval Aviation Museum in Pensacola, Florida. We hope to publish it this Summer.
Log of NC-4.
Corpus Christi Texas Sunfish 1996
05 Mar 20:
Skipper's parents were the main enablers for our Sunfish restoration adventures, they restored several boats in Corpus Christi, TX. Skipper took sailing in College and developed her fondness for the Sunfish, and a few years later she was given a Sunfish from her Aunt Pat, 1965 Alcort Sunfish WAVE. That started an avalanche of boats, 1982 AMF Sunfish PHOENIX showed up soon after, then 1981 AMF Sunfish MADISON at one point. Plus 2-3 other Sunfish that they restored and passed on to new owners, and one that travelled to Jacksonville. They also had their Capri 18 HUI for a bit, she was a fine sailer, but took a few more minutes to rig and launch than the Sunfish. One of the boats had a nice vintage 5 panel sail, those were phased out in the 1970s but they are good sails if you come across one.
They also scored the nice 1984 Riviera Sunset sail that we use on WAVE.
Skipper's parents were the main enablers for our Sunfish restoration adventures, they restored several boats in Corpus Christi, TX. Skipper took sailing in College and developed her fondness for the Sunfish, and a few years later she was given a Sunfish from her Aunt Pat, 1965 Alcort Sunfish WAVE. That started an avalanche of boats, 1982 AMF Sunfish PHOENIX showed up soon after, then 1981 AMF Sunfish MADISON at one point. Plus 2-3 other Sunfish that they restored and passed on to new owners, and one that travelled to Jacksonville. They also had their Capri 18 HUI for a bit, she was a fine sailer, but took a few more minutes to rig and launch than the Sunfish. One of the boats had a nice vintage 5 panel sail, those were phased out in the 1970s but they are good sails if you come across one.
They also scored the nice 1984 Riviera Sunset sail that we use on WAVE.
Wednesday, March 4, 2020
1965 Alcort Sunfish WAVE 04 Mar 20 Third Coat TotalBoat WetEdge
04 Mar 20:
Scuffed the second coat of paint with 120 grit sandpaper. Wiped off the dust with a towel. The scuffs help see where we need to put the next coat down.
Slapped some paint on Skipper's 1965 Alcort Sunfish WAVE, rolled and tipped the third (and final) coat of TotalBoat WetEdge BlueGlo White.
Log of WAVE.
Scuffed the second coat of paint with 120 grit sandpaper. Wiped off the dust with a towel. The scuffs help see where we need to put the next coat down.
Slapped some paint on Skipper's 1965 Alcort Sunfish WAVE, rolled and tipped the third (and final) coat of TotalBoat WetEdge BlueGlo White.
Log of WAVE.
Carriage House State of Affairs
04 Mar 20:
A tour of the Carriage House to keep everyone updated on the current state of affairs in the HEUER Garage and Lewis Boat Works.
Log of the Carriage House, est 2015.
A tour of the Carriage House to keep everyone updated on the current state of affairs in the HEUER Garage and Lewis Boat Works.
Log of the Carriage House, est 2015.
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