Here is the foredeck of the Sea Scamp, of 1/4" mahogany plywood slotted into grooves in the 3/4" mahogany sheer clamps. We found no active rot in this boat; the new owner had stripped and cleaned it all out, leaving us with what seemed like all-new wood to work with. 25 Jul 2014
Our friend Bruce, the owner of this lovely little 13' Sea Scamp from 1957, sent us some photos after he reapplied the original yellow color and gold-and-brown (!) upholstery. This was the baby of the line; I calculated some 75-100 were built. Some had windshields; I like it best without. 30 Sep 2014
Here we are saying goodbye to the little blast from the past; but not for ever as her new owner promises to bring her back in the spring for another visit. 25 Jul 2014
Here is the stern quarter of the little Sea Scamp 500 from 1957. Note the bottom planking (1/2" plywood) extending past the transom. Some people wanted to plane this off, to make it 'easier' to 'glass the bottom. I fought against this and, surprisingly, won, because I understood what it's for. If the transom were down in the water, the boat would have to pull all that water behind it to get up and stay on plane. But like this, once it gets going, it has to pull only 1/2" of water along-- much less suction and drag, making it faster. Consider the very excellent Dick Bertram 31' Moppies of 1960, how fuel-hungry they were, dragging a deep-V transom with over 30 degrees of deadrise. Now look at the flat deadrise of this little skimboard of a boat, which gets up on plane with only 30-35 HP. The down-angled chine stick helps as well. I filled all these wood-to-wood joints with WEST epoxy, using my finger as the applicator/radius gauge. It's sealed, strong and smooth now (note seam between transom and protruding bottom planking). It's up to Bruce, the owner, to make sure he does the same thing inside as well. We ended up 'glassing only the bottom, using epoxy, trimming off the edges of the 'glass at the very bottom edge of the chine stick. The bronze bottom paint is de rigueur; non? The hole in the hull is for the bilge pump's outlet. 25 Jul 2014
Here is the foredeck of the Sea Scamp, of 1/4" mahogany plywood slotted into grooves in the 3/4" mahogany sheer clamps. We found no active rot in this boat; the new owner had stripped and cleaned it all out, leaving us with what seemed like all-new wood to work with. 25 Jul 2014
Here is the inside of the Sea Scamp, showing the original 1957 steering wheel. I try to imagine my uncle Joe picking out the Airguide instruments and old-fashioned pull-push switches out of maybe a Manhattan Marine catalogue. 25 Jul 2014
This is a Sea Scamp '500' runabout, built by my dad and uncles, as Cherubini Boat, in 1957. Bruce, from northern NJ, came in and wanted us to repair some loose joints and treat it with epoxy. The hull shape of this 13'4" gem, designed by my dad before I was born, is just a treat. It planes with 35 HP. 25 Jul 2014
This is C44 no.34, Elysium, of 2008. The pic shows the 'D' rig Dave and I developed to have independently-stayed spars, forsaking the triatic stay in favor of intermediate forward shrouds on the mizzen. The boat is based in the upper Chesapeake.
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Here is the foredeck of the Sea Scamp, of 1/4" mahogany plywood slotted into grooves in the 3/4" mahogany sheer clamps. We found no active rot in this boat; the new owner had stripped and cleaned it all out, leaving us with what seemed like all-new wood to work with. 25 Jul 2014

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