My dad designed the Sea Scamp logo; this boat has an original 1957 machined-plastic logo badge, itself worth a small fortune for its provenance. I wanted to just see and touch this; but the owner had left it off when he delivered the boat for work and reinstalled it only after he had repainted the boat at home.
I hate this picture at the same time I love it. This is the original 1976 Raider 33 plug, 'hull 0', falling apart in the CY yard. It was done in triple-layered, diagonally-planked cedar with WEST epoxy and some 'glass over it, most of which is still in good condition. But the plain plywood transom has gone and the hull is filling with bees and water. Still one could take a mold off it and produce these boats again. Any takers? 4 Aug 2014
Here is Flamenco, Raider 33 no.2 (1976), having been damaged in Raritan Bay during Storm Sandy and bought as salvage after being totaled. This boat has much less damage than either the other Raider (no.15) or the Swiftsure had but has more extensive 'old-boat' problems, such as soft decks. I would very much like to have this boat myself; but I have no way of storing it and repairing it simultaneously. It may be for sale-- if you're willing to have us redo it for you. The very nice Hanse 31 beside it is for sale as well. Just look at the lines of this Raider. If the C44 is the prettiest boat in the world, this one is a very close second. In no place is there anything egregious or out-of-place. Its beauty is sublimity itself. 4 Aug 2014
Speaking of provenance, here is the original factory Sea Scamp stencil giving the model and date of production; sadly much of it has rubbed away since 1957. Dave's dad was the company archivist; I wonder if these records still exist anywhere.
My dad designed the Sea Scamp logo; this boat has an original 1957 machined-plastic logo badge, itself worth a small fortune for its provenance. I wanted to just see and touch this; but the owner had left it off when he delivered the boat for work and reinstalled it only after he had repainted the boat at home.
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
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My dad designed the Sea Scamp logo; this boat has an original 1957 machined-plastic logo badge, itself worth a small fortune for its provenance. I wanted to just see and touch this; but the owner had left it off when he delivered the boat for work and reinstalled it only after he had repainted the boat at home.

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