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    1975 o'day 22
    will be changing to led lights both mast and cabin along with nav lights. adding solar, adding bbq, rebedding all deck hardware and below water...
  • Monsterfish
    Looking forward to V-berth.
    Wow.....dream home!
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    MacGregor 26s
    Das sind Teakleisten, die aufgeklebt, dann mit Schwarzer Masse ausgegossen und geschliffen wurden. Sieht immer noch aus wie neu.....
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    Marilee-Interior.jpg
    This interior is gorgeous! What type of boat is this in?
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    CHILD LABOR

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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 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

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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.

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 interior of C44 no.35, Alliance, looking forward from the passageway. The head is to the right and the galley to the left. This boat is unique in that it does not have our 11.5-cubic-foot toploader fridge but an Italian-made stainless-steel drawer type of about 6.8 cubic feet total. Installing this thing was a chore and a half. All of the once-successful galley was redesigned to accommodate it. 13 Jan 2015

Here is the interior of C44 no.35, Alliance, looking forward from the passageway. The head is to the right and the galley to the left. This boat is unique in that it does not have our 11.5-cubic-foot toploader fridge but an Italian-made stainless-steel drawer type of about 6.8 cubic feet total. Installing this thing was a chore and a half. All of the once-successful galley was redesigned to accommodate it. 13 Jan 2015

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This is C44 no.35, Alliance, as seen from Frolic in the CY shop. 44035 is the first production boat with a fiberglass deck/coachroof; however it appears to be a little too tall and Dave and I decided to revise the molds next time out. 13 Jan 2015

This is C44 no.35, Alliance, as seen from Frolic in the CY shop. 44035 is the first production boat with a fiberglass deck/coachroof; however it appears to be a little too tall and Dave and I decided to revise the molds next time out. 13 Jan 2015

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Here is the interior of Alliance, looking aft from the forward stateroom doorway. The paneling leaning against the settee will go on the main (station-3) bulkhead, in which is the door in which I stood to take this pic. The ductwork under the galley counter is air intake for the built-in 'fridge, which at 6.8 cubic feet is little more than half of the original top-loader. 13 Jan 2015

Here is the interior of Alliance, looking aft from the forward stateroom doorway. The paneling leaning against the settee will go on the main (station-3) bulkhead, in which is the door in which I stood to take this pic. The ductwork under the galley counter is air intake for the built-in 'fridge, which at 6.8 cubic feet is little more than half of the original top-loader. 13 Jan 2015

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This is C44 no.16, Frolic, which was riding anchor in Fall River when a large steel fishing boat dragged in a hurricane and tangled alongside. This caused Frolic's anchor to drag till she came up against an ugly steel bulkhead and, with the fishing boat banging into her all night, the bulkhead sawed through the shrouds, bringing down the rig, and holed her topsides. Keeping to his policy of 'We don't scrap our boats', Dave bought her as salvage and brought her home, where her hull and deck were repaired. Now she awaits a new rig and a new owner's choice of Awlgrip and updated equipment. Dave may choose to keep her as a 'shop boat' and attend shows and events up and down the East Coast. 13 Jan 2015

This is C44 no.16, Frolic, which was riding anchor in Fall River when a large steel fishing boat dragged in a hurricane and tangled alongside. This caused Frolic's anchor to drag till she came up against an ugly steel bulkhead and, with the fishing boat banging into her all night, the bulkhead sawed through the shrouds, bringing down the rig, and holed her topsides. Keeping to his policy of 'We don't scrap our boats', Dave bought her as salvage and brought her home, where her hull and deck were repaired. Now she awaits a new rig and a new owner's choice of Awlgrip and updated equipment. Dave may choose to keep her as a 'shop boat' and attend shows and events up and down the East Coast. 13 Jan 2015

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Here is the seawater-flush pump we got from Raritan for the toilet in Alliance, which, though unmarked, has these Shur-Flo-type connectors for slip-in hose barbs. They're almost impossible to pry up and down without damaging the pump, the barb or yourself. I nicked this one pretty well with the needlenosed nippers. It's another sad example of how little thought goes into the design and engineering of equipment we ought to be able to take for granted. 2 Oct 2014

Here is the seawater-flush pump we got from Raritan for the toilet in Alliance, which, though unmarked, has these Shur-Flo-type connectors for slip-in hose barbs. They're almost impossible to pry up and down without damaging the pump, the barb or yourself. I nicked this one pretty well with the needlenosed nippers. It's another sad example of how little thought goes into the design and engineering of equipment we ought to be able to take for granted. 2 Oct 2014

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Here is the toilet-flush water's intake seacock on Alliance, the typical 3/4" Forespar Marelon unit. I complained about this because the hose barb on the head is too short to allow two individual hose clamps, such as ABYC recommends/requires. I mean what the heck? Note that this is the OEM type of Marelon seacock, which retail buyer can't buy, because it relies on proper application of 5200, which too many retail customers won't do properly; so the retail customers get the ones with three ears and three bolt holes, which retail customers so often feel is a nuisance. I have this type on Diana [wink]. 2 Oct 2014

Here is the toilet-flush water's intake seacock on Alliance, the typical 3/4" Forespar Marelon unit. I complained about this because the hose barb on the head is too short to allow two individual hose clamps, such as ABYC recommends/requires. I mean what the heck? Note that this is the OEM type of Marelon seacock, which retail buyer can't buy, because it relies on proper application of 5200, which too many retail customers won't do properly; so the retail customers get the ones with three ears and three bolt holes, which retail customers so often feel is a nuisance. I have this type on Diana [wink]. 2 Oct 2014

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This is a Shur-Flo strainer for the seawater-flush head of C44 no.35, Alliance (2015). Note the idiotic design of the bracket. How does one screw elbows to the strainer's head if the mounting holes are directly behind it? This perplexed me to the point of ranting angrily at the Shur-Flo tech people. 2 Oct 2014

This is a Shur-Flo strainer for the seawater-flush head of C44 no.35, Alliance (2015). Note the idiotic design of the bracket. How does one screw elbows to the strainer's head if the mounting holes are directly behind it? This perplexed me to the point of ranting angrily at the Shur-Flo tech people. 2 Oct 2014

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This is White Hawk, C44 no.7 (1977), which was restored by Dave and his new Cherubini Yachts in two extensive sessions over 2003-2009. Lastly in 2012 it returned and Lee removed its original 11,500-lb lead shoe and had it recast as a Scheel keel, matching the profile of newer boats. It was a beautifully-done job-- the boat floats exactly on its lines (note slime line aft), perhaps one of the few C44s that, as sailed, ever did. Most are stern-heavy due to owner-specified add-ons like generators, etc. Hull no.7 was the 1977-1979 show boat at Stamford, Newport and Annapolis. I designed the interior layout of this boat when I was 20. It is one of only two or three C44s with varnished-teak cabinsides, although Chris, the owner, took the advice of a friend in the coatings business and had us apply a porch-furniture finish to the stripped teak. This caused irreparable damage to the 35-year-old teak planks, opening the grain and admitting water; and the boat will never look the same again. 28 Jul 2012

This is White Hawk, C44 no.7 (1977), which was restored by Dave and his new Cherubini Yachts in two extensive sessions over 2003-2009. Lastly in 2012 it returned and Lee removed its original 11,500-lb lead shoe and had it recast as a Scheel keel, matching the profile of newer boats. It was a beautifully-done job-- the boat floats exactly on its lines (note slime line aft), perhaps one of the few C44s that, as sailed, ever did. Most are stern-heavy due to owner-specified add-ons like generators, etc. Hull no.7 was the 1977-1979 show boat at Stamford, Newport and Annapolis. I designed the interior layout of this boat when I was 20. It is one of only two or three C44s with varnished-teak cabinsides, although Chris, the owner, took the advice of a friend in the coatings business and had us apply a porch-furniture finish to the stripped teak. This caused irreparable damage to the 35-year-old teak planks, opening the grain and admitting water; and the boat will never look the same again. 28 Jul 2012

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This is First Light, C44 no.6 (1977), which was dramatically restored at Cherubini Yachts from 2005-2008. It is now loving sailed by Rob, an environmental lawyer at Charleston. Dave and I developed what we call the 'D'-rig, having independently-stayed spars (no triatic), for this boat and as the current new-boat spec.

This is First Light, C44 no.6 (1977), which was dramatically restored at Cherubini Yachts from 2005-2008. It is now loving sailed by Rob, an environmental lawyer at Charleston. Dave and I developed what we call the 'D'-rig, having independently-stayed spars (no triatic), for this boat and as the current new-boat spec.

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This is Emerald, ex-Ecstasy, ex-Diana, the Cherubini 44 plug (1975) which was meant to be my dad's own boat. Circumstances conspired to deny him this, which is part of the reason my H25 is called Diana, in memory of this boat and his dream. Despite appearances this poor boat was really in sad shape, needing a full drying-out of the strip-planked hull (such as in a dehumidified barn) and a full gutting of the hydraulics and mechanicals that the former owner, a hydraulics engineer, had cluttered it with. But the new owner's budget did not permit us to do a first-rate job, such as the boat deserves. You can see the internal bronze sheave which the former owner installed inside the metal-cage bowsprit to carry the anchor rode out the end of the bowsprit (read my comments about the first pic here). Still, this is where I reported to work all summer of 2012. Pretty cool. 13 Apr 2012

This is Emerald, ex-Ecstasy, ex-Diana, the Cherubini 44 plug (1975) which was meant to be my dad's own boat. Circumstances conspired to deny him this, which is part of the reason my H25 is called Diana, in memory of this boat and his dream. Despite appearances this poor boat was really in sad shape, needing a full drying-out of the strip-planked hull (such as in a dehumidified barn) and a full gutting of the hydraulics and mechanicals that the former owner, a hydraulics engineer, had cluttered it with. But the new owner's budget did not permit us to do a first-rate job, such as the boat deserves. You can see the internal bronze sheave which the former owner installed inside the metal-cage bowsprit to carry the anchor rode out the end of the bowsprit (read my comments about the first pic here). Still, this is where I reported to work all summer of 2012. Pretty cool. 13 Apr 2012

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The hydraulics engineer took liberties in screwing all sorts of hardware and hose mounts to the inside of the hull, driving sheet-metal screws right through all the 'glass and into the fir planking; then the boat wasn't very weathertight in the cockpit and the bilge was constantly wet. Therefore, the planking was wet. Lee and I stripped all the 'glass off both sides of the keel and dried it out, then reapplied vinylester 'glass to it. The hole that looks like a propeller-shaft outlet (the hydraulics engineer made sure he had a prop aperture hacked into the world's most beautiful hull form, like others have done since) was Lee's solution to adjusting the stuffing box, since the hydraulics engineer installed a large diesel tank directly above it, eliminating all access. Lee's idea is to scrape out fairing compound and remove this patch, from time to time, to inspect and maintain the stuffing box. (My idea was to relocate the diesel tank-- vetoed.) Aug-Sep 2012

The hydraulics engineer took liberties in screwing all sorts of hardware and hose mounts to the inside of the hull, driving sheet-metal screws right through all the 'glass and into the fir planking; then the boat wasn't very weathertight in the cockpit and the bilge was constantly wet. Therefore, the planking was wet. Lee and I stripped all the 'glass off both sides of the keel and dried it out, then reapplied vinylester 'glass to it. The hole that looks like a propeller-shaft outlet (the hydraulics engineer made sure he had a prop aperture hacked into the world's most beautiful hull form, like others have done since) was Lee's solution to adjusting the stuffing box, since the hydraulics engineer installed a large diesel tank directly above it, eliminating all access. Lee's idea is to scrape out fairing compound and remove this patch, from time to time, to inspect and maintain the stuffing box. (My idea was to relocate the diesel tank-- vetoed.) Aug-Sep 2012

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On the C44 plug, Lee and I installed a new Lewmar windlass on the bowsprit. The prior windlass had been hydraulic because the owner, who finished what had been my dad's unfinished boat, was a hydraulics engineer. It weighed about 300 lbs. I lowered it off the boat with the stays'l boom. This particular boat's bowsprit, engineered by the hydraulics engineer, is made of galvanized steel angle iron and shelled with mahogany. I scraped out plenty of white corrosion from where the bronze windlass had been bolted to it and epoxied and painted as much as I could through the back panel, which Lee cut for as little access as we could get-- for no access was provided-for originally. (What kind of arrogance is needed for one to delude himself into thinking that what is good in his own theory might never need inspection, maintenance and replacement in practice?) Then the former owner had led a chain rode THROUGH the bowsprit to an internal bronze roller inside the very end of the 'sprit-- about the least sensible thing one could have done, for now the slowly-corroding galvanized cage is a girder in shear load holding the boat to her mooring. On factory-built C44s, the bowsprit is a robust spruce and 'glass structure that could probably hold up half the boat on its own. It does not fail unless you fail to take care of it. 8 Jun 2012

On the C44 plug, Lee and I installed a new Lewmar windlass on the bowsprit. The prior windlass had been hydraulic because the owner, who finished what had been my dad's unfinished boat, was a hydraulics engineer. It weighed about 300 lbs. I lowered it off the boat with the stays'l boom. This particular boat's bowsprit, engineered by the hydraulics engineer, is made of galvanized steel angle iron and shelled with mahogany. I scraped out plenty of white corrosion from where the bronze windlass had been bolted to it and epoxied and painted as much as I could through the back panel, which Lee cut for as little access as we could get-- for no access was provided-for originally. (What kind of arrogance is needed for one to delude himself into thinking that what is good in his own theory might never need inspection, maintenance and replacement in practice?) Then the former owner had led a chain rode THROUGH the bowsprit to an internal bronze roller inside the very end of the 'sprit-- about the least sensible thing one could have done, for now the slowly-corroding galvanized cage is a girder in shear load holding the boat to her mooring. On factory-built C44s, the bowsprit is a robust spruce and 'glass structure that could probably hold up half the boat on its own. It does not fail unless you fail to take care of it. 8 Jun 2012

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I located the Lewmar remote-control module up here, in the forepeak which would have been the cabin for my brother and me-- had my dad been entitled to have his own boat. 8 Jun 2012

I located the Lewmar remote-control module up here, in the forepeak which would have been the cabin for my brother and me-- had my dad been entitled to have his own boat. 8 Jun 2012

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This is the tidy installation of Lewmar bow-thruster motor Lee and I did here. Lee, the once and future 'glass king', did a marvelous job tabbing in the tube down there. I don't have the patience for that! The moldy hoses are original to the 1982 commissioning and we weren't tasked with replacing them. 11 May 2012

This is the tidy installation of Lewmar bow-thruster motor Lee and I did here. Lee, the once and future 'glass king', did a marvelous job tabbing in the tube down there. I don't have the patience for that! The moldy hoses are original to the 1982 commissioning and we weren't tasked with replacing them. 11 May 2012

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Here I am feeling weird to be chopping a hole in the strip-planked boat I helped build when I was 16-17. This is the 2012 bow-thruster hole for the new owner of the C44 plug, 'hull 0', from which Cherubini Boat's first molds were taken (this boat launched the type and the company). This was meant to be my dad's own boat and had the whole interior and deck layout he and I had conceived for it before my uncle, having made his molds from it, sold it as scrap to a hydraulics engineer who took 6 years to finish it into a functional yacht-- the boat my dad should have had. The guy even named it 'Ecstasy', which was sort of a kick in the teeth. Poignant work, doing all this. 23 Apr 2012

Here I am feeling weird to be chopping a hole in the strip-planked boat I helped build when I was 16-17. This is the 2012 bow-thruster hole for the new owner of the C44 plug, 'hull 0', from which Cherubini Boat's first molds were taken (this boat launched the type and the company). This was meant to be my dad's own boat and had the whole interior and deck layout he and I had conceived for it before my uncle, having made his molds from it, sold it as scrap to a hydraulics engineer who took 6 years to finish it into a functional yacht-- the boat my dad should have had. The guy even named it 'Ecstasy', which was sort of a kick in the teeth. Poignant work, doing all this. 23 Apr 2012

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Sailing Vessel FINN

Sailing Vessel FINN

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New vinyl flooring. These were 6x36 inch planks. I opted for the planks vs the one complete sheet because I was not confident I could cut the pattern out with precision.

New vinyl flooring. These were 6x36 inch planks. I opted for the planks vs the one complete sheet because I was not confident I could cut the pattern out with precision.

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DSC 6861

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Used white Interlux Brightside polyurethane. Masked out the original stripes. Brushed on. Still need to figure out how to get the original S226 masked out for painting.

Used white Interlux Brightside polyurethane. Masked out the original stripes. Brushed on. Still need to figure out how to get the original S226 masked out for painting.

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DSC 6858

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DSC 6857

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once grouting

once grouting

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