This is me operating on R33 no.15, using the hole cut by Storm Sandy (and trimmed smooth by us) to gain access to water heater, fuel tank, rudder post and steering gear, and stuffing box. What so many owners of damaged boats don't understand is that the fiberglass repair is the EASY part! Even a big hole is much smaller a problem than it looks to be. For this, Jeremiah went out back to the plug, laid up a 'glass piece in this spot, and tacked it over this hole, inside which he laid up enough 'glass to be able to remove the piece and finish it from the outside. After a new spray of Awlgrip, you'll never tell where the repair was. Photo by Captain Mike, 22 Feb 2013
Cherubini Yachts shop-staff portrait with R33 no.15, Suzanne, when the boat was being returned to owners. This boat was declared a total write-off when it came into the shop in November 2012. L-to-R: Zoya, office staff; Gary, boat owner; my brother Steve, shop staff; my cousin Lee, contractor; Jeremiah, shop staff; Ziggy, shop staff; JC Jr (me), contractor; Aimee (my 2nd cousin), Raider Yachts archivist/historian and granddaughter of Joe Cherubini (RIP), boat's builder. Aimee is wearing an original 1970s Raider Yachts t-shirt! October 2013
I 'glassed the heck out of this skeg when I reattached it, even fairing in some imperfections in the hull/sleg shape due to an imperfect mold. The 3-inch hole was for gaining access to the attaching bolts/nuts; when the 5200 set up I patched it and faired it over. Beyond, in this picture, are the first CC20 Floridian and C48 no.08 Light Reign, ex-Amazing Grace. 6 Mar 2013
Core damage is common in boats with cored decks! This is one of several places where stanchions were plucked out of the deck on R33 no.15. There is nothing for this but to re-'glass the whole thing solidly. Why rebuild what ought not to have been done in the first place? But the Raider was a 'budget' performance boat, not a C44, too typical of 'cost-effective' production boats. Budget constraints in time and cost were probably responsible for the silicone around the chainplates which most probably caused this damage. 14 Mar 2013
This is me operating on R33 no.15, using the hole cut by Storm Sandy (and trimmed smooth by us) to gain access to water heater, fuel tank, rudder post and steering gear, and stuffing box. What so many owners of damaged boats don't understand is that the fiberglass repair is the EASY part! Even a big hole is much smaller a problem than it looks to be. For this, Jeremiah went out back to the plug, laid up a 'glass piece in this spot, and tacked it over this hole, inside which he laid up enough 'glass to be able to remove the piece and finish it from the outside. After a new spray of Awlgrip, you'll never tell where the repair was. Photo by Captain Mike, 22 Feb 2013
This is the skeg on R33 no.15 after I started 'glassing it back on. The stainless-steel heel plate (holds up rudder) is not yet installed. The rudder was pretty well eaten by this boat's trip up the gravel yard during Storm Sandy (Oct 2012) but we happened to have an actual 'new-old-stock' Raider 33 rudder on-hand (on the horses just beyond, being aligned for drilling the quadrant holes) and just substituted it for the old one. I would like to repair and take a mold off the old one just in case someone else ever needs one! 6 Mar 2013
Here is the deck layout of Flamenco, R33 no.2. This boat was intended from the beginning as a day racer and did so well that, with Rosebud in the Chesapeake and our Antigone in the Delaware, the PHRF lowered the rating 9 points in two seasons. This was just about unheard-of at the time. This is also, like Antigone originally, a tiller boat. Still the cored cockpit sole is soft-- as are all the decks. This boat needs to be moved inside pronto, adequately dried-out, and treated to a full deck reconstruction. That'll teach Uncle Joe (RIP) to use butyl tape to hold down the toerail and deck hardware! 4 Aug 2014
This is the interior, as-is, of Flamenco, R33 no.2 (1976). The varnished teak on the back of the cabin, the colored Formica in the galley, and the long Gray opening portlights were standard. This is a very pleasant layout with plenty of room in what is actually a very lean, fast, high-performance boat. I often consider it a natural outgrowth of the Hunter 25 concept. 4 Aug 2014
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This is me operating on R33 no.15, using the hole cut by Storm Sandy (and trimmed smooth by us) to gain access to water heater, fuel tank, rudder post and steering gear, and stuffing box. What so many owners of damaged boats don't understand is that the fiberglass repair is the EASY part! Even a big hole is much smaller a problem than it looks to be. For this, Jeremiah went out back to the plug, laid up a 'glass piece in this spot, and tacked it over this hole, inside which he laid up enough 'glass to be able to remove the piece and finish it from the outside. After a new spray of Awlgrip, you'll never tell where the repair was. Photo by Captain Mike, 22 Feb 2013

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