[L16-usa] FW: L16 coming available

[Chuck Furciniti]

FYI, 1945 Luders 16 in your neighborhood looking for a new home.

 

As with all good email stories, this one starts at the bottom.

 

Chuck Furciniti

 

From: William F. Simpson [mailto:wsimpson at fieldmuseum.org] 
Sent: Sunday, June 02, 2013 11:34 PM
To: chuck.furciniti at ieee.org
Subject: Re: L16 coming available

 

Hi Chuck,

I think it's time to contact other fleets.  Here are contacts in both Maine
and San Diego!

Here are folks to contact in Maine:

Tom Rolfes:
     <mailto:TRRolfes at att.net> <TRRolfes at att.net>
     <mailto:L16-usa at l16.org> <L16-usa at l16.org>
Lawrence DeMilner  <mailto:demilner at downeast.net> <demilner at downeast.net>
Pancho Cole  <mailto:panchocole at gmail.com> <panchocole at gmail.com>
David Folger  <mailto:willowindfarm at gmail.com> <willowindfarm at gmail.com>

Here are folks to contact in San Diego:

Janet Callow  <mailto:Jcallow77 at aol.com> <Jcallow77 at aol.com>
Patti Rague  <mailto:patti at raguestudio.com> <patti at raguestudio.com>

Good luck!  Wish we could bring her to Chicago, she would be fun to have
here.

Best,
Bill




From: Chuck Furciniti [mailto:chuck.furciniti at ieee.org] 
Sent: Friday, May 24, 2013 3:30 PM
To: 'simpson at fieldmuseum.org'
Subject: RE: L16 coming available

Hi Bill,

Yes, this is a really tough decision.  I've had a Kathy Bray drawing of the
boat hanging on my wall for a few years, a photo of a pair of L16's racing
as my laptop wallpaper and a stripping/varnishing operation going on in my
garage.

If you would like to circulate in Chicago first, I don't have a problem with
that.  After you gauge their interest, Maine would be my next option.

I have a fairly itemized quote from East Passage that I'll dig up.  They are
operated by a couple of IYRS graduates and do very nice restoration work.

Enjoy your holiday weekend!

Chuck

This is the color scheme we had envisioned.



 

From: William F. Simpson [mailto:wsimpson at fieldmuseum.org] 
Sent: Friday, May 24, 2013 12:18 PM
To: chuck.furciniti at ieee.org
Subject: Re: L16 coming available

 

 

Hi Chuck!

Sorry to hear about the 16 project having problems.  I know how that goes.
I did a partial restoration to an L16, getting rid of all rot, then my crew
agreed to finish the job.  When finished (mainly installing a new deck) he
and the boat would join our fleet as another boat actively racing.  He kept
the boat outside, not covered and didn't finish the restoration.  Now the
boat is mine again, but in really bad shape.  Sigh....

I guess the first question is what would East Passage charge to finish the
restoration? Is it okay for me to go ahead and circulate your project around
the Chicago Fleet right away?  If there are no takers, then I'll give you
contact info for the Maine.   Well, I don't mean for this to be contingent
on no one in Chicago taking on the project.  If you'd like to contact Maine
now, I'll give the info for that right away.   Or soon, I'm on vacation
right now, and am not sure I have all that contact info at my fingertips -
but I'd be happy to look!

Best,
Bill

On 5/23/13 9:40 AM, Chuck Furciniti wrote:

Hello Bill,

 

This is Chuck from New Hampshire.  It's probably been a couple of years
since we have emailed - I think I had sent you a scanned set of plans that
were slightly different that the ones on your web site.  As you may recall,
we were in the process of restoring an L16 that we had rescued from
someone's backyard in Manchester, MA.  We have made quite a bit of progress
over the past couple of years, but unfortunately during that time my
co-owner went through a divorce and most of (read all of) the expense of the
restoration has been on me.  The purpose of this email is to update you on
the status of the boat and to inquire if either the Chicago fleet or the two
fleets in Maine (if you knew how to get in touch with them) would be
interested in taking over the project to either finish and add another boat
to your fleet, or (less desirably) to not finish and use for piece parts.

 

The Boat

 

Built:                c. 1945, Original 3-light cabin top model w/ sliding
hatch

Hull Number:  569

Sail Number:   32

Name:             Alert

History:            New Jersey (1940's-1950's ?), Manchester MA (1960's -
2010)

Spars:              Original Sitka Spruce (mast, boom & spinnaker pole)

Sails:                3 sets (including original blue canvas (?))      

Equipment:     Original pipe berths, starboard-side motor mount & cockpit
benches & sole. 2 tillers.

Trailer:            Appears to be custom-built, I-beam construction.  New
wheels.

 

Condition

 

1.      Some damage to outer laminate layers on the prow due to fiberglass
patch in the 1970's which was apparently applied to stop leak due to damaged
keel batten.

2.      Cracked, misshapen keel batten.

3.      Plywood deck is almost 70 years old and should probably be replaced.

4.      Spars & standing rigging appear to be in good condition.  No checks,
cracks or sign of repairs.

5.      Cabin top needs some attention around the edges.

 

Current Status

 

Backyard Restoration

 

1.      Hull interior & exterior has been stripped to bare wood.  

2.      Deck hardware has been removed and its location documented.

3.      Mast & boom have been stripped to bare wood.

4.      Miscellaneous wood accessories (tillers, boom crutch, etc.) have
been stripped to bare wood.

 

Professional Restoration

 

Boat currently resides at East Passage Boatwrights http://epbws.com/ in
Bristol RI.  

 

To date, the following has been done at EPBW:

 

1.      External frames have been constructed around the hull to retain
shape

2.      Keel has been removed

3.      Floors have been removed

4.      Keel Batten has been removed

5.      Full-sized template has been created for construction of new
mahogany keel batten

6.      Mahogany stock has been purchased

 

The next steps are pretty obvious; build & install keel batten, install new
floors, reinstall keel.  (Obviously, this is a really inconvenient time in
the project to look for someone to take it on - but from everything I have
read about the L16, their owners appear to live for this.)  

 

IF there were anyone looking to own a classic three-light L16, it seems that
the two options would be to either:

1.      Have EPBW build & install the keel batten, floors & keel and then
move

2.      Move the boat as is and complete the restoration in your own shop

 

Price

 

Highly negotiable.  I am not looking to recover all of my costs, at this
point I am primarily motivated by keeping this boat out of a landfill -
which is the same motivation I had when buying her three years ago.

 

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