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THE WORLD’S MOST WONDERFUL BOAT

Wednesday, September 12th, 2012

CHUCK PAINE SAILING PETUNIA Jim Dugan photo

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
I gave a sailing lesson to Jim Dugan yesterday. He is one of the world’s greatest web designers and photographers. I taught him a little about sailing and he taught me a lot about Google rankings. He is largely responsible for my little company’s being on the first page when you Google “yacht design” and my site’s receiving 400 visits per day!
 
I’ve always said that the Herreshoff 12 1/2 is the finest yacht design ever done by anyone. PETUNIA  is 75 years old this year and still looks, as you can see, like new, and is a dream to sail. I’m devoting my time these days to designing and building what I hope will be the world’s SECOND best yacht design- my Paine 14, which should be finished by the end of the year. Stay tuned to this website and I will keep you apprised of progress.

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SANDING THE HULL

Tuesday, September 4th, 2012

THE SANDING PHASE

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
The final layer of veneer is in place, so it’s time to sand her fair. This photo is staged- it really takes two people- one on each end of a long sanding board- to fair it all to perfection. My friend Bob Smith came over and the two of us got one side done in an hour and a half.

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Chuck The Boatbuilder

Tuesday, July 31st, 2012
Chuck and Amelia

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Here I am with AMELIA, which I estimate as half-finished. If you get to Maine, come and look at progress.  Amelia is a slightly scaled down Herreshoff 12 1/2 with a fin keel, optimized in every way for trailering to a new destination every weekend. Her lead keel and flotation chambers make her safer than the much more common unballasted centerboarder. Plus, she’ll be breathtakingly beautiful.

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BEGINNING THE SECOND LAYER

Saturday, July 21st, 2012

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The first skin of 1/8″ cedar veneer is completed and I am beginning the second one. You can see the first strake at about mid-boat. I am stapling over cords so as to make removing the staples easier once the epoxy glue has cured.

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READY FOR THE PLANKING

Thursday, July 5th, 2012

READY FOR PLANKING

 
All of the internal members are in place and dead accurate thanks to CADD technology. Once the three layers of Spanish Cedar and fiberglass cladding are added she can be turned upright and the deck added.

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AMELIA PROGRESS

Thursday, July 5th, 2012

Ready to begin planking

 
My new project now has a name… AMELIA.  Her older sister PETUNIA, was born in 1937 and is thus 75 years old this summer. What other famous event happened in 1937?  That was the year Amelia Earheart went missing. As a grounded former pilot I have always admired Amelia’s spirit, and what better honor than to name a boat after her?

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PAINE 14 PROGRESS

Friday, June 8th, 2012

 

PAINE 14 PROGRESS

 

PETUNIA AND HER NEW SIBLING

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
With the frames erected you begin to get an idea of her lovely shape. Not all that different from her big sister, just a little flatter and lighter.  Petunia is keeping a watchful eye on her new sister’s progress. When she’s done she will become the plug for the fiberglass version’s mold. Let me know if you want one.

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STILL PAINTING

Friday, May 11th, 2012

PAINTING "MIDATLANTIC STORM"

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
The boat design business is gloomy at best, and I was born to create. So that leaves painting.   “Midatlantic Storm” is my memory of a stormy afternoon from my misspent youth aboard the 37-foot yawl “Burgoo” bound for Copenhagen. We lost our rudder off of Rockall and made our way to Barra in the Hebrides.

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PAINE 14 Rudder

Friday, April 13th, 2012

GLUING UP THE RUDDER

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Here’s the starting point of the PAINE 14 rudder. One thing about boatbuilding- you can’t have too many clamps. If I had a dozen more, I’d have used them.

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CLASSIC BOAT SHOP

Thursday, April 12th, 2012

A Beautiful Gift

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
I visited Jean and Maggie Beaulieu at Classic Boatshop yesterday. They had added my hardwood order for my little PAINE 14 to their larger monthly order and I was there to pick it up. What a lovely surprise when they gave me a beautifully detailed half model of my PISCES 21! It’s kindnesses like this that make the boat design trade so special. You can view their latest newsletter by clicking here: www.classicboatshop.com
 

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