Stuarth44 1 Posted December 5, 2015 Share Posted December 5, 2015 this was my last build ALAN did most of the design, I did contruction dwgs, eng dwgs arch, cockpit, belting design sheer cap, which is solid from a die I had made in China Everything was done in house except rig Merv Green did the woodwork fitout I started her in 99,spec for the NA market She sold into Gold Coast #Got hammered in a Tasman gale blowing 35 plus for 3 days on nose At 18500kg at departure that is with her long range fuel tanks of 1500l she is not slow 8000 kg lead in keel scheel type The second owners report shen was always first into port in the Darwin to Indo rally ahead of the cats which do slow up loaded in cruise trim I built her in al al, 8mm bottom I first started building steel Yachts in the 19 seventies then sometime early in the eighty's I went to alloy yachts and started engine rooms with the then fellow worker Tony Hambrook who went on to be managing director of the company I left because there were certainly was not room for two of us and I wanted to try my hand at building with my own company I built quite a few Mummery yachts I built two of the Cape forties and one spec Marimba the same as Eric wing had but welengthened to the boat out to 34 feet with a sugar scoop and it was in aluminium not in steel I wish I could locate that both because it was a lovely send keelerand I would love to buy it as I no longer have the energy to build Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kevin McCready 83 Posted December 5, 2015 Share Posted December 5, 2015 Which Cape 40's did you build? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Stuarth44 1 Posted December 5, 2015 Author Share Posted December 5, 2015 Which Cape 40's did you build? Caper for John Hollings and Cape Providence for Tony Evens Caper was the smallest Lloyds yacht to be built in survey in NZ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
grantmc 59 Posted December 6, 2015 Share Posted December 6, 2015 Caper was moored at Seaview marina and owned by a Wellington family until about 6 years ago. She was used very little and I think health issues eventually forced her sale. An astonishingly nice boat. I believe Caper was still in survey when she was sold. I spotted her in Fiji last year at Vuda Point marina. Still looking quite magnificent too. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Stuarth44 1 Posted December 6, 2015 Author Share Posted December 6, 2015 Caper was moored at Seaview marina and owned by a Wellington family until about 6 years ago. She was used very little and I think health issues eventually forced her sale. An astonishingly nice boat. I believe Caper was still in survey when she was sold. I spotted her in Fiji last year at Vuda Point marina. Still looking quite magnificent too. Nice to know this, thanks, John became a real friend, learned much from this brilliant engineer, he was a founder at Becker Carter Furneaux Hollings I was never ever a fan of stringers, neither was John . We built the Euro way Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Stuarth44 1 Posted December 6, 2015 Author Share Posted December 6, 2015 that is me with dark hair and Alan Paulsen one of my great men, the man missing in Ralph Fergesen an excellent man too we never had CAD generated plate developments in those days and more importantly we never had OSH the pieces of light strip are to temporarily space the frames Quote Link to post Share on other sites
skookpb 0 Posted May 13, 2019 Share Posted May 13, 2019 Hi. I'd Like to contact you to chat about Caper if that's ok. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
muzled 140 Posted May 13, 2019 Share Posted May 13, 2019 Hi. I'd Like to contact you to chat about Caper if that's ok. Up for sale on TM last week, beautiful looking boat, hope you've bought her. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Priscilla II 392 Posted May 13, 2019 Share Posted May 13, 2019 Not sold. Capable looking alloy cruiser that would scrub up well. https://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/boats-marine/yachts/keeler/auction-2042729964.htm Quote Link to post Share on other sites
muzled 140 Posted May 13, 2019 Share Posted May 13, 2019 Not sold. Not officially anyway, or at least that's my take on it. (ie - I doubt it'll be relisted) Sounded like it needed a new donk or at least some work on the current one. Seemed like a very good buy on the face of it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Priscilla II 392 Posted May 13, 2019 Share Posted May 13, 2019 Bloody well built. Like the old school lay shaft. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
waikiore 399 Posted May 14, 2019 Share Posted May 14, 2019 I well remember that old devil who built her-and his boats dont fall apart. Hope he is still doing well in Aussie. The owner of this one certainly has done some miles. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Stuarth44 1 Posted May 14, 2019 Author Share Posted May 14, 2019 not the dodger we put on, was canvas, i think, i'd buy her, trubble is i had a stroke Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Stuarth44 1 Posted May 14, 2019 Author Share Posted May 14, 2019 drew something easier, i could take flare out for people without ability to build, not selling, gifting, 13m, very stiff sailing boat, good entry, will not pound as some very expensive French offerings do 8mm plate 6mm deck, very long range tanks 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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