The new interior photos are finally here. As you will see the mattress has at last been assembled so we are close to overnighting if the weather will cooperate. Should finish the propane system tomorrow and bring up the fresh water system early next week. With those we essentially have a whole boat except for the stainless bow rail still at the fabricators. Pictures at www.picasaweb.google.com/lropka
For someone who had the rare opportunity to watch the step-by-step construction of Charis Ways but then moved away before she was complete, it is wonderful to have a chance to see her finished in more detail. Larry you are a master of all trades and an engineer of extraordinary ability. You also had a tireless and enthusiastic partner in Joan, without whom it would have been another six years in completion. You all have done a beautiful job and I know are extremely proud of your accomplishment. I am anxious to see her in person.
In the Year 2000 Joan and Larry began a two year project to build a cruising trawler to complete their cruising dreams begun in the 1980"s. Six years later "Charis was completed and the cruising has begun. This blog is provided so that we may share our dreams and experiences with family and friends as we continue this long planned adventure. Last year we cruised from FWB to the Chesapeake Bay and this year we are enroute to in Canada. We are having the time of our lives enjoying God's creation.
Charis is 42' built in 1974 as a working lobster boat designed by Royal Lowell and built by Bruno-Stillman. After an unknown career we found her totally gutted in Panama City Fl in Nov 2000 and fell in love with her classic lines. What was planned to be a 2 year project to construct a modest pilothouse design got out of hand and six years later after 18000+ man hours she floats again as a quite tidy little coastal cruiser with ample creature features and a delightful interior crafted from 300 board feet of teak-hand sanded four times by Joan. Along the way she soaked up some 300 gallons of fiberglass resin, hundreds of yards of fiberglass cloth, several truckloads of plywood and 12000 stainless steel screws. She handles like a dream and is well found to begin fulfilling phase II of our cruising dreams.
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For someone who had the rare opportunity to watch the step-by-step construction of Charis Ways but then moved away before she was complete, it is wonderful to have a chance to see her finished in more detail. Larry you are a master of all trades and an engineer of extraordinary ability. You also had a tireless and enthusiastic partner in Joan, without whom it would have been another six years in completion. You all have done a beautiful job and I know are extremely proud of your accomplishment. I am anxious to see her in person.
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