A site dedicated to all aspects of Newporter 40's - restoration, history, and the maintenance of an information base for owners.
So, in an unusual move, I am starting a discussion as opposed to a bunch of photos and comments in an album of some particular aspect of a Newporter rebuild. I am on the water now, mastless still because the channel of the tennessee river…Continue
Started by bob mitchell. Last reply by bob mitchell May 22, 2023.
My beloved Newporter 40 is up for sale due my poor health. If interested please contact me at scottbon@sbcglobal,net ASAP. Scott Bonnet - San Diego CAContinue
Started by Scott Bonnet. Last reply by Scott Bonnet Dec 1, 2020.
If anyone is in the market for a Newporter there is one on ebay "WuWei" that previously sold and has been re listed and closes in 2 days, here is a link.…Continue
Started by Greg & Angie Wheeler Oct 29, 2020.
Kia ora all!My partner and I have just bought Hull No.39, we live in New Zealand.We're really excited, because her previous owners appear to have taken wonderful care of her bones, but there are a few things in the fit-out that we're planning on…Continue
Started by Zachary Rose. Last reply by Zachary Rose Oct 2, 2020.
THE ACHILLES HEEL of Newporters is untreated end grain. I am pretty sure everyone on this site knows that. A lot of boats rot not from salty bottom water but from the fresh water leaking in above the waterline.A leak is never a good thing, and…Continue
Started by bob mitchell May 28, 2020.
The spindles/spokes on my wheel have become very loose at the hub. Hub is closed, forged bronze with seemingly no way to refasten or tighten the spindles. Solutions?Continue
Started by John M Swenson. Last reply by bob mitchell Feb 18, 2018.
In about 10 days I will be slipping Sultana to evaluate the options to replace the badly worn propellor, including a feathering prop option, one of the "unknowns " at this stage is if there is ample room in the arperture for the prop to feather, one…Continue
Started by Jim Benbow Dec 1, 2017.
I AM CONTEMPLATING A NEWPORTER CALENDER, WHICH I WOULD SELL AT COSST, IF THERE IS ENOUGH INTEREST. SEND ME A NOTE VIA INBOX IF YOU ARE INTERESTED. friend bobContinue
Started by bob mitchell. Last reply by Gerald Muffley Oct 27, 2017.
I am currently overhauling my rig, both main and mizzenmast, Sultana has running back stays but doesn't have a mizzen staysail, I thought I read something about this along the lines that the running back stays are only there for the mizzen staysail,…Continue
Started by Jim Benbow. Last reply by Jim Benbow May 2, 2017.
Paul Dunham's three water tanks caught me off guard because I have two fuel tanks and two water tanks. I asked Capt. Clyde and he had this to say Bob, I'm busy today, so this may turn out mercifully short. No slip of the tongue here. …Continue
Started by bob mitchell. Last reply by Paul M Dunham Feb 26, 2017.
a little bit about us and our beautiful :High Barbaree!
our new life journey started in October of 2023 when we purchased her! our girl was fully restored in 2005 but due to uncontrollable events she had to be put at a marina in maryland after sitting for so long weather and lack of attention started taking a major toll on her appearance but we came to her rescue and started our journey to bring her 400 nautical miles home to north carolina in november 2023 with 46 hours on the 4j…
Posted by Dusty and Ashley Owens on March 25, 2024 at 2:08am
Posted by George Cavanagh on January 4, 2024 at 3:14pm
Time to think about new owners, we are aging out. Not yet though, but sometime. Still in good shape.
Posted by George Cavanagh on July 14, 2023 at 12:17pm
My son Joshua, passed Leprechaun on to us, he has 2 young kids that keep him too busy to maintain her. We will be selling our current Newporter "Grace".
Joshua offered Leprechaun to us and she is so much further along than Grace that we couldn't say no. She has a much newer Yanmar diesel, aluminum masts, nice sails, the hull and house have been completely re-glassed over, all new electric........
The story with the boat is that back in the early 2000's she was inherited along…
ContinuePosted by Greg & Angie Wheeler on May 8, 2021 at 12:30pm
I'm the proud owner of Hull #2 Newporter 40 "El Viento". She's birthed here in San Diego. Unfortunately my health situation calls for me to give her up and put her on the market. If anyone is interested please contact me at scottbon@sbcglobal.net ASAP. I'm looking for a new owner that loves the Newporter 40 and can give her the attention she deserves. My best regards to all.
Posted by Scott Bonnet on December 1, 2020 at 7:10pm
Brought her up to Washington from San Diego, my friend and I waiting to take her around Vancouver Island. Will be wintering in Seattle. If you need help delivering boats on the Pacific Coast let us know. Altogether, we bashed and sailed different boats up and down Baja thirty one times. We are refitting three schooners in Mexico. Any information regarding my vessel would be greatly appreciated. Driftwood had an extensive overhaul in San Diego. We do not have a direct method of verifying the…
ContinuePosted by Al Rode on October 2, 2020 at 10:06pm
Posted by Greg & Angie Wheeler on September 26, 2020 at 5:13pm — 5 Comments
The Enterprise Hull 99 is late this year. Found a significant gap between the plywood and deadwood in the keel. The fasteners were gone. Replaced large sections of the keel plywood and bottom. Refastened with bronze screws. The fir deadwood in the keel looks great. Should make it in by mid July. This is our twenty first…
ContinuePosted by George Cavanagh on June 28, 2020 at 7:23am — 1 Comment
Spring 2020 and we're still working on fibreglass...what a terrible correspondent I've been! Here's what's happened since last I updated you all.
We replaced all the fibreglass on the cabin, deckhouse and most of the decks--some of it was still intact, at least! In the process, we had to replace a few sections of the deck, a bit of Cleopatra's couch and some of the gunwales that had just rotted right out. Elsewhere, liberal use was made of products like Rot-Fix, ScuptWood and…
ContinuePosted by Jasper & Karen on May 23, 2020 at 6:00pm
Posted by Greg & Angie Wheeler on September 15, 2019 at 9:03pm — 1 Comment
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THE ROSTER
Muf, our Keeper of the Roster, has updated it. But he still needs information on boats out there that he doesn't have, like new owners, old owners, where any of the boats are. We don't post the roster on the web site, it is only sent to owners. Please send him anything you might have, or call him at:
909 561 4245
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Captain Clyde's Newporter sites:
and
The Ning site has been given a reprieve. I have transferred my Ning site to the blogspot site and will leave it there. I am keeping my Ning site open as a home for my photos and drawings.
Many of my photos there do not relate to Newporters, but a search through my collection may prove useful for your studies.
My drawings are not accurate in many respects as a result of the PAINT program used to draw them, There is no accurate scale and at best they are only useful to indicate some specific detail. Some are inaccurate because of my poor memory. Use them to help you think, not as a detailed presentation of the subject matter.
If any of you want to start a web site I suggest you remember what has happened to both my Ning site and this site (which is a Ning site) and remember that my Blogspot site is free and Blogspot's owner (Google) has promised to keep it that way.
Clyde's email:
Put 'Newporter' on Subject Line. Email is the best way to contact me. I do not regularly look at this site or its messaging system. Email will get to me post-haste.
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