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#1
I am trying to get a dodger made for my C34mk2. The problem I am having is that there is no one in my area to make it. JSI Canvas in St Petersburg FL. has offered to make one to make the dodger if there is a C34mk2 in his area that he could use to measure on.
My question is there anyone in the St Petersburg area that would let the the canvas guy on their boat. He has said there would be a beer reward involved.
Thanks Dave.
Aussie Rules BC Canada
#2
Main Message Board / Ex Mariposa rebuilt
February 18, 2011, 09:39:42 AM
Just to give the people and (PO) Norris Johnson who are familiar with the story of the C34 Mariposa an update.
Mariposa was a Hurricane Ike victim and has now been completely restored and now rests happily in her slip in Kelowna BC Canada.
It was a huge undertaking including building a trailer and towing the boat up to Canada from Texas. Then with the help of my crew (one is a Kiwi shipwright) will pulled the boat apart and put it back together again. Luckily for Mariposa Norris went down after the hurricane and put heaters on the boat to dry it out. From what I can tell not a lot of water got into the boat. So the interior, electrical, mechanical were in great shape. Most of the stainless rails and stanchions were gone. There was a large piece of deck on the starboard side rubbed off and after the tempory patch came off we found that the boat hull was not damaged. We rebuilt the the deck in that area and repaired many scratches and gouges to the topsides. Under the waterline there was no damage except some minor scrapes and we removed all of the the antifouling back to the bare hull to inspect for damage. Then applied of many layers of epoxy barrier coat and new antifouling. We towed the boat to a local body shop that has a huge paint booth that is designed for RV's and they primed and painted the topsides. We also made up new standing rigging and rigged the boat with a spinnaker pole.
As for the future of ex-Marriposa now renamed (by the proper ceremony) Aussie Rules II we will be cruising on Lake Okanagan then hope to follow in a few years the track of Steve Dowling's Black Dragon and head to down the west coast to Mexico and beyond.

Dave.


#3
Main Message Board / Mariposa update
November 09, 2009, 05:34:39 PM
Some of you might remember the C34mkll Mariposa the boat that stood up to Hurricane Ike and like a Timex watch "took a lickin and is still ticken"

I built a triaxle trailer and hauled the boat 4.500km back to BC Canada with my diesel pick-up. (I would not recomend this to the faint hearted)
Most of the repairs are done and will be back in the water next spring.

ozzie :D
#4
I am looking for a used 150% headsail, and spinnaker for sale.

Thanks Dave.