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Hi Elaine, Even though I'm new to having my own boat, I might be able to give you some suggestions on raising the mast, first the method to do it without mechanical assistance, and the second to use

Geoff, ?thanks for the pointer. ?I just put in my join request to the Facebook group, but will probably still look here periodically for non-facebookers. gary

I’m still around- I don’t have parts and I haven’t sailed much. ?Planning to rig some way to raise the mast by myself!! (post thread history removed by moderator)

Congrats, Gary!? That boat looks great! My N-16 has sailed twice in BC, both times on Stave Lake, NE of Vancouver.? I hope to get it back on the water this summer, probably at the same place. I

Hi Gary. I wasn’t even aware I was part of this group…not sure how active it is. If you’re on Facebook, there is an active group called “The 16 Sailing Crew (Neptune 16, Newport 16, Gloucester

I just got a Neptune 16 yesterday, not put in the water yet, hopefully this afternoon or tomorrow. ? I see that this group isn’t very active, so posting just to see if anyone still reads it. ? Let

Hi Tod, Thanks for the link and for posting all that detail! I looked up the Spirit 23 on the internet and found that its windows originally had trim, as mine did. Did you retain the inside trim, or

Check out my post here. I used it all the way around. Basically I cut a perimeter around the backing paper and then sprayer it with the auto exhaust paint.. Don't recall if I used the same holes or

Thanks, Tod, for that idea.? I'd love to see a photo.? Did you put the VHB tape all around the perimeter, or just use a few pieces to hold it while you applying silicone and installing screws?? Did

Get solid smoked acrylic for the outside, fasten with 3m VH(?) tape, paint the border with automotive exhaust paint, then use screws, silicone and robber washers to hold it on. Will look great. Will

20+ years of sunshine turned iNept’s cabin windows white. Today I started on the replacement project. It turns out that the hull thickness varies around the window perimeter, so the assembler used

Congratulations, Bill, on a delightful vacation!? Thanks for posting those photos.? I also had the fortune to go sailing on Saturday.? It was my Neptune 16's first time in the water since I

Hey fellow trailer sailers, Just wanted to share some pics of my 5 day vacation at the Chesapeake. We rented a home in Sherwood MD and sailed each day out the Harris Creek to the Bay. Great weather

Beautiful!? I'd love to know some details, as my boat needs some work too.? One of my next tasks is to add some venting.? I was scheming a way to make a vent with PVC elbows from the hardware store

My 1981 Neptune 16's masthead sheave (for the main halyard) doesn't turn.? I took it apart and found out why.? The block's inside surface is rough and the nylon sheave fits tightly.? Is there

Just finished a 99% refit...all new paint, inside and out, new deck fittings, new cleats, new venting, redone brightwork, all new running rigging, etc.? Learned a ton and had fun, other than painting

Here's some more information from the University of Tennessee website: http://web.utk.edu/~pdf/newport/connections.htm I don't know who the author

From the yahoo group description: "C. William Lapworth (of Cal 40 fame) originally designed her in the mid-sixties for Robert Dorris as a daysailer that would sell against the Lido 14 in southern