Roger RE: [Cal_Boats] Re: Cal 29 Half Hull; Bill Lapworth

When Roger was "surveying the boat", he found his knife on board, that he lost on her maiden voyage decades prior. He wanted to turn his first girlfriend into a mini race boat and was in conversation with naval architects about the carbon mast placement and sugar scoop and Viagra keel ideas An avid scientist and inventor, he was using some new materials and ideas on his test bed Cal 29 He made a surface mapping tool to finger print a hull - shape and thickness - a machine that also recorded blister location and sizes. He made a hand held microwave to push up against the hull to zap blisters and laminate to speed up their drying out He "invented" a cold cathode paint, and film system that glowed brightly when voltage was applied, got the crystals to change color by varying the frequency He applied this paint to be used in trim stripes on sails, clothing to light up, yacht interiors - He segued this idea to activate on exposure to UV light instead of voltage He invented a spray ceramic using supercritical co2 and reclaimed materials to build boat hulls impervious to the environment and was testing this idea with the air force, building heat resistant supersonic plane wings Roger was awesome.. the above is insignificant to the old school true friend he was to all of us and to our earth. I still miss him. V/r dEmO From: Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com [mailto:Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com] Sent: Thursday, January 22, 2015 8:37 AM To: Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com Subject: [Cal_Boats] Re: Cal 29 Half Hull; Bill Lapworth Chris wrote: >Adding to this, my recall from past postings is that the hull had >significant osmotic blistering problems that made it impractical to >complete. It had to be a labor of love or it wasn't justifiable. Actually, Chris, I'm pretty sure that he did redo the hull. I have pictures that appear to show that managed to remove and rebuild below the waterline. It was a totally impractical project, and by the time he would have completed it, he probably could have purchased a couple new go-fast sailboats, or a fleet of used ones. However, the boat was Hull #1, the former "Swiss Navy," and he had been a Jensen employee and helped build it, so the sentimental value was strong. (Also, Lapworth reportedly said that the Cal 29 was his favorite.) So "labor of love" doesn't begin to cover the territory. Alfred Poor 1973 Tartan 34C #288 "Jambalaya" (former owner of 1969 Cal 29 #132 "Pentaquod")

And on top of all these accomplishments was Roger’s never ending willingness to help and his basic humanity. When my Father in Law had a major stroke and had to leave his rural home in Northern California, Roger took charge of finding an owner for Henry’s derelict Rhodes 19 that hadn’t moved from under it’s oak tree in over 30 years. When I called Roger and asked him if he knew anybody in the Reno/Tahoe area that might be interested I had no idea that he would be willing to get so personally involved. He not only found a top dollar buyer for the tired old boat, but in order to close the deal he offered to deliver the boat knowing full well that it would be a 250 mile round trip adventure with creaky old bearings and tires. Sure enough, he ended up replacing tires and bearings and made 2 or 3 trips in the process. He was a big part of restoring the boat with the new owner under his wing and he kept Henry updated with photos until it was completed. Roger always asked me how Henry was doing, even as he faced his own life and death battle with cancer. It was tragic that Henry outlived him. Roger never accepted anything but our abundant gratitude though we would have gladly paid his expenses. Above and beyond, but that was Roger. I miss him too… David “Wilkie” Owen On Jan 22, 2015, at 1:15 PM, 'Timm Lessley' ti… [at] gmail.com <mailto:ti… [at] gmail.com> [Cal_Boats] <Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com <mailto:Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com>> wrote: > > > When Roger was “surveying the boat”, he found his knife on board, that he lost on her maiden voyage decades prior. > > He wanted to turn his first girlfriend into a mini race boat and was in conversation with naval architects about the carbon mast placement and sugar scoop and Viagra keel ideas > > An avid scientist and inventor, he was using some new materials and ideas on his test bed Cal 29 > > He made a surface mapping tool to finger print a hull – shape and thickness – a machine that also recorded blister location and sizes. > He made a hand held microwave to push up against the hull to zap blisters and laminate to speed up their drying out > He “invented” a cold cathode paint, and film system that glowed brightly when voltage was applied, got the crystals to change color by varying the frequency > He applied this paint to be used in trim stripes on sails, clothing to light up, yacht interiors – > He segued this idea to activate on exposure to UV light instead of voltage > He invented a spray ceramic using supercritical co2 and reclaimed materials to build boat hulls impervious to the environment and was testing this idea with the air force, building heat resistant supersonic plane wings > > Roger was awesome.. the above is insignificant to the old school true friend he was to all of us and to our earth. > > I still miss him. > > V/r > > dEmO > > From: Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com <mailto:Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com> [mailto:Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com <mailto:Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com>] > Sent: Thursday, January 22, 2015 8:37 AM > To: Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com <mailto:Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com> > Subject: [Cal_Boats] Re: Cal 29 Half Hull; Bill Lapworth > > > Chris wrote: > > >Adding to this, my recall from past postings is that the hull had > >significant osmotic blistering problems that made it impractical to > >complete. It had to be a labor of love or it wasn't justifiable. > > Actually, Chris, I’m pretty sure that he did redo the hull. I have pictures that appear to show that managed to remove and rebuild below the waterline. It was a totally impractical project, and by the time he would have completed it, he probably could have purchased a couple new go-fast sailboats, or a fleet of used ones. However, the boat was Hull #1, the former “Swiss Navy,” and he had been a Jensen employee and helped build it, so the sentimental value was strong. (Also, Lapworth reportedly said that the Cal 29 was his favorite.) So “labor of love” doesn’t begin to cover the territory. > > Alfred Poor > 1973 Tartan 34C #288 “Jambalaya” > (former owner of 1969 Cal 29 #132 “Pentaquod”) > > > >