September 2005

Dear friends,

I have some Trumpy news I would like to share with you:
- Jerry Foster, our resident Trumpy historian, stopped at the Antique and Classic Boat Museum in New York to check on Sinbad and says she looks beautiful. He took some photos, which have been added to the directory under Sinbad. Thanks, Jerry.

- I want to thank Susanne Max for correcting me. She pointed out it’s Trumpy Yacht Association instead of Yachting as I was about to have stitched into the blazer patches. I was able to catch the embroidery company in the nick of time. They are hand stitched and came out beautifully. I’ll post pictures on the web site. Now I have to figure out the rest.

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July 2005

Dear friends,

We have got a lot going on down here in Florida. Emma is out for a bottom job and a little topside touch-up. We painted her with Sterling Paint. We love this paint for wooden boats. The main reason is you can fix it. A small tree or maybe a big branch drifted up against Emma’s bow and rubbed a section down to bare wood. We repaired the paint and because Sterling blends so well, you can’t tell where the scratch was on the boat.

Like a couple of sisters Emma is sitting next to Wind Rush, a 55’ 1965 cruiser.

The great thing is these beauties are both similar and at the same time different, just like sisters. Wind Rush is really coming along. The last plank was installed yesterday. We ordered and used quarter-sawn African Mahogany for her garboards. It's tough as nails and so pretty, it could have been a varnished transom. However, the African made the best garboards. Too bad that they will be covered with bottom pain.

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May 2005

Dear friends,

We splashed Stately Lady.

Launching the 72-foot Trumpy (formerly Zarya) was like trying to prepare the space shuttle for take-off. Lists after final check lists. People hurrying all over the yacht, knocking off one last little project after another. But when she splashed down, everything went beautifully.

The next day, I flew to Annapolis for the Trumpy Yacht Association meeting. I have to tip my hat to John Patmore, the association’s secretary, for putting the meeting together. It’s not easy rounding up people for a meeting these days. The board decided to keep Carolyn Weaver, the current president, in that post until a full meeting of the board at Ocean Reef’s Vintage Weekend, Dec. 2-4. Vintage weekend at Ocean Reef is a great time for anyone who has a chance to attend. I’ll put out more news on this in coming letters. If you got my Christmas postcard with the row of glistening Trumpy yachts, I shot that at Ocean Reef last year.

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February 2005

Dear friends,

There's so much going on right now, it's hard to know where to start. There's Trumpy yachts everywhere, eight in my neighborhood alone. And everywhere I go, I run into Trumpy yachts, or their owners - even on a Boy Scout camping trip and on Ebay.

Mr. Hollis Baker, who has owned the Sirius and Glory, has bought a new Trumpy yacht, the 73-foot Zarya. This yacht, soon to be renamed Stately Lady, is going through a major bottom refit.

At the same time, we are doing a structural refit on the 72-feet Eleanor, built in 1939, in her engine room with new ribs. In addition, Eleanor, owned by John & Karine Bermingham of New York is getting hull paint and varnish work from us.

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January 2005

Dear friends,

I recently had a surprising conversation with a Trumpy owner. He was under the impression that Moores Marine was some slick, high-priced outfit that he couldn't afford. He got this idea because of all the material he has received over the years: postcards, shirts, letters, etc. I was pretty taken aback.

I send out letters because I like getting them. I like to stay in touch because there's not too many of these boats left and I want everyone to know what's happening with them. Also, I'm incredibly proud of the kind of work we do to preserve these boats. There are about 89 Trumpys left. Add a few friends, it's still means a small mailing list.

If you have ever had a chance to come down to our store, you will definitely see that we love what we do. There's Trumpy photos, artwork, parts, etc. everywhere. We must say the word "Trumpy" hundreds of times a day. The men wear shirts with drawings from the Trumpy yachts they've restored.

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