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Chi-Lin, ferrocement junk

  • 31 Jul 2016 23:16
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    Mike is a retired sea captain. He built Chi Lin over a period of 20 years. The interior is lavishly fitted out with teak paneling salvaged from decommissioned tug boats.

    I sailed with them from Halifax to Baddeck.in Cape Breton.

    I fell in love with those halyard winches. So simple in design, construction and operation. I don't think there were any metal parts.
  • 31 Jul 2016 22:34
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    I met Paddy and Mike once or twice, and have friends who know them well.  I seem to recall that the ship had no fewer that three sewing machines on board.  An amazing boat, which they sailed all over, and a credit to them both.  And with only a 48HP engine, on a 31 ton boat, they would have to know how to sail her.

    I see one of the photos is taken at St Peters of happy memory :-)  And the sailing pics on Bras d'Or.  That would have been a grand sail.

    Now building a boat of that size and displacement is something I truly admire.

    Here is the link for those who don't like copying and pasting.
  • 31 Jul 2016 21:51
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    Here is a link to a site II helped create about Chi Lin, a 50" ferrocement junk built in South Africa. She is now in British Columbia. Except for the picture of her under sail, I took the pictures.

    http://www.leow.de/boatbarn/jrchli.htm
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