"LARK" update photos

gettaway · Post by **gettaway** » Fri Oct 08, 2010 2:18 pm

Hi All,

I bought this 1977 F32 in May, she was neglected by her previous owner, I got a good deal but it has been a chore with the cleaning, check out the latest photos and your encouraging comments or kind criticism would be appreciated!

http://i862.photobucket.com/albums/ab19 ... 040444.jpg

http://i862.photobucket.com/albums/ab19 ... 040267.jpg

http://i862.photobucket.com/albums/ab19 ... 040290.jpg

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gettaway · Post by **gettaway** » Fri Oct 08, 2010 2:24 pm

jddens · Post by **jddens** » Fri Oct 08, 2010 2:40 pm

Wow, she sure looks nice! Your efforts have produced a very nice looking boat. Good work.............nice to see a fellow West coaster.......John

k9th · Post by **k9th** » Fri Oct 08, 2010 3:13 pm

Good looking boat and nice work. Thanks for posting your pics.

gettaway · Post by **gettaway** » Fri Oct 08, 2010 4:05 pm

thanks for the kind words, I have noticed a number of Trojans after I bought Lark, kind of funny how that happens

rickalan35 · Post by **rickalan35** » Fri Oct 08, 2010 4:30 pm

Left hand coast CLEAN MACHINE. Very nice. Great job.

My buddy on the dock has the same boat and I will pass on these photos.

Cheers

Rick

Peter · Post by **Peter** » Fri Oct 08, 2010 7:28 pm

cleaned up nice...have fun w it....

rossjo · Post by **rossjo** » Fri Oct 08, 2010 11:24 pm

Looks good! Love to go for a ride next time I'm in San Diego!

rossjo · Post by **rossjo** » Fri Oct 08, 2010 11:24 pm

Looks good! Love to go for a ride next time I'm in San Diego!

RWS · Post by **RWS** » Sat Oct 09, 2010 5:34 am

thanks for sharing those photos.

It's nice to see one saved from the demise of lack of care.

RWS

gettaway · Post by **gettaway** » Sat Oct 09, 2010 12:22 pm

thanks for the input,

here are some other photos of before and afterhttp://s862.photobucket.com/albums/ab19 ... y sailing!

rbcool · Post by **rbcool** » Sun Oct 10, 2010 9:00 pm

Very nice looking boat. I see the pride in every pic.
Ron

wowzer52 · Post by **wowzer52** » Sun Oct 10, 2010 9:13 pm

SWEEEEET!... What type of a radar arch is that? I remember a while back I was wondering what it was off of and how it was modified to fit. It really looks great.

gettaway · Post by **gettaway** » Mon Oct 11, 2010 9:58 am

Wowzer

The radar arch was on the boat when I bought it and it appears to be original equipment, when I posted this before, several members quickly pointed out that it was not original, but a modified arch from another make of boat or custom made, I do not have any information to poitn one way or another , however:

I will take some photos of the arch this week and post them, when I do, pay particular attention to the mounting points, connection angle and how it the arch was molded at the connection point of where the arch meets the bridge cowling.
If this arch is from another boat, then two buildsers had to have shared bridge molds, if it was custom made, it had to have cost a fortune as it was layed up in a mold and does not appear to be a one-off or one size fits all.

The boat included documents and reciepts to the date of purchase, except the original sales contract, and I could not find any purchase reciept or yard repair where the arch may have been added.

I do not know for sure, but I know I am happy that its there except for the canvas issue, the bridge was enclosed, the previous owner let the boat fall into disrepair, and right before the sea trial and survey, the owner removed the sunburned eising glass , the cockpit carpit and window / windshield cover and get this "threw them away!" i was pissed, he asked why I wanted rotted out old canvas, I said, as a template !!!
I was cursed or blessed to have learned to sew as a younger man, and I have done my own canvas on previous boats and I can tell you, bridge enclosures are not easy to make fit, so a template would have been great

foofer b · Post by **foofer b** » Tue Oct 12, 2010 8:32 pm

Wow what a nice boat.