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On: Fri,
Aug 29, 2014 6:27 pm RAYMOND J WALDMANN <rwaldmann1@me.com> wrote:
Andy, I promised you some photos when we were through with the
restoration. We’re not quite there yet, but the major work has been
done—new bottom paint, buffed hull, refinished teak, new handrails,
re-installed life lines, new sail and winch covers. Seat cushions for
the cockpit are in the works. Some non-functioning equipment has been
removed, but the electrical work is still to be done (but that won’t
show in pictures anyway).
We have sailed it a few times and enjoy it more and more. I’ve tested
the two different jibs and the genoa, and so far like the larger,
lighter jib. We don’t plan any long distance cruises, just day sailing
on Lake Washington, with perhaps an overnight trip to Winslow on
Bainbridge Island to visit the J. Caird, if it’s still there. And of
course I’ll be looking for other Heritage 20s when we are on the water
anywhere.
Ray W.
RAYMOND J WALDMANN
<rwaldmann1@me.com>
Date: Sun, June 29, 2014 8:29 pm
Andy, Steve Slivensky gave me your name after I purchased his Heritage
20 last week. My wife and I brought it “home” to Puget Sound, arriving
today in Bellevue Washington where we live.
I fell in love at first sight with one (the J. Caird, photo attached)
when we were cruising on our powerboat to Bainbridge Island over
Memorial Day weekend. I have owned a number of small sailing boats,
from 20 up through 32 feet, but didn’t recognize it, did some
sleuthing, found one (Steve”s) for sale, went to Michigan to look at
it, bought it, and when my wife joined me two days later, we trucked it
back to the West Coast. Needless to say we act on impulses. While I
have no expectation of being able to duplicate the Caird, I will do
some sprucing up over the next year or two.
I’d like to hear more about the boat, the owners, the Howie Craft
builders, and of course, your father. Please add us to your list.
Ray and Mary Waldmann
On Jul 8, 2014, at 3:41 AM, andpph@davidhazy.org wrote:
Dear Ray,
Sorry for delayed response but I was out of town and with no ready
access to email. And now am heading out from home to a Drs' appointment
... but I will be back!!
Great sailboat you got there!!! ;)
Andy
To: andpph@davidhazy.org
Andy, good to hear from you. Yesterday we retrieved Ellie from the boat
yard where some work was done. Attached are the pictures of what she
looks like now. The next stage is refinishing all of the bright work to
repair the years of exposure to Michigan winters. We’ll keep you
informed of progress.
By the way, motoring home yesterday I was hailed by two other boats
with a question we’re sure to get more of — “What kind of boat is that?
Looks really good”. But I guess you get that all the time.
Ray
On March 29, 2015 the following letter of
update about Ellie arrived
   
Andy, thanks for keeping the
flame alive for the dedicated band of Heritage 20 owners. Our campaign
to restore and upgrade Ellie continues. In the months we’ve owned her,
we’ve refinished all the teak, repainted the bottom and changed the
deck color to a lighter gray, refinished the boom (the mast was in
great shape when we got her), had cockpit seat cushions and a mainsail
cover made, installed the grab rails and life lines, repainted the
interior walls and cabinetry, installed a depth finder (to replace a
nonworking one), connectors for the navigation lights, and an interior
light along with a battery monitor, removed the paint from the brass
fittings, and touched up the hull scrapes and dings. A few pictures of
her current state are attached (sent separately if file too large).
We also commissioned a friend, who sailed for many years around Puget
Sound and does watercolors, to paint a view of Ellie sailing in
Meydenbauer Bay on Lake Washington. You may recognize our condo in the
background. As an unexpected bonus, he went a step further and imagined
what Ellie would look like battling waves in the Strait of Juan de Fuca
between Washington State and Canada. You can see both pictures being
displayed by the proud artist.
Perhaps you can fill in some facts for me—do you know how many Heritage
20’s were produced (I’ve heard both 18 and 22) and the date of the last
one? When I describe the history of this fine little craft, I’d like to
be accurate.
Ray
Ellie when she was owned by Tim Carman and when she was owned by Steve
Slivensky
If you are a visitor to this page and know
more about the story of the Heritage sailboats
please contact the site
admin Andrew Davidhazy at andpph@davidhazy.org
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