Newsletter - Winter 2001

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MarkArcudahonoredfor
20yeorsofservice
February
Saturday,
n, yardforemanat
7th, 1987,ChetNyma
gaveMarkArrudaanelectricgrinderandtold
DodsonBoatyard,
the 15yearold to grindthe rustandscaleoff the iron keelof
Concordiayawl,
PHALAROPE.
ThiswasMark's
JackMitchell's
firstdayworkingat theYard,He hasbeenworkingat Dodson
Boatyard
eversince.AfterfinishingPFIALAROPE,
he
commenced
sanding
thebottomsof all57boatsstoredashore
thatwinter,Untilgraduation
fromStonington
Highin the
springof 7982,Markworkedafternoons
andSaturciays
whiie
schoolwas
in session,
andregularhoursduringvacations.
Duringthatfirstsummer,
Markwaspromotedto launchdriver from"yardhelp"whentherewasa suddenshortage
of qualifiedpeople.Markstayed
on asa driverfor a while,untilhewas
neededto takecradlesapart,Thiswasthe startof eliminating
in favorof "poppets"for winterstorageof boatsashore.
cradles
Fora periodMarkwasDockmaster
andlaterHeadRigger.
Overtheyearshe hasworkedin justabouteverydepartment
in
theYard,exceptthecarpentry
shop.
Until1988whenMarkmovedfromhisparents'home
across
thestreetfromtheYard,hewasableto makeit fromhisbedto
thetimeclockin justunder39seconds,
Fromhiscurrenthome
in \flesterly,
he no longerhasthatluxury.
In 1980Markwasawarded
the Stonington
Community
Center's
Citizenship
Hisnameis on theplaquein the
award.
hall,andhewaspresented
entrance
with a silverbowlthathe
keepsat home.Markstillplaysbasketball,
bowlsregularly
and
golfswhenhe hastime,whichis not oftenthesedays.
Thames
ValleyTechnical
Schoolawarded
Markhisfusociates
Degreein Chemical
Engineering
in 7984.
In 7994Markandhisfriend,JonO'Keefe,
bikedfrom
Allentown,
Pennsylvania
to NewportBeach,California.It
took
them50days.Thiswasthesummerof torrentialrainsin the
midwest.
TheMississippi
wasoverflowing
for weeks.During
theirfirst35 dayson the road,until theyreachedColorado,
theyhadonlyonedaywithoutrain.Sinceonecannotwearfoul
gearon a bike;theywerewetmostof thetime,but
weather
theygot usedto it, Marksays.Theyaveraged
80milesaday- or
night ascrossing
the desertsin Arizonawherethe tempenture
reached105degrees
in the daytime,theyrodeat night.They
madetheirbestmileage,
161,on aparticularly
rainydaywhen
theyhada strongwindfromthe east.
MarkandVendyPageweremarriedin a magnificent
rainfirst,1997.NolanEvanfurudawasbornon
stormon November
December
28th,2000,
andhe andhisMotheraredoing
weil.Wendyis a first gradeteacherin thetilflesterly
extremely
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Rainbow
RtnnerII
fu yourboatgetsolder,youmayat somepointgiveup and
decideto callyourfriendlyboatbrokerto askhim to findyoua
newboat.Thiscanbe a problemif youloveyourold boatdearly.ThealternatirE
maybe to fix everything,
allat once,soyou
havea lovely,refurbished
boat,whereeverything
is justlikethe
dayyoufirstfell in lovewith her.Thoughthis
approach
canbe expensive,
it cancost
considerably
lessthanpurchasing
a
newboat.
Othersfind old boatsand
upgradethem,creatingthem
justthewaytheywant,
Recently
wehad
RainbowRunnerII from
Hamilton,
Bermuda,
in
foranextensive
refit.
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ShearrivedinJune,
1999,andleft for her
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MarkArcuda
PublicSchool.
Othersin Mark'sfamilywho haveworkedat the Boaryardinclude
hisbrothe!Tom,hiscousin,BertCosta,hisuncle,MarionHenry,and
hisfather,whoworkedfrom 1958till hisretirementin tr978.
On Friday,February16thMarkwaspresentedwith a piaque,
his20yearswith theYard.
on the right,commemorating
reproduced
at the presentaa Rolexwristwatch.In attendance
He alsoreceived
tion with manyof the guysfrom the yardandofficewere\fendy and
Nolan.
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OW continued
from
2000.everymajorsystemand
homeport in earlyNovember,
or replaced.
evaluatedandrepaired
minordetailwase:ramined,
new.
like
RunnerII was
Whencompleted,Rainbow
Thedeliverytook four dayswith ClayBurkhalter,skipper'
ThomasMitchellandMichael\fakefield(DodsonBoatyardhead
withoutincident.
returningher to Bermuda
asCrew)
mechanic)
"FD"
12metercutte[ 50ft loa,14ft
RainbowRunnerIl is an
by HollmanandEickholt,and
beam,and6'5" draft,designed
built in lg7zrnTaiwanat the TayanaYard.
Blatch,a closefriendof the owner's,
Duringthe refit,Barnaby
yachtsman,
actedas"owners'agent"
andaveryknowledgeable
dropin to theyardeverydayor
for the project.Barnabywould
F{ewouldthenpasson the
whatwashappening.
soto assess
goociandbadnewsto the owner.
to workingwith an "owners'
Therearemanyadvantages
agefit"for boththeyardandthe owner,Theownerandthe
aswellas
difficultvaluejudgements
agentareableto discuss
minordetails.Andthe ownefknowshiswishesarebeingfulfilled
communications.
andprotracted
delays
withoutneedless
purchased
the25year
yearsagoRichardBuckingham
Several
old75'LittleHarborTAIAandhadherrefittedat theTedHood
RhodeIsiand.DodsonBoatYardandBob
Yardin Portsmouth,
of thework
of the planningandsupervision
much
did
Snyder,
Jr,
asit progressed.
a refit
is undergoing
DAMEOFSARK
Cufrentlythe Concordia
at theYard,Thewoodenyawl,buiit in 7952,needsto be
workdoneon floortimbers
to haveconsiderable
refastened,
trnthiscase,
andto havehermaststepreinforced,
JoeCallaghan,
the formerowne!is actingasagentfor thepresentowner'It is
for a springiaunching.
thatthisworkwill be completed
expected
Mechanics
attendtrainingcourses
yearsboatshavechangedgreatly,
but the
Overthe past"20
Heating
systems
usedaboardhavehadmonumentalchanges.
aid
systems
arenowcommon,computers
andairconditioning
aresmalleq
andmorepowerful,
withracingtactics,
engines
andinstrumentaarebetterandmoreversatile,
soundsystems
"over
andspeeds
courses
tionfor windinformation,
whichcomes
thebottom"areroutineinformation
fromG.P.S.
andotherintegrated
equipment,
Themarinemechanic
usedto berequiredto
fix anailingengineby replacing
the "pointsand
is
plugs."Simplicity
hasgoneandspecialization
nowa requisite.
currentwiththe
Tokeepour mechanics
theymayencounteE
everchan$ngsystems
we sendthemto a varietyof schoolsto learn
theywillbe
thelatestabouttheequipment
askedto diagnos
e andrepair.
for
Dieselengines,
Yanmar
andXflesterbeke
All
haveschools
in Massachusetts.
example,
heldprimarily
mechanics
attendfour daycourses
duringthewintermonths.
in
a vendorof marineequipment
OceanOptions,
in themaintenance
and
Tiverton,
R.l.offerscourses
repurof someof theproducts
theysell.Theclasses
of days.
areheldoncea year,on fourconsecutive
Typically,
the first daymaybe MarineAir air conditioning
equipment
by
equipment,
thesecondday,refrigeration
Grunert,the third day,freshwatermakersby Sea
by
Recovery,
andthe fourthday,cabinheatingequipment
Espar.
Classes
aretaughtby EdDucary,anofficerof Ocean
Participants
of thecompany.
come
Optionsandheadtechnician
fromalloverthenortheast,
TheAmerican
BoatandYachtCouncil-morecommonly
for electrical
andplumbcalledABYC- hasdeveloped
standards
ing systems
in commercial
andprivateboatsand
yachts.
At thecompletion
of a fourdayintensive
is givena comprehensive
courseeachpartrcipant
exam,TodateallDBYpeoplewhohavetakenthis
theirABYCcertifications.
traininghavereceived
Tocomplement
ournewlineof "Pilot19's,"
in obtainingahonda
wehavebeensuccessful
TheHondais the preferredoutboard
dealership.
motorwith manyknowledgeable
boaters
of its quietoperationcoupledwith its
because
cleanliness,
fueleconomy,
and
environmental
fourstroke
design.
Toacquaint
with the new
twoof our mechanics
spent
outboardmotor,AlanSmithandRyanChapman
fourdaysin NewJersey
learningabouttheHondaengine
productlineandthespecial
toolsneededfor theirT.L.C.
Members
Department
of theMechanical
andothers
whohaveattendedtheseandotherschoolsareMichael
AlanSmith.,RyanChapman,
\flakefield,
Vito Bellamo,
AldenHoldridge,
RichDiesl,ScottKittel
andTimKillam.
DodsonBoatyad is now HondaDealer#313060
Come
tuhe
a lookat
ourneu)
50+on
boatW,
pleases
It always
uswhenfriends
enjoy
their aisi,ts
to theYard,
Oh,dearwhatcanthematterhe,
old ladieswerelockedin thelauat'ry,
Seuen
TheyweretherefromMondaytill Saturday
l,{obody
knewtheywerethere
drinkr,ng
song]
college
[1950's
werestillverynew,a lovely
whenour newbathrooms
Eutl1lastsummer,
lady,foundherselfstuckin the Ladiesbathroomwhenthedoorrefusedto
pulledtheemerperson,
andsensible
open.Thewoman,a verycomposed
was
gencycord,lettingtheoutsideworldknowthatthere a probleminside.
guestsandonlookers
suremployees,
\flithinminutes,a crowdof boaters,
Several
roundedthe obstinate
door.Manyideaswerefloatedanddismissed.
heroesfruitlessly
tuggedat the doorhandlebut gaveup, scowling
wanna-be
A callwasput into"911"andwithinminutesa siren
theirheads.
andshaking
A secondsirenpreceded
the
washeardandanofficerarrivedon thescene.
hamNo
1.
There
was
talk
of
sledge
EngineCompany
arrivalof the Neptunes
mers,oxy-acetylene
torchesandthe "jawsof life".
quietlywentto theMachine
Department
shop,
AlanSmithof theMechanical
"SawsAll,
released
the
latch
the
door,
and
got his
sawedthe
off
andcarefully
boaters
andothers
onlookers,
lady,amidstthecheersof thepolice,firemen,
lot
Therewerea of smilesandoffersof a
whohadaccumulated
at thescene.
drinkat BOOMon theYard.
Happilyit wasn'tsevenold ladies- it wasoneyoungladyanditwasn't5
days,justanhourandahalf.
Tryit -you'llloaeit,
Moreandmorecustomers
arefindingit convenientto paytheirbillsusingtheircreditcards,
Theyfindit betterthanusingold fashioned
Noneedfor envelopes,34
centstamps,
a
checks:
of the actual
trip to the PostOffice,thevagaries
deliveryat thisendof theline,plusthe returnof
the checkby thebank,whichneedsreconciliation
for sevenyears.
at monthendandstorage
SimplygiveusyourCreditCardnumbeqand
we'lldo therest!
(Ve caneitherwaitfor yourcallokayingpayandhave
mentafteryoureceiveyourstatement
andyou
reviewed
it, or it canbe paidautomatically
later.)
canadjusttheamountif therearequestions
{ntroduc'ing
the
PilotL9nnd
theBristolSkiff
ThispastsummerDodsonBoatyard
formed
partnership
withthebuildeqHolby
anaLctlve
Marineof Bristol,RhodeIsland.DodsonBoatyard
is proudto represent
Holby'sPilot 19 andthe
Bristol Skiff"
Designed
by MarkEllis,thePilot 19 is aninnowith
vativeboatthatintesrates
modernconstruction
pleasing
proportions,
The
classic
sheerandamplefreeboard.
hull hasa deepV entryevolvingintoa flatrun aft,Witha 130HP
Sheoffersthe
Hondasheoutpaces
manyotherboatsin herclass.
practicaiadvantage
of keepinghercrewdry andawayfrom
tremendous
in twolayouts,a centerconsoleandforward
spray.ThePilot 19 is available
steering
witha windshield,
yettrasa versatility
TheBristol Skiffhas a moretraditionalheritage,
to
rnatchmanymodernwaterbornepursuits.
Thelapstrake
hulltrimmedwith
rnahoganv
hasa flareandtwinskegsto provideexcellent
stabilityandrnaneuverabiiity.
This17-footskiffis the idealplatformfor tripsto \flatchHiil,Sandy
Fointor flyfishing
expeditions
to thelocalreefs.
Ve recommend
the Honda2S
or 30HPon thetransom.
Taylor
Eloward
Contact
Dodson
BoatSales
Fhone:860-535"1,507
ert.!1,4
Fax: 860-535"2163
Email:dbyl507@aol"com
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tg4WaterStreet,P.O.Box272
Stonington,CT 06378,USA
website:yachtworld.com/dodsonboatsales
StaningtonJo
Atlantic City24
\ile havebeendirectlyinvolvedin the sellingof
vessels
in the pastthreeyears.We
overseventy-five
willhelowithboatsearches
andthesaleof boats.
RobertBaum
Stoningronm63rs
Occasionally
wereceiue
unsolicitedletters.Someare
fauorableand otherspoint out
areaswhicbneedimprouement.Tbeletterprinted rigbt,
speaksforitself Weuould like
to sbareit witb you.
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18September
2000
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The flowertubsthatareusedaroundtheYardin the summertime
Theyweredesigned
byJuanitaFlagof Middletown,
CT.
spectacular,
Theflowersin eachtub aremuchthe same.
Tbeflowersareasfollows:
YellowMarguerite* YellowSweetPotatoVine
RedSweetPotatoVi,ne* VbiteBacopa
LauenderPetuni,au Licortce. YellowBidens
PurpleScaaola* PurpleFountainGrass
TLCadministered
by KathyVeinberg
of TerraBrcma.
andthe otherladiesandgentlemen
A$78
Ig4WaterStreet,Stonington,
Connecticut
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visitus ar:www.dodsonboatyard.com
Phone:860.535.I5A7Fax:860.535.2163Please