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Express 27 deck repainting
Crazy winter in Rhode Island. Great time to have a heated shop for the boats. Kincora still had her original gelcoat from 1986 which was showing its age. So a visit to the Spa was needed to make her shine. The non-skid was very slippery and the smooth color was in need of paint. . I stripped all the hardware off. This is pretty easy by yourself on a boat this small. A few tricks with fender washers being loaded up, and vise-grips, and all the hardware came off with ease. Most of the hardware has barrel nuts so they…
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Fast in Miami, and fast in Indiana
With the deep cold and record snow fall at home in Rhode Island it was great to fly South and film a few days at the Miami Boat Show. I have been filming this show for years and the manufactures pull out all the stops launching cool gear and their hot new boats. With a lot of the boats in the water we get a chance to film a few running which is a blast, and my forte, be it sail or power. Check out this boats.com First Look Video of the 2015 Mercury Verado 400 Racing. There are four…
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Express 27 trailer rebuild
When I purchased Kincora I placed the trailer value at $800 which I think was accurate. Knowing the trailer was rusted and would need a lot of work to be safe an pass my road worthy inspection. Before the trailer could be rebuilt I needed to get it home from Maine with the boat. This required the brakes to be removed, which the previous owner kindly set up with the local garage along with a few quick fixes. The brake lines had been cut an I feared going down Rt. 95 and having the brakes seize up would be a…
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Express 27 Purchase
Kincora purchase and pre-launch work 2014: I was looking for a Santa Cruz built ULDB. I have always loved the Fast is Fun concept and still think they did a better job then most of the newer boats at a fraction of the cost. My preferred way to sail is single-handed or double handed with the right person. So the hunt was on for an Olson 30, Express 27 (first choice), Santa Cruz 27, Hobie 33 or Moore 24, was on. These are the boats allowed in our New England shorthanded club. Early April 2014 I purchased Kincora (ex Rambling…
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Dusseldorf Boat Show 2015
Just back from a fantastic time at the Dusseldorf boat show. If you are not familiar with this show it is the biggest indoor boat show in the world. Seventeen display halls with different product in each hall. I was at the show filming new product releases. We shot 44 videos in three days of filming. Yup, it was a fun, flat out schedule. Over the last 47 years I have been to most of the boat shows in North America and a bunch in Europe. This show has the most diverse range of products and some of the coolest…
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Happy New Year
Happy New Year, There are so many fun things going on with Paul Cronin Studios, Kincora sailing, yacht design work, short handed sailing, Rocky Mountain trips, SUP, and the new Spa (the what?). Lets start off with a quick overview of PCS The web site is being updated. I have added about 100 new videos that you can check out. I will add new ones as they are posted through out the year. In the menu under PCS Films you will see a short description for each video menu item. Some might not be fully populated so check back as…
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Got Bait #2 The Search for Stripers
Lets go fishing. Yes, Got Bait is all about fishing. No, I have not given up sailing and started fishing. Got Bait is a full length TV show that we started filming in May and is broadcast on boats.com. Paul Cronin Studios is directing, filming, editing, and producing the Got Bait Series. The first show, The Hunt for Flounder came out the first week in August. Show #2, The search for Stripers came out last week, the next show will be in October. The show stars Lenny Rudow and his twin 14 year old sons David and Max, with a…
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Kincora evening sail
Just wanted to share a short clip from a fun evening I had sailing on Kincora my Express 27. She is a great boat and one of the more playful boats I have sailed. Sure I have sailed a lot faster and more powerful boats, but the fun factor of the Express 27 singlehanded is hard to beat. Closing in on 1,000 miles since her launching in mid June and still two months left in the season. Finally I am starting to manage my work were taking video on Kincora fits my schedule. So here is a short clip of…
Capturing the Passion