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<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">RE: A Luders New and Improved</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New">'Your mail to 'L16-usa' with the subject</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New"> Rebuilt Luders II</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New">Is being held until the list moderator can review it for approval."</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New">Ahh, good Moderator, do you livith still? I should like, as an appendage to my earlier submission - a recent news article about a refurbished Luders - to add its accompanying photographs. Of course, as your programmed reply made clear, it does - in its whole - somewhat exceed the limits of byte-dom. Perhaps, in this instance, this flood of megabytes can be overlooked.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New">It is not often (likely never!) that a glass Luders is made anew with a gleaming mahogany cabin. In Ludersville, news of any kind is a wee infrequent and rarely given to perky new developments such as this might be considered. An illustration, if not proof, is certainly due and may interest - if not inspire - Luders readers.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New">On a larger front, this development might portend new possibilities for revival. This is to say, the manufacture of new Luders, in fiberglass, but sporting handsome wood cabins - certainly a defining feature of the early boats and a point of particular beauty. (If not rapture….)</FONT></P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New">The Luders 16 is, of course, now much dated and, for that reason, replaced by more contemporary designs. As sometimes happens, often in architecture as an example, dated or period fashions come back into vogue. Our Luders cannot compete for speed or innovation. We might now push (shove!) our pretty boats as "classics" and in that realm we are on firmer footing for there are few remaining predecessors as handsome or user-friendly as ours. Like some older people who have tried updating their appearance, I think our period of remake no long as persuasive. Deck sweeping jibs and an array of the latest in racing hardware begin to look as unconvincing as hair dye and tight pants. Perhaps our hope is simply in being honest to the design's period. If all else fails, we can simply look distinguished…… Often that works.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New">Thus, the photographs should be of interest. Likely this boat's new owner will himself send in later comments after launching and trials. This Luders, Andvari (#293), is one we should watch with interest for it promises new possibilities. It is also an especially pleasing renovation and so thorough and well done that others might be similarly inspired.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New">It might be mentioned, too, that another Maine glass Luders - #256, Adagio - also was beneficiary of considerable work this winter. Photographs of this boat would, similarly, be of interest to newsgroup readers and likely the owner might oblige. It is good that we see examples such as these.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New">End of prattle!</FONT>
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