1940 Elco 57 Jan Hadley January 20, 2021 Owners Story This is the story of our Elco 57 restoration. Back in 2004, I bought a 1940 Elco 57 in LaConner, Washington, (7 built, 3 extant) and had it shipped by truck to western South Carolina. I got it cheap but it needed close to a total…
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We would like to wish all our Sunnyland members a Happy New Year. With the new year, there were new Sunnyland directors installed on the board. We would like to introduce you to the new directors. Danny Ross President Born in Stratford, Ct. in 1963, Danny joined the Stratford Fire Department in 1984. After working…
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Sunnyland Adult Program December 6, 2020 The Sunnyland adult program is up and running over at the SCAMPY shop. Jeff Bittenbinder is the first member to take advantage of the program. Jeff is working on the bottom of his 16′ cedar strip outboard boat. Jeff cleaned the bottom and primed it and as you can…
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Wooton Park Docks Update November 30, 2020 News just in from our Sunnyland member and director Mike Yobe. Mike visited the waterfront at Wooton Park in Tavares where our Sunnyland Boat Festival is held each March. As most of our members and show attendees know, the docks were blown away during a hurricane several years…
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SCAMPY FLEA MARKET UPDATE December 6, 2020 The SCAMPY Flea Market was a big success and they made $1,200.00 with all proceeds going back into the program. SCAMPY still has several boats and some parts left to sell so stop by the SCAMPY shop and take a look. The SCAMPY Group will have surplus items…
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Take a look at the latest items up for sale on the Trading Dock. You will find some beautiful boats up for sale along with other miscellaneous items from the SCAMPY corner. Click Here and view the latest listings
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Dear Sunnyland Members Unfortunately, with the COVID pandemic still lurking and in some areas taking a step in the wrong direction, it was with great reluctance that we had to change the format for our annual meeting in November. This year, we will not be having our normal cocktail party and banquet. We will…
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2021 Slate of Officers Your Sunnyland Nominating Committee has proposed the following 2021 Slate of Officers for the upcoming ballot. Please take time to read the BIO’s on each of the candidates running for office. You will be receiving an email with a link to the ElectionBuddy voting software where you will cast your vote.…
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Each member received an email on Thursday September 30th explaining the Sunnyland election process “Notice of Election”. If you do not receive this email, please check your spam or junk mailbox. The Election Committee will use ElectionBuddy software again this year for our annual election. You will receive another email in the next few days from ElectionBuddy…
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Replacing Frames On A Lapstrake Boat By: Lou Ronca On September 16th a symposium was held at the shop of Barry West’s in Apopka. Barry discussed a unique way to restore the hull of a damaged lapstreak boat by laminating new frames without taking the entire boat apart. The symposium was attended by fourteen members…
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