The Star: December 01, 2022

The Star Thursday December 1 2022
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Smooth water ahead for Paul’s passion
• By Tony Simons
THREE YEARS ago, retired
cabinet-maker Paul Clearwater,
then 66-years-old, did
something he’d never done
before. He started building a sixmetre
boat, on his property.
It was no ordinary boat. The
plans were for a hull that came
with a warning, using techniques
any inexperienced boat builder
should have thought twice about.
That didn’t deter Clearwater
and, last week, the craft was
launched at Lyttelton with
friends around to congratulate
him.
“The hull is kind of like
clinker-built in reverse,” he said.
It’s supposed to allow the boat to
travel more easily through the
water, “kind of like hydroplaning.
The challenge of building it was
something I could not resist”.
The craft is built completely
of wood, using timber milled
from his own property where
he has lived since he was 12
years old. It also showcases
wood from all around the
world, and no plywood. “The
variety of wood I’ve used is
what makes the boat so special,”
Clearwater said.
“After retiring, I wasn’t simply
going to sit inside the house all
day, so I took on the challenge.
A few hours a day with plenty of
time in between to think about
how I was going to tackle the
next part,” he said.
The project cost him the tips
of two fingers in a workshop
accident, but he has no regrets.
It’s been a labour of love and
appropriately, he has named the
boat Passion.
For timber aficionados, the
streamlined hull is alaskan cedar
on a canadian oregan frame.
The decking is african iroko, a
greasy timber used a lot in boat
building.
“It’s poor man’s teak,” Clearwater
said.
SHOWCASE:
Paul
Clearwater at
the Lyttelton
Harbour
launch of
Passion.
PHOTOS:
GEOFF SLOAN
The structure also includes
american oak, the framing in
the cabin is eucalyptus nitens
(grown on his property) and the
outside and floor of the cabin is
kauri.
Inside features cypress, the
window frames are robinia, and
there are mahogany trimmings
all around.
To top it off, the boat’s wheel
is american walnut with sweet
chestnut spokes.
Passion was launched without
a hitch with about a dozen bystanders
applauding as Clearwater
headed off towards Governors
Bay with a couple of close mates
on board and, after he returned,
he took more friends out for fiveminute
cruises.
Clearwater said he was never
worried.
“It’s been well-built and welltested,”
he said.
Clearwater built a dinghy
once, but never anything like
this. As far as his next challenge
is concerned? No, this will be it,
he said.
“My next goal is simply to
enjoy what I’ve built.”
The wooden hull of Passion
in the building phase.
•Watch the
video on
starnews.co.nz
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