How to properly get married

[romei]

I got married this Saturday.
http://www.charliezimmerman.com/meinsler/ceremony

For all the photos.....
http://www.charliezimmerman.com/meinsler/

[Bob23]

THAT IS GREAT! You are starting off on the right foot! You should send some of those photos to the Hutchins boys at Compac!
bob23
Congratulations!!!!!!
Is that a gaff rigged 16?

[romei]

Yes Sir Bob23.  That is my gaff rigged 16.  Thanks for the congrats 

[jthatcher]

great pics..    wish you the best!   did this take place in pa?    did you put all of those flowers on the boat yourself?  what a nice touch   jt

[MacGyver]

Congrats to you and her! nice boat! looked very good for the occasion! 

Mac

[romei]

great pics..    wish you the best!   did this take place in pa?    did you put all of those flowers on the boat yourself?  what a nice touch   jt

Yes, Lake Augusta in Sunbury PA.  I did the flowers.  The new Mrs. loved it :-)

[wes]

This is without doubt the coolest wedding EVER. Brilliantly done - congratulations, and TONS of good karma to you both! An auspicious way to begin a new life together.

[jthatcher]

wait a minute.. you are not all that far from us !  (  poconos )   maybe for your honeymoon you guys should tow the boat down to jersey and join us for the barnegat bay bash this weekend!   jt

[romei]

wait a minute.. you are not all that far from us !  (  poconos )   maybe for your honeymoon you guys should tow the boat down to jersey and join us for the barnegat bay bash this weekend!   jt

The BBB is definitely on my to do list but unfortunately it can't happen this year.  I am however looking forward to the upcoming photos and Bob23's colorful post-BBB commentary/summary though. 

[chas5131]

Did you honeymoon on the Com-pac 16?
That might be also be a first.

[bimmerhead]

romei,

Congrats on the wedding, my best wishes!

After looking at your photos of your CP-16, it's not stock is it? Was it converted to a gaff rigged catboat by you or someone else? Did the Hutchens' brothers produce cat rigged 16's from the factory? Just curious..? I've never seen a CP-16 cat rig before... But I like it! Makes sense.. Move the mast forward, change the center of effort, reduce weather helm and add useable interior space.. Question? how different is derigging for trailering?

I'd love to see interior pics of the forward compression post and cabin..I'll bet it adds lots of usable space for solo cruising..

I also noticed the wooden boom, foresail halyard and lack of side stays, normally I don't deviate from the designers spec, but in this case I do.. How does it work for you?

[romei]

romei,

Congrats on the wedding, my best wishes!

After looking at your photos of your CP-16, it's not stock is it? Was it converted to a gaff rigged catboat by you or someone else? Did the Hutchens' brothers produce cat rigged 16's from the factory? Just curious..? I've never seen a CP-16 cat rig before... But I like it! Makes sense.. Move the mast forward, change the center of effort, reduce weather helm and add useable interior space.. Question? how different is derigging for trailering?

I'd love to see interior pics of the forward compression post and cabin..I'll bet it adds lots of usable space for solo cruising..

I also noticed the wooden boom, foresail halyard and lack of side stays, normally I don't deviate from the designers spec, but in this case I do.. How does it work for you?

Nice attention to detail!  I did it myself from the design, to whittling the mast with a draw knife to everything else.  It works great and I love it.  The compression post is still in there.  The interior is still stock for now.  Here are some of my blog posts that address your curiosity. 
http://www.ronmeinsler.com/cantina/?p=73
http://www.ronmeinsler.com/cantina/?p=596
http://www.ronmeinsler.com/cantina/?p=561
http://www.ronmeinsler.com/cantina/?p=583

[romei]

Did you honeymoon on the Com-pac 16?
That might be also be a first.

Because of life events, the changing of jobs etc...  the honeymoon will have to be postponed.   But i can assure you with a fair amount of certainty that the honeymoon will not be on that little beautiful boat.  We'll need just a little more room than that :-D

[Saluki86]

I have to agree with Wes....'the' coolest ever.  Great looking couple.  Congrats.