Sanding Time

Spent an enjoyable morning rigging ISOBEL, a sharpie, and BOXKITE, the garvey. Just masts in the garvey, no sprits, but I did make a pigstick to fly the museum burgee. The sharpie got her whole rig, bent on the sail, and even went for a row after lunch. Got my row in! First of the season. JSBach did a yeoman huge amount of work. He scrubbed the waterlines of both boats, bailed out the rainwater, and carried spars to the dock. We are both bushed I am sure as our fearless leader requisitioned all the remaining time for sanding, two hours of 36 grit longboard sanding, fairing TORCH.
MARION is being loaned out as a mold for a paper pulp casting. Fancy that, a paper tuck-up. SILENT MAID has been recreated as a half-model by Nick

Rowing

I am chucking it all and going rowing tomorrow. Spring is here.

Monday Mast Making

This evening

Turning

Got a chance to do some turning while visiting Dad. Made a bunch of fids and a seam rubber. Made my fish boat friend laugh because they are so small.

Saturday Tasks- Sanding, Painting & Varnishing

Torch getting Gina's gentle tapping as her plank edges go in.
CATNIPs mast with 2nd coat of sealer (Fri.) and 1st coat Schooner varnish (Sat.) OLYMPIAs crew out painting. FISH STIX centerboard fitting, drilling, bearing, 2 coats of West Marine red bottom paint as of Saturday. MARION BREWINGTON with chocolate sheerstrake. Handpainted -No maskingtape.







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Holey Friday

Holes in the sharpie, holes in SILENT MAID, and holes in TORCH.
Spent part of today making holes in the centerboard case and board of FISH STIX to hang the board. Filled one hole with graphite & epoxy for a bearing. Will need to make a pennant and pin.

Science Fair

Science Fair Projects and Kids from three states; Delaware, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey. Projects about boats, weather and waterways. One young scientist I spoke with had a project on Solar tides. Very neat!

Controlled

TORCH has her seams routed and filler strips made.


SILENT MAIDs anchor chocks go to the foundry this week. Lots more varnish and sanding.

Back to Work Monday

Carolyn working on varnish for SILENT MAID. She's glowing!


The Monday nite crew showed up for more mast work. Pete's, Mike's, and FISH STIX got work done. Pete glued up blocking, Mile rounded his, and F.S. got smoothed in prep for 16 siding. Gaff jaws glued up. TORCH's seams routed out. Fridge painted. New Kirby's paint came for MARION B. MARION has a few problems. One we will take care of now, One will wait until the fall.



Here is a teaser. Look for a Revolutionary War Sloop here soon!

Easter Boat

Peep

Orleans

Took a walk to the beach today and visited the new baybird at Pleasant Bay Spars and Boatbuilding. The tide was much higher than ever before and still coming in. There is a lot of construction along bay and oceanfront structures.
The baybird just got her deck done in dynel and epoxy. She is looking fine. The shop looks very busy as it should this time of year.