Category: Newsletter
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Repairs Begin
Steaming frames, scarfing spars, and removing 10,000 rusty, rusty nails. In The Shop After spending a month carefully stripping paint from the smaller spars, it is finally time to begin repairs. Though they were not in terrible condition, each spar needed at least a little bit of work. The bowsprit, which is a horizontal spar…
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Taking Things Apart
The building is erected, the lumber has been retrieved, and the real work begins. Essential Preparations When we last left off, a temporary building was being erected over the Firefly. While this sounds like a big undertaking, it is more similar to the temporary covers most boats put up when they are out of service…
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First Steps
Rebuilding a schooner comes with a long to-do list.
