Category: Newsletter
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In the Swing of Summer
Replacing rot and rust with oak and locust. The Rebuild picks up speed As the winter’s chill fades into memory, the rebuild team is hard at work down at North End Shipyard. Nearly thirty of the Firefly’s frame heels have been replaced, the transom is halfway rebuilt, a load of plank stock is en route,…
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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.
