Shipyard Day 3

Date: 2.2.12

Work today on the boat went quickly.  The "crew" (students) is getting much faster at assembling right after school in order to get to the "shipyard" (boat workshop) quicker to make the most of our time there.  Instead of our normal time frame, we had to be back for a Mountain Alliance Membership meeting at 6pm.

Despite our limited time frame, the crew was excited to keep scraping paint from the top of the boat deck as well as the inside of the boat.  We acquired a new vacuum which helped greatly in the cleaning process.

Our community volunteer, Dan, worked over the weekend to rebuild the base of the mast where it will connect into the frame of the boat.  Students (and staff) were amazed by the quality of work and thought put into this new piece which is made out of rare wood which will add unique accents to the finished boat.  The rest of the hardware was removed from the cabin which is now ready to be stripped of paint and prepped for sanding.  Next week will be full of sanding and finishing removing the old paint to determine which areas need to have replacement pieces built and installed.

Dan also worked with some of our crew to start working on the rest of the mast, preparing the sails to be fitted to a new mast (which is much needed due to the rot throughout the mast).


The high seas are starting to beckon to the crew as we continue to get one step closer to completion for our maiden voyage on the open seas.