Last week the shipwrights finished planking Bowdoin up to the waterline. This means that we were able to tent the boat and start misting the bottom. It’s like a foggy day under there now!
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- New transom pieces taking shape
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- The misting fans at work
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- Driving spikes into new planks
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- Knees ready to be installed by the main mast partners
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- New stanchions and frame heads
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- A new stanchion installed at the stern
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- More planking
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- Young shipwrights drill holes to fasten new planks
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- Stanchions taking shape
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- The old fuel tanks are out – and boy were they heavy!
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- Knees waiting to be installed
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- New main mast partners
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- New wood meets old
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- The stanchion work is complete
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- Ship’s saw blades
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- A plank being shaped
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- A freshly bunged plank
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- Specialized clamps help hold the planks in place
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