Current & Past Projects

IYRS

September ‘06 - June ‘07 

Beetle cat restoration.  Took an old crapped out Beetle cat that had been donated to the school


and did a “complete restoration.”  What that means is that we replaced every stick of wood on the boat with new wood.  Some might argue that we built a new boat, and it’s tough to contradict that.  However, as long as the old boat is still in the way while you’re building the new one, you get to call it a restoration.  We also used some of the hardware from the old boat, so there are still bits of history left when we’re done.

  • Length Overall - 12′ 4″
  • Length Waterline - 11′ 8″
  • Beam - 6′ 0″
  • Draft with Board Down - 2′ 0″
  • Draft with Board Up - 0′ 8″
  • Sail Area - approx. 100 sq. ft.
  • Weight - approx. 450 lbs.
  • Frame - Oak
  • Planking - 1/2″ Cedar
  • Spars - Douglas Fir
  • Centerboard & Rudder - Marine Plywood
  • Deck - Canvas on 1/2″ Cedar
  • Coaming & Rails - Oak
  • Fasteners - Bronze
  • Hardware - Bronze

    • Mystic Seaport Shipyard

    Summer ‘07 

    Worked on Roann, an eastern-rig dragger built in 1947.  Mostly was involved with the interior but also worked on some of the deadwood.   She’s a very tough boat, framed and planked in white oak, and decked in some of the clearest spruce I’ve ever seen.  I don’t have a lot of particulars about her on hand, but aside from the entries in this blog, you can see some photos and read a little more about her at the seaport site.

    IYRS

    September ‘07 - June ‘08

    1) Reproduction of the only Manhattan built Whitehall known to exist.

    2) Refastening hull, sealing interior, and rebuilding deck of a classic 6-meter, Madcap.

    Whitehall details (in progress) This is a beautifully built boat from the Mystic Seaport collection.  We took the lines and scantlings from the original, built sometime in the late 1800’s by Stephen Roberts, probably around 1870-80 in East Harlem NY.

  • Frames: oak, tapered
  • Planking:  7/16″ cedar (was probably 1/2″ - 9/16″ when originally built)
  • Backbone & sheer: oak

    • Madcap Details (in progress)

  • Built at the Nevins Yard on Long Island, 1924.
  • Double Planked, Cedar inner, Mahogany outer
  • Frames: Oak, steam bent
  • Original deck configuration modified in 1930’s and deckhouse added.