Schooner Photo Gallery

Schooner House – every schooner needs a house.

A photo of the sail plan.

A full size mock up needs to be built prior to lofting.

The mock up of the bow.

Capt. Hugh and Scott Roberts of the building crew discuss the lines of the hull.

The cabin tops are added to the mock up.

Full size mock up further along before lofting.

The ship’s wheel in the process of being restored.

To help determine proper height of different lines of the ship the wheel is put in its approximate position in relation to the full sized mock.

The full scale model with the ship’s wheel in place.

Building crew member, Bob Bonte, helps to start disassembly of the full scale model so lofting of the design can be completed.

Disassembling the full scale model so lofting of the design can be completed.

Almost all down. Taking down the last bits of the model.

Beginning to loft the design on the floor, next to the strong back.

The Christmas Eve storm brought down a tall spruce, which a spar might be made from.

Yes there is something on that truck – ballast.

Receiving delivery of 300 lead bricks, each weighing forty pounds. Delivered on two pallets.

Ballast delivery

One of two pallets of 40 pound lead bricks for ballast.

The fuel tanks are delivered.

One of two 175 gallon fuel tanks arriving at Schooner House.

Fuel tanks

Hatches!

Over 200 2″ x 6″ sixteen foot boards of Douglas fir acclimate and wait to be used for planking.

The Douglas fir for planking and one of the hatches.

Capt. Hugh applies epoxy to glue up a cleat on a bulkhead.

The longitudinals are completed.

Starter planks are fitted in place forward to the bow and around the centerboard trunk

Fitted one more time

What the inside of the centerboard trunk looks like.

All glued up.

Beginning to lay out the keel.

Capt Covert works on the keel.

Volunteer Tom works on the rudder

Bottom paint

Sanded

Primer on the hull

With the rudder in – she’s ready for rolling!