Archive for April, 2010
The biggest news is that we’ve turned the corner on the interior work and have begun rebuilding. With all of the old, nasty foam out and the interior sanded and bare, we were ready to replace the interior bulkheads. Before we could place the forward bulkhead there was some work to take care of in [ READ MORE ]
Today we spent some time as a class doing a few odd jobs. Some sanded. Some cleaned the rubrails. Some wiped the hull with solvent. Most of us worked[ READ MORE ]
Today marked the conclusion of week three of the project, and things are moving along steadily. The class spent some time in the shop during the week sanding, cleaning the spars, and scrubbing deck hardware, while others continued to chip/gouge/pry/slice the remaining pour-in foam out of the aft area of the boat. We ultimately decided [ READ MORE ]
I think that title may have been used in Don Casey’s “This Old Boat,” but it’s applicable to the work underway on the Ensign. We’ve been grinding, sanding, and grinding some more in preparation for interior reconstruction, and we’re nearly there. Tony, Nick, Alex S., Bonnie, and Michael D. continued work Friday afternoon. Bonnie settled [ READ MORE ]
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