Super Dave

Dave removing the lead out of Merva. Lets count 5 lead ingots x 60lbs a piece = 300lbs. Good thing we are up to date with WCB.

Duen

Inside the Duen is Jean. He is fitting in the new inner stem piece.
Low impact- repair.

Here is a Norwegian sailboat built in 1939. Duen has worked her whole life . For the past 25 years she has belonged to a good friend. Duen has sailed around the world and presently she spends her winters here and summers in the Queen Charlotte Islands. Jean and I have been involve in many major projects on her over the past 10 years. This is the latest. The planking is Pine from Norway and has done remarkably well. The decay was localized.

Bronze and then some.

A solid cast rudder and the prop for Merva.

Canvas

This is Merva getting covered in canvas. This is one of my favorite jobs as a boatbuilder. It is just so satisfying to cover something with a consistent white blanket. We stretch the canvas by hand and staple it temporarily until we are satisfied with how it looks. Then we use copper nails and pull out the staples as they are made of steel and would rust at some point.

This is Erin laying out the canvas.



Here I am brushing off some copper nail clippings after we have stretched the canvas.
After trimming, we fill the weave of the canvas with many coats of paint.