by Alethea | Feb 11, 2017 | Ship's Log
Next week will be a busy one at the museum. This coming Friday, February 17th, is our fourth annual Wintertime at the Maritime, and Saturday the 18th is our next sail training day. So stop by on Friday for ice bowling, hot drinks, and a funky hat competition, and then...
by Alethea | Feb 7, 2017 | Ship's Log
Things are quiet in the office and down in the rig shop today. The office staff, the captain, and two of our mates are headed to Boston for the 44th annual Tall Ships Conference. They’ll be gone all week, so Adam and Bosun are taking charge in the meantime....
by Alethea | Feb 4, 2017 | Ship's Log
This week, we’ve been busy with spar repairs (we’re spending a lot of quality time with epoxy and sanding blocks) and sorting lumber. Four thousand pounds of Douglas Fir arrived at our doorstep on Monday, and finding a place to put it was, as always, an...
by Alethea | Feb 1, 2017 | Ship's Log
Last Saturday was another sail training day, and despite snow and icy roads, so many people showed up that we (once again!) needed to move into the woodshop for morning muster. The highlight of the day came just after coffee break, when Captain Rybka gave a talk on...
by Alethea | Jan 26, 2017 | Ship's Log
It’s official: we have a blank for the starboard fore channel! Yesterday, we took over part of spar alley to set up sawhorses and sheets of plastic for the Great Glue-Up of 2017. Lots of clamps and a few gallons of epoxy later, our three separate boards had...
by Alethea | Jan 24, 2017 | Ship's Log
We’re running out of sawhorses, workbenches, and rig shop space—a sure sign that we’re keeping busy. Down in the rig shop, we’re serving, sanding blocks, and building some new stays and backstays. In the woodshop, we’re using epoxy to glue up...
