On April 10, 2009 my son David and I went to the St Michaels Maritime Museum, in St Michaels MD. It is on the Chesapeake Bay. As part of the conservation effort in the museum they rebuild wooden boats that have fallen in disarray. They rebuild them and may add them to their active collection or rebuild it for an owner.
Here is the current boat under restoration. The Caleb W. Jones. When completed it will return to an active boat to dredge oysters in the bay and also educate the public through fields trips on the bay.
The side planks are removed except for this one.
Holes were cut in the bottom to put in new bracing so that a new deck floor can be installed and keep rain from flowing into the the bottom when it gets started.
The bottom has these planks that will be replaced.
The nails in the sides are hand cut nails.
This is the top side of the boat as seen from the lighthouse.
A couple of boats that have been restored and are in their collection.
-- What happens in the workshop stays in the workshop. No wait that doesn't sound right. Karson Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com †
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itsme_timd
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posted 226 days ago
That is amazingly cool Karson! Have you and your son ever assisted with the boat building?
I love anything related to the sea and maritime history.
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Karson
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posted 226 days ago
My wife keeps telling me to go for a couple of times. the museaum is about 60 miles from the house. So I wouldn’t want to go every day. But it woulds be fun for a few times.
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DaveR
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posted 226 days ago
Nice. I like to see the old vessels being restored.
Thank you.
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Lee A. Jesberger
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posted 224 days ago
Wow;
That’s all, just wow.
Lee
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lance
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posted 223 days ago
Cool! and thanks.
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Napaman
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posted 221 days ago
those are NAILS…wow…cool series…
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Splinterman
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posted 198 days ago
That is fantastic to see and a top job on the restorations.
Could spend many happy hours there.
-- I will just keep doing it till I get it right.
a1Jim
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posted 194 days ago
cool
-- Jim from Heirloom Woodshop Southern Oregon
Karson
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posted 194 days ago
It’s interesting to go back every so often and see the changes.
-- What happens in the workshop stays in the workshop. No wait that doesn't sound right. Karson Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com †