Restorations

Monday, September 10. 2007

Progress 3&4

Dashboard and wind shield assembly from the aft starboard side.

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Thursday, August 16. 2007

Callahan Restoration Underway

Several views of the PennYan stripped down and ready for a face lift.

Enjoy the pictures as the "rot doctor" Roe goes to work.

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Sunday, July 22. 2007

Always work to do

Homework Started on my boat

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Friday, June 15. 2007

Back to the future

On June 4th we went to Maine to pick up another restoration project at the Landing School of Boatbuilding and Design in Kennebunkport.

As you can see there is plenty of work to be done before the name fits the craft. We can hardly wait to bring her home.

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Work on the Egg Harbor has stalled out waiting for custom windows to arrive so Pete is having a "busman's holiday" working on his own Lyman. It needed a good sand, caulk and repaint on the hull. As you can see the weather is cooperating nicely for a change.

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Saturday, November 11. 2006

Another project in the works

This classic St. Lawrence skiff is in need of a new keel.

It has taken a lot of time and patients to remove all the rot.

Now that all the rot is gone a board is selected to build the new keel.

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Monday, July 31. 2006

Last of July

Now that the 1956 Lyman has gone home please look at other places on this site for more boat works. Pete is currently working on building The Ellen. He also has a partial restoration on another Lyman for Bob Gormley of Carthage, NY. Check out the progress under each of those headings.

Happy Boating!

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Thursday, July 13. 2006

Homecoming

July 10,2006 Skip and Deb Gallaway pick up their restored baby.

She's a beauty, ENJOY!

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Monday, June 26. 2006

And more pictures

Some shots from various angles.

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More pictures

Lots of little pieces. Pete and Lauren sort it all out. After each piece is cleaned and polished by Lauren, it is properly placed and reattached to the boat.

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Varnishing is complete

To all who have been watching and waiting there is finally something new to see. The final varnish coat is on and this project is nearing completion.

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Tuesday, June 6. 2006

The varnishing continues

The site has not been updated much because the picture is always the same:

sanding and varnishin

g to prepare the pieces for final assembly.

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Wednesday, May 17. 2006

Coming together

Some pictures of this weeks progress.

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Monday, May 15. 2006

Getting it all together

Now the job becomes putting the pieces back together, mixing and matching the new pieces with the old. The decking is complete and the combing is clamped to the length of the gunwales.