Wooden Boats – Winter Projects

While the weather outside fluctuates between spring and the arctic, inside the barn, all is toasty and warm… and busy!  Louis and Chives, long-time Riggin crew, are both ‘on deck’ so to speak and in the barn full-time.  Right now, much of their work is about making dust as they sand and scrape all of the surfaces in preparation for their shiny coats.

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These two goons working away on the barrels – scrape, scrape, scrape

 

wooden boat maintenance
Oars and Captains wheel – gonna be shiny soon!

 

wooden boat maintenance
Hatch covers sanded and ready for the final varnish and paint coats

 

marine engine work
The yawl boat engine removed and transmission ready for a rebuild and reinstall

 

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Spars for Iolaire getting touch ups and undercoats before the final coat goes on

 

Photos by Captain Jon Finger and Elizabeth Poisson

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