The snow has melted for now and we are still making progress.   Chris and David were able to work on the timber inside the Shipwright’s building.   Using the the “Alaska Mill” they were able to remove large slabs of wood to match the shape of the keel (see movie “sawing timber”.)      Chris and Griswold moved the new timber around with the help of Boat school student Ryan Ostendorp and the new “load all” fork lift.  The timber was close fit on Friday and we will begin drilling and bolting on Monday.
Meanwhile, Ossian continued and finished shaping the rudder and it is ready to move on the next stage
Volunteer Sonia Frojen worked all day on varnish while Mark Ellison continued to be a strong hand for Steve Chapin in the NWMC boat shop working toward the foremast construction.

Ryan came back on Saturday for a big yard clean-up along with Annie Teater and then forged bronze bolt heads for the floor timbers and then finished bolting the keel mold together with all thread.  The mold is scheduled to travel to Seattle this Thursday for a Friday pour.   Weather permitting of course.

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A vigorous winter storm has made work on the project a little more interesting.
Moving heavy timber and lead on wet icy surfaces is a very challenging situation,
fortunately the shipwrights co-op has a very nice work shop for us to work in.
In addition the lead keel mold is receiving the last bit of work before heading to the foundry for casting,  and the new center board slot cap has been placed upon the keel to carry the bolt heads and act as a foundation for the floor timbers.

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BALLAST KEEL PROGRESS

The week ending January 7th provided some great progress on many fronts. Dave Griswold, Ossian Smith and Chris Stohlman chopped the rocker into the top of the 17″x24″x 32′ timber. Martha’s back bone timber and floor timbers were prepared for new bolts. Brandon Smith of Turn Point Design designed the rudder blade foil shape. Doug [...]

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BALLAST KEEL PROGRESS

The week ending January 7th provided some great progress on many fronts. Dave Griswold, Ossian Smith and Chris Stohlman chopped the rocker into the top of the 17″x24″x 32′ timber. Martha’s back bone timber and floor timbers were prepared for new bolts. Brandon Smith of Turn Point Design designed the rudder blade foil shape. Doug [...]

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Thanks to all involved

As work continues on the vessel and fore mast we want to take a minute to acknowledge and thank all those who have been putting time, materials and energy into the project.  Please visit their sites and consider their services.Companies such as:Edensaw woods Port Townsend Foundry Gus Sebastian of Olympic Boat TransportTurn Point Designs Non-ferrous [...]

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BALLAST KEEL REMOVAL PROGRESS

keel update.mov Watch on Posterous We have made great progress on removing the original ballast keel and have discovered some interesting data points regarding Martha’s build and later modifications.  The plank keel timber is in very good shape and is in it self a remarkable piece of wood. Her keel bolts were in very good [...]

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Photos of Keel Prep Work

Keven Elliff stopped by recently and took some photos of our crew working removing parts of the existing keel in preparation for installation of the new hardware.

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ASSEMBLING THE KEEL MOLD II

Here are a few more shots. See the full gallery on Posterous

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ASSEMBLING THE KEEL MOLD

Saturday the 7th the crew assembled the keel mold in the Martha’s shop in Point Hudson. See the full gallery on Posterous

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KEEL MOLD DESIGN

keel design 1.mov Watch on Posterous Volume and weight considerations were worked out with yacht designer Craig Johnsen  who made center of gravity,  center of buoyancy and righting moment Calculations.  David Vohs made a preliminary cad model and that model was exported to Brandon Davis at Turn Point Design for final analysis and adjustment. Brandon [...]

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