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 Jones laid out and started cutting on the rudder stock.
Steve Chapin and Chris Grace finished gluing and vacuum bagging the fore mast stock and rudder blade.
Chris Stohlman, Anne Teater, Shawn Huston and Mary d’Arcy put the finishing touches on the keel mold.
Sonja Frogen started the seasonal process of varnish and paint.