Winter arrives

One last row for the season and Hope must be put away. It turned out to be a great day for a final row of the season.

LARGE Row

Its not Big its Large. We plan to do a 20 mile row on the CT river late September along with the Batteau Black Sheep. We will camp at Munns Ferry and this is a picture of us scouting the site out. It was a nice day with a southwest wind at times. The river was rocking with a strong current , something that has been typical this year. Hopefully the rains will calm down for the Large Row...

Trim

On Barton's Cove , CT River.

"Hope" she Floats

Outta the shop and into the Drink

Lord I hope she don't sink.

Getting out

Of the Garage that is

Mast

Here is a mast I and getting out of a piece of spruce I have had about six years.
It will get a small square rig for down wind use. The race is on to get ready for the Big Row 08. 34 miles up Lake George for the 250th battle of Carllion.

Flipped and a Painted Lady

Five coats on the bottom and away we go.

Primah

First we prime.

Bung and sand

All the screw holes are now plugged and the whole thing gets a sand job.

Side rails and caps

I decided to finish off the inwale with blocks and a top cap. I have seen boats finished various ways . Gardner shows this method and says it produces a good stout job and hey I like stout ! The thole pins will ride in this area producing a fair amount of stress so this construction can handle it. Beside if Hope had wimpy inwales the other boats would make fun of her and kick sand in her face...