Progress continues on the effort to make Spirit of South Carolina ready for her next time she can slip her lines and bear away. Last Sunday, Danny Johnson and Madison Pulley, all the way from Greenville spent the day finishing the remaining belaying pins, and trying out some deckhand skills. Madison picked up the Heaving Line merit badge pretty quickly, with excellent marks on form. Note the picture of her aiming to put the line over the rail of Spirit of the Low Country that was just passing by.
Last week, Danny Johnson took home a project to repair the ripped seat of our canvas deck chair.. returned it stronger than ever.
This Saturday, Layne returned with a newly restored 12 ft boat hook. Both boat poles are now 99% refinished and ready for use, thanks to Ashley and Robin Pennington, Steve Boone and Layne.
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| Robin Pennington lays on the last coats of D1 sealant to the 12 foot boat pole |
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| Steve and Ashley wooding and sanding the small boat pole prior to applying 1st coats of sealant. |
Steve Boone came aboard too, and immediately focused on the salon's sprung butterfly hinge, resolving an issue the crew had been staring at for weeks.
All lines except the Main Gaff vangs are run fair to their respective belaying pins, thanks to Danny J. Layne and Dan..and our nautical lexicon has hopefully been expanded and reinforced. The main boom was hoisted into it’s proper angle. Layne again has his hands full for a good take home project benefiting the Dory.
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