Spirit Volunteers seen at LCMS Boatyard for Coulson Bayne's Big Barn Boat Turning Party

This last Saturday afternoon, saw a pretty nice gathering of what I'd call, the wooden boat community of the Low Country; all assembled at the Low Country Maritime School Boatyard on Pherigo St. in Mount Pleasant, in response to the call for help by one of our own. Coulson Bayne had asked Sam Gervais to canvass his contacts for helpers to show up for this really big no-kidding group effort; the flipping over of his huge wood and fiberglass Sport Fisherman hull project he was building. 

It turned out to be an event in the best tradition of barn-raising,, lunches came out under one of the boatyard sheds. Most had brought their own beverages with plenty to share, and the crowd felt more like a social reunion going on then an exercise in choreographed teamwork. Approximately 50 people, shoulder-to-shoulder would surround the hull, lift it together and walk it out from under the overhang, set it down, then turn it over, then lift and carry it back under the shed. whew! 

Kenny Blyth in tan jacket, starts lining up
 after a short break, to flip the boat right side up,
 and move it back under the shed.

Several Spirit of South Carolina Volunteers pitched in. Danny Johnson, John Whitsett, and Sean McQuilken were seen in the crowd as it began surrounding the overturned hull encircled by a bow and stern cradle.  Old Salts, Reg Brown, Dan Machowski, and Kenny Blyth mixed in with us, enjoying the larger reunion going on around them.

 

With all the people attending, that left plenty left for a large cheering and photo-op grabbing session.  The whole drill, once organized too less than fifteen minutes.

Long Lost volunteer Sean Mcquilken
pauses with Bryan Oliver after safely moving
 the hull back under the shed.