Shipyard Photo Collection for the week15-21 March.

Close up of the
Rudder Post, and worm damage.

Rigger, Stephen helping on the ship's rudder, takes a long "cheater' bar
 to break loose a 1-inch nut from a 30-inch-long
 thru-bolt. 

Old Salt Volunteer Christ Sosnowski guides
 the rough plank forward to pusher, Doug Hartley,
 thru the Planer 8 times to reduce the plank
 to a 2 and 5/8inch thickness, for further trimming
 into ship's planks by the shipwrights.

Rigger, Stephen Gleary way up aloft on the foremast, securing tackles in preparation for unstepping both masts to the ground 

Lowcountry Maritime School Shipwright, Rachel Berquist, prepping to resume swinging the 10 lb sledge against a stuck 28'inch bolt through the rudder.

Spirit's rudder laid out
for disassembling

Starting plank replacement-the first
of five in this area to replace worm-eaten sections.

Bow-on view of work being
 done all around,  patching, planking,
painting, caulking

Our collection of long-leaf yellow pine
 recently milled down to ship's
a planking specs, waiting
for the shipwright to spile-taper
 one for it's unique fitting into the hull.

Master Wood Finisher, Fletcher, having completed
 all the scraping/sanding prep of the hatches
 and combings, now starting on the  main boom
 to prep for varnish.