Here is the latest progress report on the rebuilding of Charles Morgan thanks to our friend Jeff Gold, one of the carpenters working on the boat at Mystic Seaport Museum. See also this month’s Woodenboat magazine. a.s.
Here’s the next picture of the progress of the whaleship, Charles W. Morgan sent by our friend Jeff Gold who is helping with the restoration in Mystic, Conn. a.s.
Attention all people who love to cruise through life. The annual Boattalk Semi-Dinner Cruise is coming around again. Two and a half hours of adventure filled navigation around the very edge of southern Mt. Desert Island and related islands while consuming gastronomic feasts and enduring the off-course banter of the boattalk guys for only twenty clams. Thanks again to Bar Harbor Cruises for their support of WERU community radio by donating the use for the fine, maine built vessel “Sea Princess” designed by our own Giffy Full. Call-up and ask him about it sometime on Boattalk.
But for now, if you would like to personally experience the WERU Boattalk Cruise that will be happening on Saturday June 23, leaving the Northeast Harbor Town Dock at 5:30 pm and returning about 8 pm or so, just call Chris at WERU during regular business hours at 469-6600 and he will sign you up. It is a semi-dinner cruise because we ask people to bring some finger food to share on the internally heated large dining table at the center of the boat. It is also byob. The boat is fully covered and very stable, making for an enjoyable trip no matter where we go. The sights in the area are spectacular, so be sure to bring your camera.
tickets are twenty dollars each with children under 12 free. Seating on the boat is limited to sixty and the cruise has filled up in the past. Put on your sailing shoes and plan for a fun adventure while supporting our community radio WERU. Call Chris at 469-6600.
Here’s the next picture in the progress of Charles W. Morgan whaleship restoration at Mystic Seaport from our friend Jeff Gold. It took me a minute to figure it out, being an “arty” shot also. I believe it is the aft end of the garboard, or the plank just above it, looking forward. Notice the bungs in the old fastener holes in the ribs. Jeff says the planking is 170 years old, and still not board to death. Thanks, Jeff a.s.
Captain Yoh of Flaming Fish boat models (flamingfish.net) sent us a short video of his model of the Santa Maria sailing off Bass Harbor. Looks like it is going a scale speed of 40mph. Thanks Yoh. I am unable to attach the video, but if you go to you tube and enter “Santa Maria model” it will come up. a.s.
Here’s a couple more pictures of the progress on the whaleship Charles W Morgan from our friend Jeff Gold. The first is putting in one of the last ceiling planks inside the hull. It is nice to see that it takes as many strong backs to do it as it did 150 years ago. No automatic computerized mechanical inserters here. The next picture is the temporary shed built around the boat about to be covered with shrink-wrap to shelter the boat while it is being planked. I don’t think they did it that way 150 years ago. a.s.
Friend of Boattalk, Jeff Gold, just sent an update on the restoration of the whaleship, Charles W. Morgan. He said they have finished the inside planking and are setting up for outside planking. Just in time for cold weather. He also sent this picture. 
No description with this picture. Lots of bare futtocks. a.s.
Recording from Tuesday August 9 at 10am with special guest by phone – author Bernard Cornwell talking about his 2010 book “The Fort” centered in Castine. It is a historical novel, of the British occupation of Penobscot Bay during the Revolutionary War. www.bernardcornwell.net a.s.
Recording courtesy of the audio archives at WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill & 99.9 Bangor, Maine
Friend of Boattalk, Jeff Gold will be talking on the restoration of the the C.W. Morgan that is going on now in Mystic, Conn. Hear the show live on WERU-fm 89.9 and 99.9 Bangor on Tuesday April 12 at 10am streaming at weru.org or podcast the following day at boattalk.org and weru.org…
In no particular order, here are four pictures he sent.
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