Much of the work in a boat shop isn’t very flashy, but it’s just as important as the cool woodwork that we get to do. Here’s a video of prepping some floor board supports of a small daysailer for painting. While scraping and sanding parts like these, I check them over for damage and fasteners […]

I’m currently caulking the opposite side of the 12 1/2 daysailer. I’ve already written about that, so I thought I’d start highlighting some projects, past and present, to give a bit more info and/or history of the boats, and what work was performed on them. Since I’m working on the 12 1/2, I’ll start with […]

I just received some new bronze hardware for the Herreshoff 12 1/2 in the shop for restoration.  It comes from JM Reineck & Son foundry in Massachusetts.  It pretty much resembles jewelry.  We have some bronze blocks with ball bearing sheaves that aren’t pictured.  The owner has them probably because he wants to touch them […]