Lots going on

 Happy Fall to all.

We have been busy during this pandemic. We shut down visiting at the workshop for quite a while and to be honest some visitors have just started to come to see us again. It's been good to see some folks after such a long time. If you do plan to pay us a visit to see the boat please give us a call first and always remember our Covid protocols. We want all of us to be healthy and a mask and distancing are really small things when we're talking about our health.

We have been working steadily on Lena Blanche during the hot weather here in Truro. I think it has been one of the hottest summers in recent history.

We got the bulwarks installed ( the planking above the deck)all around the boat and as you can see, it's looking great. It makes LB seem a lot taller. 

We also got the chain plates and the deadeyes installed in their place in the hull. There are 10 per side, 5 by the mainmast and 5 at the fore mast. They are bolted right through the planking and the ribs so everything is solid.

Then we set to work on the wheelhouse. The framing is all 3"red oak and the wood around it is all        2 3/4" douglas fir. The windows (not installed yet) were made by a Nova Scotian company up towards Yarmouth. They will be installed in the wheelhouse after she gets a layer of epoxy and cloth.

The windows looking toward the bow in the wheelhouse.

Wheelhouse ceiling

Looking forward in the foc'sle.

We brought up the beams that will be the start of our boat trailer. Each one is rated at 50 ton and they each weigh about 4000 lbs.

Much thanks to John MacNab on the beautiful scroll work on LB's bow. Each shamrock is made of mahogany that has been inset in the hull and then carved in place. A lot of work and the result is beautiful. The hawse pipe will be installed soon and the scrollwork will be painted green and gold. Fantastic for our Irish Lass.

Framing up the curved front of the wheelhouse and entrance to the living quarters below. The ecoform is representative of the mainmast. Everything that goes below has to work around the mast so it's best that we have some idea of how much space it takes up.

The wheelhouse floor is made up of removable hatches which allows access to the engines beneath. The entire floor can be taken out for large jobs if required or just one for checking on things below.

That takes us pretty much up to date on our progress so far this year.

We hope the summer has been good to you all. See you at the next update