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Preparing Planks for the Transom
Ernestina-Morrisssey’s new transom is being fitted to the frames. The transom has an extreme curve and some of the planks must be steamed and bent to a form to set the needed curve of the planks. Some members of the … Continue reading
Posted in Maintenance and Operations Committee, News |
Fair Winds and Congratulations, Melissa DeValles
Melissa DeValles has resigned from the Board Of Directors of SEMA and has been sworn in as a member of the Schooner Ernestina Commission. Melissa brings great experience to the Commission. In addition to her time on the SEMA board, … Continue reading
Posted in Commission, News |
Join the Ernestina-Morrissey Whiskey Plank Club!!!
The Schooner Ernestina-Morrissey Association cordially invites one and all to become a part of the schooner’s history when your name is added to the whiskey plank, which will be laid in late July! A whiskey plank is the last plank … Continue reading
Posted in Fundraising, News |
Sails Over Ice and Seas
Rick Lopes has been collecting images and interviews of Ernestina-Morrissey‘s history for over thirty years. His plan to produce a documentary called “Sails Over Ice and Seas: The Life and Times of Schooner Ernestina-Morrissey” is falling into place with “the generous … Continue reading
Posted in Historical Resources, News |
Deck Beams Going In!
The crew at the Bristol Marine Shipyard in Boothby Harbor has made great progress since our last post in April! The planking continues, up from the keel and down from the sheer. The last plank of the (shutter) strake, called … Continue reading
Posted in Maintenance and Operations Committee, News |
Planking Has Started
The hull of a ship like Ernestina-Morrissey is curved from stem to stern and from keel to bulwarks. As a result every plank has to be shaped to fit with its mates to form those curves. The process starts with … Continue reading
Posted in Maintenance and Operations Committee, News |
Preparations for Aft Deck
Ernestina-Morrissey’s fore deck was renewed in 2008-’09. The aft deck is a step up from the fore deck as the curve of the schooner’s sheer continues to the transom. A beam forms the step at the break in the deck.
Posted in Maintenance and Operations Committee, News |
Thank You, Licy!
Licy DoCanto‘s time as a member and chairperson of the Schooner Ernestina Commission has been marked with immense positive changes for Ernestina-Morrissey. We are sorry to receive news that he is leaving the Commission. In a letter emailed to the … Continue reading
Posted in Commission, News |
Fastenings
In 1894 Effie M. Morrissey was fastened with trunnels and iron. Iron and wood served again when Ernestina was prepared for her return to Massachusetts in 1982. The current rehabilitation of Ernestina-Morrissey is using the traditional locust trunnels and corrosion … Continue reading
Posted in Maintenance and Operations Committee, News |
Old Tech-New Tech
I was struck, on a recent trip to the shipyard, by the juxtaposition of “the old way” and the modern tools both in use by the shipwrights working on Ernestina-Morrissey. One example is the techniques used for holding the planks … Continue reading
Posted in Maintenance and Operations Committee, News |
