A Visit to the Shipyard
On Monday August 22 Mary Anne McQuillan and Fred Sterner visited Boothbay Harbor Shipyard to see the progress and deliver tee shirts to the crew. Since 2015 they have visited many times and it is wonderful to see her almost ready to go!
On Friday the crew posted a video walk-thru on their Facebook page HERE. If you can access Facebook. Amazing to see the progress in just four days!
November 18, 2015
August 22, 2022
![IMG_6289](http://www.ernestina.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/IMG_6289-e1661346977541-768x1024.jpg)
New masts are stepped, the rigging is being tensioned and the blocks will be hung for the running rigging. The interior is being finished, work continues despite continuing "supply chain" issues.
Here are some random images that caught our attention:
The masts have been stepped and next is finishing the rigging.
![IMG_6269 Ernestina morrissey on railway car](http://www.ernestina.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/IMG_6269-Ernestina-morrissey-on-railway-car-e1661348723859-768x1024.jpg)
The chains from Building #3 pull up and let down the car that carries Ernestina-Morrissey on the railway.
![IMG_6263 railway ready for launch](http://www.ernestina.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/IMG_6263-railway-ready-for-launch-767x1024.jpg)
Ernestina-Morrissey will launch stern first. The car will be let down the railway which, during very low tides in early Spring, was been inspected and tuned up in preparation for the launch.
![IMG_6256 gaffs](http://www.ernestina.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/IMG_6256-gaffs-e1661359587157-768x1024.jpg)
The main gaff, with the jaws at the far end, the fore gaff and in the corner the club for the jumbo. All waiting for hardware.
![IMG_6261 Preparing staging for bottom painting](http://www.ernestina.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/IMG_6261-Preparing-staging-for-bottom-painting-557x1024.jpg)
One project that must be completed before launching is applying a fresh coat of bottom paint. The staging will make the job easier.
![IMG_6273 sanding bottom paint for fresh coat](http://www.ernestina.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/IMG_6273-sanding-bottom-paint-for-fresh-coat-1024x768.jpg)
Meanwhile Captain Krihwan has assigned some of her crew to sand the bottom. They will do the painting too.
![IMG_6277 fo’c’s’le table and foremast](http://www.ernestina.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/IMG_6277-fo’c’s’le-table-and-foremast-1024x768.jpg)
There is a lot of work going on in each of the holds. But you can see how the fo’c’s’le table looks now that the foremast is in place.
![IMG_6284 Fishhold table](http://www.ernestina.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/IMG_6284-Fishhold-table-e1661362583949-768x1024.jpg)
Folks familiar with the Ernestina's layout will notice the biggest change in the configuration of fish hold. Here's a new table.
![IMG_6276 waiting for watertight door between fo'c's'le and fishhold](http://www.ernestina.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/IMG_6276-waiting-for-watertight-door-between-focsle-and-fishhold-1008x1024.jpg)
Another change folks will notice is watertight doors between all the holds. This photo was taken from on deck so you only see the bottom half of the opening. This is between the fo'c's'le and the fish hold. The opening is ready but the doors haven't come yet.
![IMG_6276 David Short carves documentation numbers](http://www.ernestina.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/IMG_6276-David-Short-carves-documentation-numbers-1024x768.jpg)
As required, David Short is carving the documentation numbers into the main beam. This is the same number Effie M. Morrissey was given in 1894!
![IMG_6282 mainmast bilge](http://www.ernestina.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/IMG_6282-mainmast-bilge-e1661364380834-768x1024.jpg)
We checked the boat from top to the main mast bilge! The tape was to help guide the mast into the pocket in the step.
![IMG_6264 Her homeport proudly displayed](http://www.ernestina.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/IMG_6264-Her-homeport-proudly-displayed-e1661364489100-768x1024.jpg)
Ernestina-Morrissey is not ready yet but soon she will be sailing the waters of Buzzards Bay, proudly returning to her homeport, New Bedford! And in the Spring of 2023, sailing to Commonwealth ports and some of the other waters she has known. under the careful stewardship of Massachusetts Maritime Academy!
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