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Stern Structure Taking Shape
Ernestina-Morrissey‘s stern needed to be entirely rebuilt, as you could tell from the photos posted previously. While the new keel is being moved into place the shipwrights are working on the timbers that will provide the frame for the stern. … Continue reading
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Getting the New Keel Ready
In the latest set of photos from the shipyard you can see how the lead ballast will fit into the new keel.
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The Rebirth of the Ernestina-Morrissey
Ernestina-Morrissey will be featured in the April 7 lecture of the New Bedford Whaling Museum’s 2016 Sailors’ Series “A Century of Design & Invention”. Chester Brigham, author of ”Phoenix of the Seas” will recount the journeys and travails of the Ernestina-Morrissey, … Continue reading
Posted in Membership and Outreach Committee, News |
What’s Old is New Again
The lead ballast removed from Ernestina-Morrissey last summer has returned to Boothbay Harbor Shipyard. As the lead was removed from the bilges it was stacked on pallets. The plans for the present rehabilitation include a keel with external ballast. The … Continue reading
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New Year in Boothbay Harbor
As the New Year begins, the dismantling of Ernestina-Morrissey continues but in the sheds the new construction begins! Here is a photo from November to compare. The “ceiling” is the planking that covers the frames on the inside of the … Continue reading
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DOCK-U-MENTARIES presents Captains Courageous
Join us Friday, January 15 for the screening of this award winning movie! Jan 15 2016 | 07:00 pm New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park Visitors’ Center Corson Maritime Learning Center 33 William St. New Bedford, MA Don’t miss this … Continue reading
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Ernestina-Morrissey’s Stern
Fred visited Boothbay Harbor Shipyard in mid-November, 2015. These photographs were taken then. You can read about the efforts to repatriate the Ernestina-Morrissey from 1972-1982 by clicking the dates on the left of the timeline. By mid-December, 2015, the cover … Continue reading
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Lofting
“Lofting is a drafting technique (sometimes using mathematical tables) whereby curved lines are generated, to be used in plans for streamlined objects such as aircraft and boats.” Boothbay Harbor Shipyard is lofting the Ernestina-Morrissey to bring her closer to her original faired … Continue reading
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Frames and Fastenings
It is surprising, even startling, the first time you see the ship with the whole aft deck off. But then you remember this is what has to happen for the ship to return to sailing again. You notice the mass … Continue reading
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Heavy Lifting
Ernestina-Morrissey’s bow, fore-deck and stem were renewed during the 2008-2009 work funded by a grant from the National Park Service’s Save America’s Treasures Program matched by Massachusetts DCR and private donors. That work must be supported during this project’s keel … Continue reading
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