Phase I Nearly Complete
We are lucky that we have supporters that send us photos so we can share the progress with you. Our last post was April 24. We have some catching up to do:

New sign for the Shipyard, Thanks to all the crew in Boothbay Harbor for a terrrific job well done! credit John Fialkowski
In mid-May Dave Thompson and John Fialkowski sent us these:

The steering gear has been restored and installed on the purple heart rudder shaft and it is ready for the wheel. credit Dave Thompson
Here’s a photo of the rudder shaft in place from David Short.

The main fife rail will hold the belaying pins for the down haul and Main Topsail gear and the main bits at the forward side are for the mainsail throat and peak halyards. credit Dave Thompson

In the stern, the monkey rail is complete and the lower rail is ready for the main sheet tackle on the boom buffer. credit Dave Thompson
Here’s a photo of what this looked like in Fall, 2015.

The cutless bearing is ready for the propellar shaft and the bottom paint is done. credit Dave Thompson

This is an earlier photo showing the final caulking, for a "before and after" port side. credit Dave Thompson

Chain plates for foremast shrouds are installed and the starboard bow is ready for final paint. credit John Fialkowski
On May 31 John Bullard documented an inspection visit:

DCR Commissioner Leo Roy and members of the Schooner Ernestina Commission met in Boothbay Harbor on May 31 to inspect Ernestina-Morrissey. credit John Bullard

Commissioner Roy and DCR Project Manager Wendy Pearl had questions answered by Harold Burnham and Andy Tyska. credit John Bullard

Wendy Pearl, Leo Roy and Bob Hildreth at the bow with Ernestina-Morrissey inscribed above. credit John Bullard
Craig was recently interviewed by Marlinspike Magazine.
This Project to rehabilitate Schooner Ernestina-Morrissey, the official vessel of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts is being supported by a public/private partnership with funds from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, The Lenfest Foundation, the Hildreth Stewart Charitable Foundation, The Manton Foundation, the Community Foundation of Southeastern Massachusetts - Mary Morley Crapo Hyde Eccles Fund, the City of New Bedford’s Community Preservation Act Program, the Carney Family Foundation, the Island Foundation, other grants and many individual contributions.
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