Progress in the Shipyard ~ December 1, 2021

Posted on December 1, 2021 by Schooner Ernestina-Morrissey Association

Thank you, Bristol Marine, for sharing the latest news of the great work your crew is accomplishing during the pre-launch fitting out of Ernestina~Morrissey! And thank you to Robert Mitchell of Mitchell Photography for the great photos!  In the attached series of photos, you will see progress on the restoration of the Ernestina~Morrissey at Bristol Marine’s Shipyard in Boothbay Harbor.  Currently, all work on the Ernestina~Morrissey at the Shipyard is being funded through the generosity of the Lenfest Family.

1. Ballasting:

We are installing ballast in the aft cabin beneath the driveline. There is roughly 40,000lbs of remaining lead blocking that will need to be positioned throughout the bilges prior to launch day in the spring.

2. Cross Trees & Cross Trees 2:

David Thorpe is seen here fitting the oak cross trees on the Foremast. The Main Mast is already complete. In the second image, you can see the historical documentation being used to built and install this portion of the rigging.

David Thorpe is seen here fitting the oak cross trees on the Foremast. The Main Mast is already complete. In the second image, you can see the historical documentation being used to built and install this portion of the rigging.

3. Engine Room:

The mechanical spaces are receiving a well-deserved cleanup ahead of electrical installations next week.

4. Main and Foremasts, and the Main Boom

On the right side of the photo Kaz Buozys is checking clamps on the recent lamination for the main boom on the far side of the shop floor. David Short (blue shirt) is seen here wielding his template for shaping the foremast (on the right). The main mast (left) is already 8 sided in this image. Soon, the main and foremast will be completed and ready for coating before hardware is installed.

5. Mast Shaping

David Short monitoring the shaping process. You can see in this image the progress of bringing the Main Mast from 8-sides to 16-sides. This process begins with a chainsaw to rough-cut the mast from a square laminated block into an 8-sided spar. From that point, the crew uses power planes to bring it as closely to round as possible before sandpaper finishes the job. In this image, sandpaper is not far off.

6. Wood Lamination

This is an early image of what the Main Mast looked like during the lamination process.

You can easily access all our past posts about the Ernestina~Morrissey rehabilitation project HERE.

If you would like to help, just click the yellow DONATE button at the right.

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