The question I get asked at the yard most often is, “how old is that wooden boat?”. In her current state she looks old indeed. And yeah there’s alot of wood on this boat! I think it’s as close to owning a wooden boat as you can get with out actually owning a wooden boat.

After a few days or reseach and talking to many wonderfully helpful folks about techiniques and procedures for various repairs, I feel like I have just enough knowledge to get in there and really “screw things up”. I have succeeded at opening quite a few projects, now it’s time to begin closing some… and actually start getting Elizabeth ready for the water, rather then for the endless “yard period” which she has grown so used to over the past 10 years. Did I mention, she hasn’t been sailed since 1997? Steven, her previous owner embarked on a long voyage of repairs, and upgrades – but never was able to get out sailing as a result. I’m going sailing in July.

Here’s some pics of the latest from Danvers, MA. The Max Prop gears, windlass removal and some epoxy filling in the core! You can see all the pics here.