| Schooner Ernestina is hauled out at
Kelley's. We continue
putting drifts into floor timbers and up through
the false keel to tie the backbone of Ernestina
together. We also run in lag bolts from outside
the hull to tie floor timber ends into the
frames.
Captains: Sophie Morse
Schooner Ernestina on the ways at Kelley
Shipyard.
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 Jessica Bryant ripping some stock
for partitions as we reinstall the ballast into
the main hold.
Drifts are 3/4" galvanized rod driven
into 11/16" holes for a tight fit that ties
floor timbers to the keelson.
Franko Calascione drives in a drift in a
foc's'le floor timber.
Clench rings at the top of the drifts from a
head.
Capt. Sophie Morse runs in some lag bolts
through the planks, frames and into the florr
timber ends.
Carl Herzog, Reed's Nautical Almanac editor,
comes by to help drive some lags.
Lags are tightened down into place.
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