As I reported last month, we've received donations for the fiberglass and the Epoxy needed to apply it to the decks. The glass has been purchased as well as the tools needed to put it down. The Epoxy and thinner was donated by Greg Dale...
As you can see from the accompanying photos, our progress has been excellent. The wiring is close to being finished, and we are busy on the interior. Our spiffy new motor’s installation will be completed once we do the exhaust and water intake. Our hatches look...
We started July off by melting and pouring Bronze into molds to form belaying pins. Dennis Thompson, Mike Gonzalez, Robert Lucariello (luke) and myself successfully poured nearly 40 new pins that we hope will bring in money to finish the project. Dan Hill...
June has been very busy around the boat yard and in our shop, much has been accomplished I just hope I can remember it all. So, zip up your PFD’s and hang on as we run down the list. The Butterfly hatch that sets in...
April has been a very good month for the Rule. We’ve had a number of important visitors to the boat yard and some really generous donations. Citizens from coast to coast including Hawaii are being personally informed of our accomplishments thus far and...
April has come and gone in a flash. The tall ships, The Lady Washington and The Hawaiian Chieftain were both in port this month and so we invited the crews of both vessels out to the boat yard for a party. Food, drinks,...
The rudder has been hung on the transom using our home made gudgeons and the tiller has been attached. Drain scuppers have been cut out on the aft deck on both the port and starboard sides. They are currently being shaped and will...
February has been a very busy month thanks largely to The Dutchman (Breckin) and Dr. Skipper Oliver. We’ve been painting, sanding and painting again. the weather has been good up till today. Enough money has come in to allow us to...
It’s starting to look a lot like winter, wind, wetness and colder, but the sun was shinning on the 28th of October for a visit from VFP Nationals Mr. Elliott Adams and VFP member Sherri Maurin from San Francisco chapter 69. They were able...
While progress has seemed slow this Summer, significant progress has nonetheless been made both inside and out. One significant milestone has been attained in for form of the painting of the name and hailing port on the transom, painted compliments of artist, Richard Betournay (photos...