February and March saw more significant progress in the restoration of the Golden Rule. The last of the rib-frame repairs were completed, and shutter plank finally put in place. The hull was whole again! To commemorate the occasion, Leroy Zerlang and Zerlang and Zerlang Marine Services...
January was another exciting month for the Golden Rule Project and its many supporters – and it wasn’t only that there was significant progress on restoration work. On Monday the 30th the Golden Rule received two important visitors. Elliot Adams, Past President and member of of...
Another major milestone – last plank! Starboard sheer strake at the transom (seen protruding upper right). Boat Shed upgraded to keep the weather out. Work to strip fittings and equipment from two vessels acquired for breakup (the Kanwara, a 40 foot sailboat, and a smaller fishing...
July 24, 2011 Gathering of Golden Rule Project workers and friends [tribulant_slideshow gallery_id="26"]...
A visit from some friends and Golden Rule is blessed in song. [tribulant_slideshow gallery_id="27"]...
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Repairing the frame, boat shop blows over, and fitting the first new plank. [tribulant_slideshow gallery_id="30"]...
Now the real work begins. VFP Chapter 56 members begin the removal of damaged planking and repair of broken frames. [tribulant_slideshow gallery_id="31"]...
The next priority was to get Gold Rule under cover. We have the boat stable, and now enclosed in a makeshift building to protect the work and the workmen from rain and storms. [tribulant_slideshow gallery_id="32"]...