15 Feb Repairing Frames
Repairing the frame, boat shop blows over, and fitting the first new plank. [tribulant_slideshow gallery_id="30"]...
15 Jan Removing Damaged Planks
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"]...
15 Nov Under Cover
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"]...
15 Oct Moving Day
The next order of the day was to put Golden Rule off of the shifting sands and onto a solid footing so she could be braced up, leveled, plumbed, covered, and the actual restoration work begun. [tribulant_slideshow gallery_id="33"]...
15 Sep Sitting Upright
Here are a few more recent photos showing the hull upright. The interior has been mostly stripped to show construction of the hull. We have learned that the two large holes on the starboard are from storm damage. The boat was tied up improperly to a...
15 Aug Starting the Restoration
The Golden Rule is being restored at the Zerlang & Zerlang Boat Yard in Fairhaven, CA. Yard owner Leroy Zerlang, who originally "found" the Golden Rule, is donating the facilities and his services as consultant to the Golden Rule Project. [tribulant_slideshow gallery_id="35"]...