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"]...
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"]...
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...