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Thought some of you (Lew?) might be interested in an article on repairs
to a 50+ year old Chesapeake Bay skipjack. Skipjacks are working
sailboats, first built in the mid to late 1800s, used for dredging
oysters on the bay. The article is at:

http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/loc...ford/bal-md.ha.
skipjack23feb23,0,998213.story?track=rss

(watch the line wrap, or just go to www.baltimoresun.com and look for
" 'Martha' fix isn't smooth sailing " article.)

This quote about the size of the timbers used and implying a
scarf joint got my attention:

"In the most difficult phase of the restoration, volunteer workers
replaced the chine log, a 50 foot piece of oak that runs the length
of the starboard side. Unable to find a single piece as long as the
original chine, workers coupled two oak boards - each 8 inches wide
and 2 inches thick - at a slanted joint that spreads the stress over
a longer distance, Shinn said."

It's even more remarkable when you consider that one of the reasons the
skipjack was developed was that timbers large enough to build an
earlier design (the bugeye) had become too hard to find.

There's a website with more info for those interested:

http://www.skipjackmarthalewis.org/oyster.htm

Oh, and my favorite quote from the article:

"They thought it was safe to name the ship after mother," said Cindi
Beane, executive director of the Chesapeake Heritage Conservancy, a
Harford County nonprofit that owns the Martha Lewis. "Wives could
come and go but you always have your mother."



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On Sat, 24 Feb 2007 06:09:18 +0000, Larry W wrote:

Thought some of you (Lew?) might be interested in an article on repairs
to a 50+ year old Chesapeake Bay skipjack. Skipjacks are working
sailboats, first built in the mid to late 1800s, used for dredging
oysters on the bay. The article is at:

http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/loc...ford/bal-md.ha.
skipjack23feb23,0,998213.story?track=rss

(watch the line wrap, or just go to www.baltimoresun.com and look for
" 'Martha' fix isn't smooth sailing " article.)

This quote about the size of the timbers used and implying a
scarf joint got my attention:

"In the most difficult phase of the restoration, volunteer workers
replaced the chine log, a 50 foot piece of oak that runs the length
of the starboard side. Unable to find a single piece as long as the
original chine, workers coupled two oak boards - each 8 inches wide
and 2 inches thick - at a slanted joint that spreads the stress over
a longer distance, Shinn said."

It's even more remarkable when you consider that one of the reasons the
skipjack was developed was that timbers large enough to build an
earlier design (the bugeye) had become too hard to find.

There's a website with more info for those interested:

http://www.skipjackmarthalewis.org/oyster.htm

Oh, and my favorite quote from the article:

"They thought it was safe to name the ship after mother," said Cindi
Beane, executive director of the Chesapeake Heritage Conservancy, a
Harford County nonprofit that owns the Martha Lewis. "Wives could
come and go but you always have your mother."



Very interesting article. Listing of the skipjacks at the end of the
article is not something you see nowadays with newspapers. I hope that
they get it restored and up and running by April. Sounds like a trip
aboard would be a get vacation trip. Thanks for sharing the article with
us.

Paul T.


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By some odd coincidence my wife and I stopped by the yard to see the
Martha Lewis this afternoon. Her captain was there and we had a nice
chat. They're replacing a number of planks on the starboard side.
Above the water it'll be with Ponderossa Pine; below with Douglas fir,
and there's quite a nice stack of 8/4 lumber there ready to go.
Fasteners will be #18 galvanized screws and boat nails.

Jack

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Larry W wrote:
Thought some of you (Lew?) might be interested in an article on repairs
to a 50+ year old Chesapeake Bay skipjack.

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Restoring old wooden boats requires a skill set I do not possess, nor do
I have the patience to acquire them.

I simply admire those who can.

Lew


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