Spars/Rigging

Three 40 foot and two shorter red pine logs have been cut and moved atop some horses behind the house for aging. The only work done on them so far is to strip the bark, put on a couple of coats of linseed oil and turpentine, and cover them. With some luck, these should be enough for all of Lion‘s spars (two each: masts, booms and gaffs)

Thanks to Stefan and Ian for the opportunity to take these beautiful specimens from Stefan’s lot in nearby Hampton.

We had some fun, and a few precarious moments, during three trips from Hampton to Stillwater, a distance of 7 miles. Thanks to the moving crews: Ian, Tyson, Nicole, Gina, Holly, Mandi, Josh, Dane, Jim, Eli, Bob, Justin, Matt, Hayden, David and Boris!

(NOTE: For latest work on the boat, check the Deck page.)

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First victim, at Stefan’s place. Plenty more for the next boat

Justin takes up the slack in the chain

The log behaved well with Jim watching

Rolling it onto the trailer

Almost there

Getting it up onto the rack was tough

Well done – no lost digits!

The idea was to allow the log to slide and pivot on the rear support. It didn’t work as planned. Instead, the log hung up on knots and almost pulled the rear support down – but didn’t.

Onto both supports.

It looks straight from this angle, but this log had a little more bow than the others. It will probably be the main boom.

Ready to go! Photo by Mandi Danesi Leith

Jim was the rear guard for the trip

Negotiating a turn

Made it to the house

Ian backed that rig like a pro – 90 degrees around and between the trees into the field!

Comments on either the website or the boat will be greatly appreciated. You can contact me (Mike Danesi) at mnldanesi@gmail.com.