I hope this Post makes you happy Peter. Lot’s of activity at Beaton’s this off season from rehabbing a pair of Elco electric launches to a new mast for Ghost.
Little recent work on Sjogin by the yard other than Paul working on her new hatch. When we get near a launch date they’ll finish some details like installing the bow vent and round deck light/prism. The later will make the forward section a lot brighter. Look’s like painting season is upon us.
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Here’s Tom a few months ago with the new Duckboat. Most of the planking’s on and the deck beams are being fit.
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All that glitters is in fact, occasionally, Gold. A few microns of plating make this boat a true “Gold Plater”. The dozen or so coats of varnish show it off nicely.
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Lightning in for a bit of paint and varnish. The 100th BBYRA Season starts on June 21st. I plan on seeing a few of them from the comfort of Sjogin’s new cockpit. Maybe even down Bay!
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Shop made tools like this show up now and then. I think it was used to form a Penguin or Duckboat fitting.
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New mast for Ghost by Pete Schell. There are eight sides after glueing up the birdsmouth staves. Astonishing progress. Pete’s made about ten A-Cat masts to date so that should be no surprise.
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Here’s the lower end of the old mast. Note how the eight pieces are glued together. A lot more efficient way then in my days at Beaton’s.
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Here’s Pete planing the mast to sixteen sides.
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And here it is fair and almost ready for varnish.
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Landscaping in progress. When done there’ll be picnic tables and enough room to fold sails and such.
Back to Sjogin progress next. Enough Beaton’s pics Peter?
A sure sign of improving weather: amazing work continues at my favorite boatyard.
just great stuff. i thank you very much. driving north from ssp up the coast is a bit challenging these days. seeing this is just like being there, w/o all the bumps.