They're working on the boat inside of that white building past those boats. |
Hmm.... one of those "air buildings"... or something... well you need a good sized building for an 80 foot boat. |
Wait... what's the??... ah... the conning tower sticking through the roof... what is this? |
Aahh.... I get it... not a building but sort of a tent... wait... that's how BIG the boat is!! (Tow vehicle in front?) |
Things get clearer... but still a little hard to imagine. |
Inside... Micah and Lindsay take a quick walk around the outside of the hull. |
This walkway is about 8 feet up, making the top of the hull easily accessible. (I'm standing at the prow, looking aft.) |
Looking down from the walkway at the open prow and access ladder... note that Joanie is down below holding baby Isaac. |
Doesn't hold water yet... |
Rub-rail... NO, not the one in yellow... the rub-rail is the black thing on the boat. |
You can see the plastic sheeting and 2x4's making up the "building". |
Again, standing on the walkway looking down at the below-water area... and the ladder back to the ground. |
Well... time to head to the back to look around. |
I'm at the back, looking forward. |
I'm 8 feet off the ground already... and the deck still requires a ladder to access it. |
Aft deck with cabin. I get a kick out of the "building" placed around the boat. |
Hmmm.... Some wood needs to be replaced here. |
Reaching the other side. |
This looks nice... imagine what this looks like with a clear finish. |
One of many holes ready for brass porthole fittings. |
Walking down the other side along the elevated walkway. |
Nope... note a toilet hole... access to the room below the rear deck. |
Yup... this interior room (on the rear deck) isn't quite finished yet. |
Walking toward the front along the side deck. |
Hey... the pointy end... that's the one that goes first. |
Closer to the pointy end. |
Micah makes a slight and important adjustment to one of the "building's" structural support beams. |
There... now all is square and plumb around the pilot-house and rafters. (I especially like the wire anchor to the "beam".) |
A stunning view of the rafters from the pilot house... the waves and sky still need to be imagined. |
Ah... one of the brass porthotes to go into the side... looks nice. |
Does it come with installation instructions? |
Entry to the forward cabin down below. |
The hull planking from the inside... will eventually be covered up. |
Off with the old and on with the new. |
Back outside... at the ship's prow. |
I do think the work looks beautiful. The lines catch my attention. |
Getting an idea of the ship's size... looking back... I was so stunned, I blurred the photo. |
Looking upward to the prow. |
Oops... somebody ran into something once upon a time. |
Micah carefully considers this... "Yup, THIS must be the pointy end... it goes first... gotta remember that." |
Under the boardwalk... ground level... a workbench. |
More "off of the old and on with the new." |
Another bench... a bit blurry, I know. |
Ted holding Isaac... future deck-hand. |
Just 'cause it was cute... Gus in the back seat eating lunch. |