During the 2012/2013 Winter, the Nova Scotia Sea School refurbished thier boat Dorothea at the Maritime Museum of the Atlantic. The progress was followed in a series of posts you can follow.
One of my photos Can be found in the Launchings Section of the June 2014 Wooden Boat Magazine. (left)
Nova Scotia Sea Schools vessel Dorothea Launched this past Saturday. Shes tied up on the waterfront, Aclimating to her new watery home.
Dorothea, Today, Waiting to be Launched. She was rolled out of the shed yesterday, and placed on the barge. She will then be launched from the barge.
Before rollout. one of the last activities was mounting the rudder hardware. (above)
Shes almost ready for the water (Next Saturday) Dorothea now sports a full paint job. Big difference from when we first saw her back in December.
Work has been progressing on the restoration to the Dorothea. Dorethea has a new Transom, and the interior is scheduled to be painted this Saturday. Volunteers are needed for this, so feel free to stop by.
Here arre some photos of the work that has been going on.
(Below) the new transom
(above) the new transome form the inside. (Below) Some panks near the rail were damaged and in need of replacement.
(Above) Prepairing a replacement plank for the other side
(below)The inside ready for paint
(Below) Screwholes have been epoxied and plugged with wood.
Work Continues on the Dorothea. Now pulling planks that are out, into the ribs. Chips in the hull are also being epoxyied back into place.
The wedges are under a member which is bolted through the hull to pull everything in tight. The Planks are then screwed down tight into the ribs.
work continues on the NS Sea Schools Dorothea. More ribs were installed today.
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Yesterday morning was spent with the Nova Scotia Sea School Steam bending and installing replacement ribs for their boat Dorothea. Here is how it was done.
1. Mariniate the ribs in the harbour overnight. Then Steam for 1.5 hours. Remove and pre-bend the rib. (Above) Then, Pas the rib to the crew in the Boat, and bang on it until it conforms (Bellow)
(Above) Use your feet to bend it into shape to fit the hull (Below) work it into the rabbit along the keel
(Above) Done for today – 11 ribs replaced in a morning.
Tomorow Morning I will be taking part in a workshop put on by the Nova Scotia Sea School, on Steam Bending at the Maritime Museaum of the Atlantic. Thier Yawl Dorothea was built in 1994, and is now in need of some TLC, Including replacing various timbers. The work shop will focus on replacing ribs. I plan to take photos, and have a post on that, But heres a video produced by the Sea School on their Boat.
