This year’s Assembly trip is finally behind us and while we really didn’t want to return to the heat of Alabama after three weeks on the road in the Northeast, we’re back in the shop.  Over the next week or so we’ll also spend some time on the computer adding updates that slipped through the […]

A shining example of why not to use steel fastenings in a boat:    These are deck screws we removed from a 100+ year-old Morris. Note what’s left of the center one!  Replaced with bronze. 

Every time we remove an old canvas we look for surprises under the old skin. Sometimes we find notes or names that were scribbled on the planking prior to canvassing.  We recently dismantled Morris #6100 which is well over the centurion mark. Since this canoe was all original and intact we were reasonably certain it […]

Three in one weekend!