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glivs
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Initially Posted - 09/26/2013 : 18:16:08

Dave, thought this might be of interest:
http://www.lcmm.org/museum_info/exhibits/special_exhibits.htm

Gerry Livingston, Malletts Bay, VT
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delliottg
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Response Posted - 09/26/2013 : 18:41:30

I think this would be a fun project to work on. I only sort of know what it takes to build a wooden boat, to get hands on experience from experts while making something from history would be a great experience in my book.

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Response Posted - 09/26/2013 : 19:40:02

Thanks! I'm quite familiar with two other groups building whaleboats for the [url="http://www.mysticseaport.org/visit/explore/morgan/"]Charles W. Morgan[/url]:

[url="http://www.rockingtheboat.org/programs/"]Rocking the Boat[/url] is a non-profit in the Bronx, NY, that teaches high school kids boatbuilding skills after school, and has been building one of the whaleboats for the past year and a half.

[url="http://www.lowellsboatshop.com/"]Lowell's Boat Shop[/url] in Amesbury, MA, is the oldest continuously operating wooden boat building operation in the country. They're involving school kids as apprentices in the construction.

A good friend and wooden yacht builder/restorer taught at Rocking the Boat for several years. It's a great program, teaching woodworking skills and a huge sense of accomplishment as Bronx kids launch and row the Whitehalls and other boats they build.

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Response Posted - 09/26/2013 : 21:30:49

BTW, these boats are about 28' long, rigged for sailing and for rowing (and, of course, being "towed"), and designed for a harpooner to stand on the bow. They're being built with period-correct materials and fasteners, as much as possible, and the ones I know about are built completely with period tools and methods.

Here's a nice [url="http://www.beetlecat.com/store/Scripts/prodView_custom.asp?idProduct=1011"]slide-show[/url] (bottom of the page) of the construction and the end-product, from the original designers, Beetle Inc. Each builder for the Morgan is using Beetle's plan.

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Response Posted - 09/27/2013 : 03:32:34

Thanks for sharing. We love to visit the museum at Mystic. Last time there we toured the Charles W. Morgan. Hopefully, we will get there again this summer.

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glivs
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Response Posted - 09/27/2013 : 03:40:04

Truly works of art...thanks for the slide show!

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Response Posted - 09/27/2013 : 03:40:35

Truly works of art...thanks for the slide show!

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Response Posted - 09/27/2013 : 03:52:57

Great links.
The first real 'sailboat' (ie. not a dinghy) that I qualified on was a British Royal Navy 27' Whaler in 1964
[url="https://www.catalina-capri-25s.net/cgi-local/MBR_system.cgi?VM+1000-2261"]

Click to View Full Sized Image[/url]

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Response Posted - 09/27/2013 : 05:58:27

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by hewebb
 ...We love to visit the museum at Mystic. Last time there we toured the Charles W. Morgan. Hopefully, we will get there again this summer.
<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">Howard, the Morgan will be gone from Mystic starting some time in June, sailing to Providence, RI, New Bedford, MA, Martha's Vineyard, and finally (I believe) Boston before returning later in the summer--I don't know when, and I don't know if anyone knows. There are, of course, other ships and things to see and do at the Seaport... And if you give me a little advance warning, there can be an on-the-water tour of the area.

(The Mystic Seaport is just below the center.)

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hewebb
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Response Posted - 09/29/2013 : 03:15:38

Dave

We typically spend the summers traveling and like the east coast. If we are able to get as far north as Mystic I will let you know. We took the steam powered boat tour a few years ago but would love another one.

Howard

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