Rigging
Real Men Sew and Knit!
Here you can see Dylan and Matt, 2 of our OS’s, sewing whippings into some new topsail braces. And here you can see Isaiah, an AB, and the new intern knitting a new headrig net.
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 1 so far )Main Channel Project
The channel is the piece of wood that holds the lower shrouds and topmast backstays off the ship. It is fastened to the ship just under the cap rail. The Shrouds and backstays have irons that run through them before they terminate at the chain plates. We found some rot on the inboard edge of [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )An End and a Beginning
Today marks the end of the 2009 sailing season. We will be down to only a couple seasonal crew left to help with maintenance. The galley will stop operations and the crew will start living semi normal lives again. We have sailed more days this summer than any other summer here in the Lakes. In [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 1 so far )NIAGARA HAS TWO MASTS AGAIN!!!
Last Friday Rog’s Crane Services came down to the ship and spent about 5 hours with us in order to get a new foremast in place. The weather wasn’t too bad. It was in the 20′s but sunny. I want to extend my great appreciation to the volunteers that came out to help us on [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )20 New Volunteers
Orientation Day went very well on Saturday. With minimal advertising we still ended up with 20 new people. This is very exciting. The first sail training class is this Saturday. In other news the Mast is almost ready to go. We have a few seizings to be done(outside in the snow) by the boatswain and hopefully [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )New Volunteer Orientation and Sail Training
We’re going to start a new sail training class for anyone looking to become a volunteer on Niagara for the upcoming season. There is no cost for this class. The orientation will take place on January 31st, 2009 here at the museum at 0830. The sail training sessions will begin February 7 and continue until [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Block Strops
While we are working on the fore shrouds we have also been working on servicing blocks that came off the gaff. First, we take the old strop off and refinish the block with a boiled linseed oil and turpentine mix. Second, we repair any of the service that has gone bad one the strop. In [...]
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Billy Sabatini
