Sarah | September 22, 2011
We began cutting the main deck beams yesterday. The steam chest was refurbished and put back together for steaming the remaining ribs. (Heron uses both sawn frames and steamed ribs.) Ekk finished the calculations for deck camber this week, and she’s looking bigger every day.
The steam tank on its own. The tank is partially filled [...]
Brian | September 13, 2011
This past weekend we traveled with the Merganser to participate in the annual reenactment of the Battle of Plattsburgh. As always, this was a wonderful event and we had a blast.
Heron's Bow under construction
Heron's bow from the inside
On the way up, I managed to take a few snapshots of the Heron’s progress. She’s starting to [...]
Sarah | September 13, 2011
[ October 14, 2011 to October 16, 2011. ] The Merganser and crew will be attending the Burning of Kingston in Kingston, NY. It promises to be a great event, and with any luck the Nor’easter that hit us last year will give us a break this time around. Kingston is our last event currently scheduled for the 2011 season, so if you’re in [...]
Sarah | September 3, 2011
My friend Tom was coordinating the drinks for a history conference we were both attending this past week, and I was delighted to discover our mutual interest in historical foodways. Specifically, in historical drinks. Tom made up several different punches from 18th and 19th century recipes and served them at social hour.
Regent's punch on the [...]
Sarah | September 1, 2011
Ekk and I rode out Hurricane Irene at home in Vermont, and managed to get some work done on Heron before and after the blow.
Ekk at the stern
There’s now about 7 rows of planking per side. The frames have been taken down while the lower runs of planking are being put in.
Looking forward from about [...]
Brian | July 27, 2011
[ September 10, 2011 to September 11, 2011. ] Once again, the Merganser and her crew will be participating in the Battle of Plattsburgh Commemorative event at Plattsburgh, NY on the weekend of September 10 and 11, 2011. This is one of our favorite events of the season and great fun all around.
At 11am on Saturday, we’ll be participating in the Batteau Race. Come [...]
