Winter doldrums
Posted By Sarah on January 8, 2012
With winter solidly upon us, work on most outdoor projects has slowed or ceased. Heron is securely put away for the time being, and Merganser sleeps on her trailer. We made a lot of progress on Heron this year – from starting with just a laid keel, sawn frames were stood, ribs steamed and put into place, most of the planking nailed up, and all but five of her deck beams are in their final positions. The sawmill we’ve been using has closed down for now, and so those final five beams will have to wait.
Ekk and I are spending our evenings rereading Howard Chappelle’s books The History Of American Sailing Ships and The History of the American Sailing Navy. We sit by the woodstove and whittle or sew, listening to audio books of Patrick O’Brian’s Master and Commander series. And occasionally, recipes from Lobscouse and Spotted Dog show up on our dinner tables.
And all the while, we dream of the Caribbean.
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