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Lofting complete, beginning station molds. Setting stem and stern molds Fairing planking lines Loggerhead carved from trunk Planking completed Gunwales installed Installing frames Installing centerboard trunk Bronze roller for Harpooner's line, between the chocks Hull faired, caulked and filled Exterio r primer coat Interior primed Primed and ready for interior fittings All images and captions courtesy The Apprenticeshop Miscommuni cation is a real bugger. John Brady recently put me in touch with Tim Jacobus at the Apprenticeshop in Rockland, ME, they've been building since August but we've just now connected! My lapse, no doubt. Tim is an apprentice and the project leader for t heir whaleboat. I'm posting Tim's missive to me as it pretty much says it all...   Hello Thomas, I would like to confirm the building of the New Bedford "Leonard" Whaleboat for the Charles W. Morgan here in The Apprenticeshop, Rockland Maine.  Seems the info from our end isn...

A shap ely lass A work in progress, to be sure, and progress is being made. Maststep, rudder and loggerhead .  The loggerhead is a kind of bollard around which the harpoon line is turned to ease the strain. Th e massive bow chocks seen in this photo we re designed to take the strain of the harpoon line once a whale wa s in play. all photos copyright Thomas Armstrong       The Seaport's whale boat is coming along. Most of what remains are the bits and pieces that will pull it all together, and the parts, some already in place, exclusive to a whaleboat. The main task ahead is building and fitting the spars and sails. ISM,via the boatshop, is looking to build a second whaleboat for the Morgan, and possibl y the spars for a ll the project boats. The list is growing. There's the Rocking the Boat build, Lowell's has started theirs, Be e tle Mfg. Co . is building and word has it that The Apprenticeshop and Alexandria Seaport have or will soon begin building. I'll hopefully...

  Gannon and Benjamin The Gannon and Benjamin whaleboat surfaced alongside the small boat docks . Beetle  Michelle is my liaison at Beetle and she has been great, responsive and on top of her game. Great Lakes Boat Building School Beautifully finished interior, with bright ceiling planks, buff/cream planks and frames to compliment the blue grey. The Apprenticeshop Center and right are apprentices Simon Jack and Dan Creishar, crew on the boat on it's sail to Mystic Skipper on the Apprenticeshop's sail and oar cruise from Rockland ME to Mystic, Brian McCarthy Rocking the Boat My brother John views the RTB boat.  Independence Seaport's boat occupying ground recently vacated by the CW Morgan. all photos and captions copyright Thomas Armstrong   It was another exhilarating year at the WoodenBoat show. Six of the ten whaleboat project boats were on view, those built by The Apprenticeshop, which boat, so in the spirit of Lance Lee, was brought to Mystic by apprentices, rowi...