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Caulking the deck continues. Here Gail is pouring hot pitch into the caulking seam, on top of the oakum.
Adam
Smoke and oakum
To view the recording of the recent MFS presentation: "Reconstuction of the Virginia - Maine's First Ship" by Jim Parmentier clink on vimeo.com/506217383 .” This presentation was done for Maine’s Island Trail Association (MITA).
You can see this and other MFS videos at mfship.org/videos . For more information about MITA, go to www.mita.org .
looks great- thanks Jim!
Great presentation Jim! Thanks for spreading the word!
So happy it was taped -- I was on another meeting! Look at how much younger all your guys were! 😉
Our first deck puddle - proof that the caulkers know what they're doing!
How will you guys clean up the extra black goo? Sikaflex, pitch, whatever it is.
With the Visitor Center closed due to COVID-19, all you can see is the work on the wharf going on in the Kennebec. We had some problems setting the supports for the MFS wharf in the Kennebec, but we have declared victory and we are now ready for the spring. Of course we still need to build the floats for the wharf, and acquire the ramp.
You can keep track of the progress of Virginia on the MFS website: mfship.org/status .
Wonderful progress!
Take a peek at the progress of the last few months in the MFS winter newsletter
mfship.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/MFS-Newsletter-Winter-2020.pdf
Wishing you all a happy and healthy 2021.
Check out what Maine’s First Ship has been up to! Incredible! Thanks Allison!