Making Virginia - Deck and More

From 2018 to 2022 a major focus of making Virginia was in building out the deck, the fittings on the deck, and below deck. During this time we dealt with a global pandemic, and a rush to complete necessary work for the launch in June 2022.

October 2014 - Cutting hackmatack for knees
November 2014 - Hewing knees
March 2019 - Pile of knees
March 2019 - Fitting knees
April 2019 - Installing deck beams
June 2019 - Deck framing in place
January 2020 - Laying deck planks
March 2020 - Lead keel pieces arrive
March 2020 - Global pandemic
November 2020 - Rudder
December 2020 - Caulking the deck
January 2021 - Windlass
February 2021 - Chock and Channel
June 2021 - Windlass
July 2021 - Lifting engine
September 2021 - Sanding
November 2021 - Painting bottom
December 2021 - Below deck
February 2022 - Pinrails and hawsholes in bow
March 2022 - Prepare to paint chevrons
April 2022 - Install engine
May 2022 - Paint diamonds on transom