F/V Richard & Arnold's Renewal

She's out of the water- on stantions and blocks in a very good place. The people at the boatyard couldn't be nicer. She sure is a beauty, if I do say so myself. Not many left like her. 60 feet long, schooner hull, classic. Next step will be to build a temporary, plastic and wood shelter around the boat, not an easy task because it needs to have some room inside to work on hull and there are masts, outriggers, wheelhouse, doghouse and wenches to take into consideration. Dave will strip all metal and unnecessary wood from the hull so that she's down to original shape. We have a nice fellow who's local up there in Gloucester and will help with the work.  The weather isn't going to get warmer for awhile and will affect how fast the men will be able to work, but once the building is around the boat things will go smoother. We've found a motel for Dave and they'll allow a microwave in the room, looks like TV dinners for awhile, just like squid fishing in the spring. Not the best diet, but we'll get by. Our excitement will keep us moving forward. I'm looking forward to taking trips, up and down the East coast and who knows where else.