Sloop Clearwater Major Maintenance
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The sloop Clearwater continues to undergo a major maintenance overhaul project targeting the midships section of the hull, including the frames and planks beneath the waterline seen here on Saturday March 26, 2016
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The sloop Clearwater continues to undergo a major maintenance overhaul project targeting the midships section of the hull, including the frames and planks beneath the waterline seen here on Saturday March 26, 2016
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The sloop Clearwater continues to undergo a major maintenance overhaul project targeting the midships section of the hull, including the frames and planks beneath the waterline seen here on Saturday March 26, 2016
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The sloop Clearwater continues to undergo a major maintenance overhaul project targeting the midships section of the hull, including the frames and planks beneath the waterline seen here on Saturday March 26, 2016
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The sloop Clearwater sits on a barge on Rondout Creek in Kingston surrounded by shrink wrap while maintenance work on the ship continues.
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Deck hand Ryan Thomas uses both hands and alot of strength to hit a large galvanized boat nail through the bottom plank of the sloop Clearwater and into the new oak frame.
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Winter intern Catherine Horder sits under the hull of the Clearwater with the newly installed oak frame or ribs above while using a knife to widdle a sweet nail down to the peoper size
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Deck hand Ryan Thomas uses a awl and sledge hammer to recess the boating nail below the surface of the botton plank
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The sloop Clearwater continues to undergo a major maintenance overhaul project targeting the midships section of the hull, including the frames and planks beneath the waterline seen here on Saturday March 26, 2016
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Boat builder Wayne Ford (left) uses a sledge hammer to strike a large awl held by deck hand Ryan Thomas (right) while sinking a boating nail into the new oak frame of the sloop Clearwater on Saturday March 26, 2016
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A temporary wood frame was constructed above the Clearwaters top deck to hold the shrink wrap in place while work is done through the cold weather
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A view from the deck of the Clearwater through the newly installed oak frame to the barge deck below
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New frame made of oak replace the old wood on the hull of the sloop Clearwater.
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A new keel made of greenwood and frame made of oak replace the old wood in the hull of the sloop Clearwater below
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Winter intern Catherine Horder climbs through the Clearwaters new frame to the deck of the barge below
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The engine room of the sloop Clearwater while undergoing major maintenance Saturday March 26, 2016
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Deck hand Ryan Thompson uses both arms while using a sledge hammer to strike a large boating nail into the new oak frame of the sloop Clearwater
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Laura Wendt of Brentwood volunteered to spend a day helping out the sloop Clearwater major maintenance project. Here she sands parts of the sloop to ready them for fresh paint
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The sloop Clearwater surrounded in shrink wrap on Rondout Creek in Kingston NY on Saturday March 26, 2016
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Burlap covers the Clearwaters hull near the rudder and is soaked with salt water to keep the bottom planks wet
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The mid section of the hull of Clearwater that sits below the water line is replaced
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Ruffa Espejon will shape this wood sweet nail to the proper size before it is hammered into the hull of Clearwater
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A look at the underside of Clearwaters hull and exposed frame or ribs as boat builderr Wayne Ford and deck hand Ryan Thomas (standing) replace the ships planks
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Deck hand Ryan Thomas (left) holds an awl while boat builder Wayne Ford (center) sets a boating nail into a plank with a sledge hammer. Winter intern Catherine Horder far right looks on.