Category: Sjogin

with Sjogin’s refit. All painting above the waterline is done; finished the rub rail today. When the Yard does the bottom work she’ll be ready for another off-season. Still need to seal, fill and paint the rudder. It’s pretty beat up after 45 years of service.

Photos of the progress as well as other items follow:

House top, trim and house sides painted, hatch frame varnished.

Deck Painted with Kirby’s finest. There’s a greenish cast to everything due to the skyklights in the shed.

Evening light in the south shed.

Rudder work. Paint mostly stripped; setting up the rivets in the shop.

Stealing an hour on Kent’s boat.

Captain Kent

Names on, almost done.

Beaton’s is restoring the first Sneakbox they built.

Here’s a pic from last Sunday, when Nelson, Gerry and I sailed one of the Manhattan Sailing Club (MSC) G-Boats.

at Beaton’s today. I started on the rail repair, finding a precut piece of cedar scrap or two that just fit. Beatons’ are working on restoring Sneakbox Number 1, so lots of off-cuts.

While working on Sjogin this morning, Michael Fortenbaugh and the G-Boat entourage arrived. He had a few friends and members all for an introduction to sailing these great old boats. They all went out and back a half dozen times, some captured below.

Tomorrow I expect to take one of the G-Boats out with friend and MSC member, Nelson Garcez.

Enjoy your Labor Day Weekend all…

Ready to start fitting the dutchmen. When fit close enough with a dollop of thickened epoxy, it will see the rub rail through the winter.

First group of G-Boaters getting ready to leave.

Reaching in for another crew swap. Nice to see these venerable old boats being restored and used.

Good landing.

More tomorrow.

Started stripping the rudder. Long overdue and I noticed it’s starting to get a little dodgy in spots. I’ll strip clean and set up the rivets to try to tighten up the slot for the tiller.

Lot’s of progress yesterday, sanded the toe rails, deck, house and coamings. Also finished sanding the topsides and spot primed the faired and sanded spots with finish paint. Ready for the Yard to get to work.

Should be almost done with the regular work by Labor Day.

On a garden note, have seen what I believe are Swallowtail butterflies visiting this year. Here’s one on the Zinnias:

Next post will have pics of our service in brothers navy. See ya…

Sjogin’s out for her annual refit. Nothing major this time except the need for a dutchman in the Port rub rail. It may be time for a new set as I assume they’re original. (45 years old) The topsides also need to be wooded as that hasn’t been for a dozen years or so. The jobs complement each other as I’m sure there will be dodgy bits behind the rails at the top of the sheer strake. Maybe this March when the Yard’s swapping A-Cats out of the shed. We’ll see.

Pics follow:

All of the chipped paint scraped off, sanded and primed. I’ll fair with WEST, then sand and prime again.

The rudder’s off for painting. I may strip it if I have time. Right.

Punky rail. I’ll fit a cedar dutchman and goop to get through the Winter.

More tomorrow.

Like the traditional Big Sea Day when the local farmers had a day at the beach when the summer’s labors were done. On Saturday I removed the sails, boom and running rigging to get Sjogin ready for her summer maintenance work. Of course Saturday morning was hot and still while Sunday was just perfect. Low humidity, a nice breeze from the Northeast. Since there was to be no sailing I made my first appearance on Squan beach with Julia and Jake, thus the reference to “Big Russ Day”.

Moi, Julia and Jake on my first beach visit of 2007. Usually I’m good for a few more.

Drying sails. Note the sweep on the side deck as I sculled her over to the Rigging (or in this case, the Unrigging) dock. All of the running rigging, boom and sails are removed and stored for a few weeks while the maintenance goes on.

All stripped; ready to have the mast pulled and Sjogin hauled and put in her usual spot in the South shed.

Looks like 1940’s or so. Two G-Boats, the Flatfish Serena and the catboat Irene Tansy. Tom Beaton was on the dock as I was getting Sjogin ready and commented that the inner basin was looking good this Summer. Have to agree.