We moved Cinnamon Girl onto the SBS porch, out for the weather for our work of scraping, painting, and replacing some of the knees. Willem and Tom removed the centerboard.
May 6, 2025 | Cinnamon Girl: Under cover
Author: Don Barker
May 6, 2025 | 1925 skiff: Loaded for transport
We loaded the 1925 skiff for shipment to the CBMM Easton facility, where the vessel’s lines will be taken off to prepare for drawing and fully documenting it for the first time.
Apr 29, 2025 | Pushboat: Primer
Greg applied finish paint to the engine cover and another coat of primer to the decks of the Rosie Parks pushboat.
Apr 22, 2025 | Pushboat: Bilge work
Jenn and Bob cleaned and bilge coated Rosie’s pushboat.
Apr 22, 2025 | 1920 skiff: Frames and interior paint
Willem, Tom, and Jim flipped the 1920 skiff. Willem and Tom installed the new floor frames, with Tom doing the hard work of nailing then in from below.
Jim and Tom applied the first coat of finish paint to the interior.
Apr 15, 2025 | Pushboat: Deck paint scraped and sanded
Greg and Don scraped paint on the deck of the skipjack Rosie Parks’s pushboat.
Apr 15, 2025 | 1920 skiff: Topsides paint
Over the past few weeks, Tom constructed a storage cabinet for our paints, solvents, and large items.
Jenn and Tom applied topsides paint to the 1920 skiff.
Apr 8, 2025 | 1920 skiff: Bottom paint
Willem and Bob did the first coat of bottom paint on the 1920 skiff.
Apr 8, 2025 | Cinnamon Girl: Scraping and sanding spars and interior
Jenn and Don got to work with heat gun and scrapers to remove loose paint and rot from the interior of Cinnamon Girl.
Mike and Jenn sanded Cinnamon Girl’s spars while Tom cut and assembled parts for the new storage cabinet.
Apr 4, 2025 | Cinnamon Girl: Rain cover
Don and Jim prepared a ridge pole to hold a tarp over Cinnamon Girl to keep her dry before work begins in earnest next week.
