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Origami Hull
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Pilot House
Canvas Work
Gantry and Hoist
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Block & Tackle
Rigging
Keels
Skeg, Rudder & Helm
Deck Crane
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Sand Blasting
Painting
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Tender
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Getting Steel

 


Movie - Unloading plates

20 - 6 x 45 ft plates.

Freshly rolled off a coil it looks
really clean.

Metal Arrives

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Moving Big Plates of Steel

We decided it was time to move the steel inside the fence on up on cribbing where it will be easy to access from the building pad. We learned some lessons about moving big plates of steel along the way.