Yancanuck

Today we spent the whole day deboning the mast. Every piece we took off the mast had to be labeled and put into a plastic bag in order to put it back on the mast. After refinishing we will be able to install the parts in the correct place. I also took lots of pictures with the labels on so we can use them as a reference when we do put the parts back on the mast.

It is hard to believe that Marvin the man that made the boat cast all the molds for the boat and poured the bronze.

There is a lot of sanding to get the bronze nice and shiny again.

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Vessel Name:	Yancanuck
Vessel Make/Model:	Gaff Rigg Schooner
Hailing Port:	Panama City, Fl
Crew:	Tom and Nancy
About:	Tom is a Yankie and Nancy is a Canuck. This is how we came up with the name for our boat Yancanuck. We met two years ago and got married, at the time Nancy had bought a Catalina 30 and came to Panama City on holidays to see her new boat. Tom had already been here for 6 years.
Extra:	The boat was built in Panama City by a man named Marvin Boase. Marvin built everything on the boat but unfortunately didn't ever sail it. He died on the boat. So maybe we have a ghost to deal with! The boat was never really cared for since Marvin's death, but now we are restoring it. It [...] is like the boat has a spirit and says thank you every time we fix something. Just like a house everything you do makes you see something else to fix or make it look better. So far I have made all new cushions, curtains and we painted the inside. We have put all new line on the boat. Re-rigged the boat. Removed and painted both masts. Put in a new head, new anchors, worked on varish. More