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Another close up of that shaft & brace.

A close up of her shaft, universal gear & stuffing box. Will be interesting to see how the conversion plays this out. I'm not sure if the universal gear will be needed. ???

The white stripe in that last photo is me not being able to afford the waterline. Not sure why they painted it here but during the next bottom paint, I'll include a blue waterline. I'm thinking about going into the yard one day & painting that white line black. Any thoughts?

I wanted to actually remove the name panels on her transom but the cost was too high. The different shades is in the wood so the yard recommended I keep the panels. To save money, I am doing my own varnishing & renaming. Wish me well.

The piece in the upper right corner of this pic is the wooden model they created at the yard. I'll get a better pic of that soon.

Here is her Diesel engine before it was removed.

It is on-going but she will be in good shape this Spring. I then have to address her varnishing but I can do that while she's in the water. My goal is to enjoy her for the next year or two before having to haul her out again. She's mostly been on the hard since I got her over a year ago, so I...

Oh I haven't read that one. Thank you! I'll look that one up. The Wind in the Willows is charming. My first time reading it...

Classics hang together, YES? NOTE the lack of water line. I learned this after I saw this boat next to mine. The water line costs me $1k -- but the bottom paint isn't that expensive. LESSON LEARNED: paint the bottom the waterline color, but without the extra cost! Just have them expand the...

This site keepx crashing on me, so I haven't been able to upload all the images...BUT that's okay. I'm still here and will come back later as the conversion goes forward. What I couldn't show you was that they had to change my throttle, but I had the choice to keep it the same, true to her...

I'm now reading... THE WIND IN THE WILLOWS... In between engines... Go Figure!

So here we go...being surprised b/c they had to expand to get the batteries in...which is another cost...so when you go through this conversion, you really need to understand that the estimate is going to be much higher than what you were told... Anyone who is going through this MAVERICK...

AND now, for the conversion... I have yet to upload her engine departure pics (more later). She was a 3-cylinder diesel that everyone thought I was crazy for removing, but honestly, she was loud and rattled...plus she caused so much heat, I barely crossed the Eastern Bay without...

AND her paint-job! both top and bottom! :dance:

But there is Beauty! Here she is being caulked!

You have seen her hull resfastening, but there's so much I haven't shown... A frame split that I've addressed... Oh, and here's her hull crack!!!

Okay, here are more restoration pics... She's been out of the water for basically a year as she has undergone her restoration. Here is another pic...

Um, it was just as expensive in Jacksonville... Seriously, wooden boat shipwrights are expensive... no matter where you are! :facepalm:

Okay, now for the nitty-gritty. Here are pics of her restoration... AND my advice to new wooden boat owners, DO IT IF YOU LOVE HER, but only just, b/c you need to understand that costs will be 4x greater than what everyone else says it will be...but if you can get your finances around...

So, here she is now at the boat yard being restored. These are also harsh lessons...at least in finance, but I suspect ALL boat owners go through this "hardship." Still, they are beautiful...AND why we do these things, yes?

Sweet, Billyfeet! :socool:

Okay, here's another pic so you can see my dedication to the boat, as a historic vessel...

Don't know...surprised me... but I think a lot of marinas have a ban on wooden vessels. When I asked James Creek & Gangplank, they all had a similar response, basically saying that wooden boats are more of a liability... I think some people buy woodies b/c they are cheaper and then let them...

Okay, so now we are in her restoration mode. Here are some pics...close up of her helm...

So, I had her transported to the Chespeake. As a newbie, I was sad to see that Washington, DC (where I live) does NOT allow wooden vessels. This is important for those of us who own "woodies." I say this only because as a newbie, these are hard lessons to learn. We want our boats to be...