Ship's Company Alert--Calling all Volunteers!

The winter maintenance season for Friends Good Will is upon us.  As always there is standing rigging to paint and belaying pins and blocks to scrape and oil.  The mild weather this fall has allowed us to make a good start on exterior projects – the deck is oiled and the mast and transom are sanded and ready for varnishing.  Work on the bowsprit is progressing and David is making good progress with the frame for the cover and should be ready to put on the shrink-wrap by the end of the week. 

 

There are many rigging and carpentry projects small and large to be done over the winter including things like making new blocks, remaking strops and spliced eyes for many rigging pieces, and stripping and varnishing the topsail yard and crojack yard.  As usual, we can use all the help we can get, so plan to come to the regular work sessions Wednesday evenings and Saturday mornings.  If you are free during the day, David and I am usually at the Padnos Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays, so call the Museum to check and then come on over.  We are looking forward to seeing you this fall and winter.

 

Eric Standen, Friends Good Will Bosun

 

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Mary Stephens

Education & Volunteer Coordinator

Michigan Maritime Museum

260 Dyckman Avenue

South Haven, Michigan 49090

voice 269.637.8078 xt. 224

fax 269.637.1594

www.MichiganMaritimeMuseum.org