My goodness how much better Mahdee’s stern looks today than it did when we visited her to decide if she was rebuildable. Luckily for Mahdee, we didn’t realize that she wasn’t rebuildable. So we rebuilt her! Even more lucky for Mahdee was that we had a wonderful woodworker who was able to work with us for 2-1/2 years to complete that rebuild in a top-quality manner.
Today she’s got a lovely transom
When we first saw her, the quarter logs were rotting away.
The Transom project itself was quite a big one starting with reframing it in purpleheart vs the original oak. Then there was the re-planking of the transom by David and John. All bunged and ready for fairing and painting the transom was actually one of the last things done.
The build details included Brenda adding gold leaf to the name on the transom.
After sailing Mahdee for a few years, we decided that we’d add two more cockpit drains, these from the seats to the transom to drain. So in 2013, while in the yard for regular maintenance, we added the two drains — one on each side of the transom.
Then in 2014 we took Mahdee to Glacier Bay National Park, AK. Beryl enjoys sitting atop the charthouse while the Tinker dinghy rests against the transom.
Today, the bronze has turned green and the boat is looking well-used.
