“The ocean knows no favourites. Her bounty is reserved for those who have the wit to learn her secrets, the courage to bear her buffets, and the will to persist, through good fortune and ill, in her rugged service.” Samuel Eliot Morison.
Author Archives: Schooner Mahdee
Interesting portholes
These portholes have a “cam” mechanism for closing instead of a normal turn-screw dog system. We’d like to learn more about them since we need to replace the glass in one and seals in all. If you’ve seen any like these, please let us know! They are bronze, but have been painted white in some of the cabin.
The American Schooner Association
One place I find myself going to for “inspiration” is the internet for websites of other people who are fixing up wooden boats. One of the great sites with links to many boats is that of the American Schooner Association. You can see a list of boats–and some are works in progress- on the public access part of their site Here
