What we’re doing Here is a color-coded diagram that may help explain these repairs. It’s complicated… Dutchmen After removing the shafts and their assorted bearings, struts, etcetera, (see last blog), the delignified wood was removed from the floor timber. Fortunately, the soft wood only extended a short distance into the floor timbers and the floor…
What’s been happening with the Gyrfalcon? Well, a lot. Late last fall, we took the Gyrfalcon over to Port Townsend for some scheduled upkeep involving bearings, stuffing boxes, shafts, and a generator, and then we took off for New Zealand (by air, not by boat). This blog is about the first part of the project:…
