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Crossing the Sound
The big moment had finally come. We were going to take the Gyr across Puget Sound for her haul out in Port Townsend. A bit of background, for those who may not know the history. When we bought the Gyrfalcon, we pulled her out of the water for a couple...
And the Winner is…
Things are moving along. We are almost ready for our haul out – when we will replace the cutless bearings, repair the stuffing boxes, true the shafts and replace the suspect through hulls in the engine room. We had decided to take the Gyrfalcon across the Sound to Pt Townsend,...
Taking Down the Tent
The last few posts have been very wordy. Out of respect for our digital readers, this post will be almost entirely images. In the middle of November, we removed the tent from the Gyrfalcon. Our friend Paul Snyder was in town, and together we cut all the plastic away from...
Furniture comes to the Gyrfalcon
For the last year, we have had luan panels over the floors in the salon, galley and forward passageway. The luan protected the rosewood floors in the salon and the newly installed Marmoleum floors in the galley and passageway. Now luan does have many uses, and it certainly protected the...
A typical weekend on the Gyrfalcon
As we shift from Phase I (work done by Lake Union Boatyard, checks written by Nancy and Peter) to Phase II (work done by Nancy and Peter – at a much slower pace), every free weekend is a work weekend. We have a long list of tasks to complete, which...
That’s Ma Capitaine, s’il vous plais
We are pleased to announce that Nancy has successfully completed the coursework and examination for her Coast Guard Captain's license, and is to henceforth be addressed as "Sir", or is it "Madam"? I'm not suggesting that this has gone to her head, but as you can see from the photo,...
Our first guests
We had our first overnight guests last week. My daughter Emily, her husband Jeremy, and their friend Nataly came to Seattle for a week. We had been using their visit as a hard deadline for some of our projects inside the boat. We have been staging the painting in the...
What’s Happened in the past year, Part II
A continuation of the last post - more then and now pictures Lighting LED bulbs are the way to go on a boat. They are available in 24v DC, they don't generate much heat, and they use very little current - important when your power comes from batteries. If you...
What’s happened in the last year?
It has been just over a year since we began the Gyrfalcon Restoration. There were many times when we thought we would never get to the point of actually living on board. We recently put together a talk for the Classic Yacht Association (PNW fleet) annual meeting. While preparing the...
BREAKING NEWS: WE HAVE MOVED ABOARD!!!
So people say to us: What's with the blog? You haven't posted anything in months. Did you fall overboard? Did you sell the boat? Were you finally committed? We have been busy. Sanding and painting and sikaflexing and sanding and painting. We have taken on all the inside painting. It...
FAQ, Part 2
This is a continuation of the previous post of Frequently Asked Questions about the Gyrfalcon. What’s up with the roofs and the deck? The coachhouse and pilothouse roofs have been primed and sanded. Next is a coat of nonskid. The mahogany railing is on around the coachhouse roof, and has...
FAQ, part 1
We were at a scientific meeting a few weeks ago with several hundred toxicologic pathologists. We were asked the same questions about the boat by lots of people. Since everyone seemed to be curious about the same aspects of the Gyrfalcon project, we thought you all might be interested in...
