Matthew Turner Update

      As the unfinished ship rocks alongside her pier/berth, the crew of volunteers maintains a steady work pace to do the finishing.  The Mainmast is shaped and being shaved to its final dimensions.  The foremast has received its second coat of exterior finish: tan and white.
      Metal workers are putting steel bands together to hold the fixed rigging(stays, etc).  These pieces are shaped by heavy tools: brake presses, fixed presses, benders, grinders and welding equipment.  It is a slow process.  The building staff is moving to new quarters as the need for the larger offices no longer exists.
     Right now, the two mast caps and the two futtock bands are priority items.   All necessary to the raising of the two masts, including both top masts.   Each cap consists of two circular bands that function as anchor points for cables leading fore and aft to the deck or to the lower crosstrees. 
    The decking has been finished being installed all over the main deck.  Sealing the wood is the final step and will soon be done.
     The new office is just south of the Bay Model/Army Corps offices.  It is next to the Vincent Whitney Co., the old time door & window hardware company.  So, if you want to make a donation, take a walk to the new office.