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Herreshoff Forum => Restoration => Topic started by: Rowdy78 on February 22, 2012, 03:06:00 AM
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Hello fellow Herreshoff fans. I just wanted to share that, together with a great team of people who love Herreshoff boats as much as you do, we've begun the restoration of two classic Herreshoff S Boats, hulls #831 (ex-Panda, originally Papoose, now Papoose) and #835 (ex-Kajee, now "Squaw").
You can follow along with periodic photo updates of our progress at http://blog.herreshoffracing.com/
You can learn more about my goals for the effort at http://blog.herreshoffracing.com/about
There are many great people involved in the project, some of whom are recognized at http://blog.herreshoffracing.com/people
We hope to have these both boats back on the water this fall in Narragansett Bay.
Kind regards,
-angus
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Good luck with the two boats and congratulations on a nice website!
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Welcome to the site - looked over the web site yesterday - nice stuff... I posted a picture of Kajee yesterday...Awesome to see these come together...
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This blog is an asset to builders like myself doing similar work. Dan Shea does terrific work, I have learned a lot from talking with him and viewing his work.
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Good stuff: http://youtu.be/In36SUrwaOk (http://youtu.be/In36SUrwaOk)
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Yeah, OK HH That was COOL....!
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PAPOOSE and SQUAW sailing together again on December 5th, 2012. Photo taken from the Herreshoff ketch ARION. Great day for Herreshoff!
(http://sphotos-b.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-snc6/705265_434472666608152_1603778193_o.jpg)
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Which one is which?
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PAPOOSE is to leeward. SQUAW is painted black.
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Great photo !
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Beauty... When did they launch?
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Lovely.
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From Fred Roy, Commodore Narragansett Bay S-Class Association on November 19th:
Ladies and Gentlemen:
We have another newly restored S Boat to Narragansett Bay fleet. Formally Panda, has gone back to her original launch name Papoose.
Launched from Herreshoff Manufacturing in Bristol RI in 12-1919, hull number 831, her first owner was John Silsbee Lawrence from Marbelhead Ma. She first came to Narragansett Bay in 1963 under the name Aurora- owner was then Jack Morgan. Before the boat was donated to the Herreshoff Marine Museum she was owned by Dave R. & Anna Pierce, they named her Panda. c.1974
We (the S Class) want to acknowledge Angus and Joanna Davis for this second contribution to the S Class fleet here, and wish them many happy days sailing. It was a great day to see their new son Ryder crawling around on the deck today with Dad close at hand.
Angus correctly performed the name change ceremony (under the watchful eye of the commordoreable) to invoke good spirits to the boat and Joanna spread some other spirits (alcohol) around, not all of it went on the boat. (see pictures attached; thank you Cory Silken!)
Especially want to recognize Dan Shea and his team of shipwrights at Bristol Boat Company who put Papoose back together. They did a wonderful job, and the workmanship was impeccable.
What is especially nice that the Dan's company resides on Burnside Street in one of the original Herreshoff Manufacturing buildings. Could say, that this project was rebirth from the same cradle. As Dan mentioned, I am sure the "old boys" from Herreshoff were please to have once again some noise and commotion around the shops there.
Papoose will sail this coming Saturday in Bristol, and tune up against her sister ship, "the mighty Squaw", who has already seen some competitive racing in 20 knot breezes. They both will be raring to go for next 2013 season.
Most kind regards to all of you.
Happy Holidays.
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Charles: Thanks for the information.
Angus: Congratulations !!!!
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And from Off-Center Harbor:
Two Herreshoff S-Boat Videos from Bristol Boat Company
All Flotsam » Boat Repair
November 1, 2012
Maynard Bray
Through video and blog, OffCenterHarbor has kept you up to date with the restoration of the S-boat Mischief by Brooklin Boat Yard. Another S-boat restoration you might find of interest is being carried out by the Bristol Boat Company, of Bristol, RI, the town where these boats were originally built. Her name is Papoose and her hull was so warped out of its original shape when she arrived that it required adjusting. Rather than resort to other sources, Halsey Herreshoff and Adam Langerman (of Herreshoff Designs) remeasured the original half model using N.G. Herreshoff’s lines-taking machine. With the offsets obtained, Dan Shea of Bristol Boat Co. could prod Papoose’s hull into its correct shape as an early step in restoring it. Here’s a clip of the process. These videos were created by Halsey Fulton.
Halsey Herreshoff takes measurements from Capt. Nat S-Boat Model:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o5kL2qSqQyM
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3D Scan and Computer Models for a Herreshoff S-Boat Restoration
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=In36SUrwaOk
--Charles here--hope those links work--pasted from You-tube. If you are not familiar with Off-Center Harbor its worth twice or more--http://www.offcenterharbor.com/
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More great pictures by Corey Silken from the S-boat trial: http://silken.photoshelter.com/gallery/Papoose-Squaw-Sea-Trials/G0000cyWXEA5xQ4k/C000058x7YuxCLGM (http://silken.photoshelter.com/gallery/Papoose-Squaw-Sea-Trials/G0000cyWXEA5xQ4k/C000058x7YuxCLGM)
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I'd say Papoose and Squaw's restoration is complete with their performance in Antigua. http://blog.herreshoffracing.com/
Great photos if you like racing in tropical blue waters with plenty of wind... ;)
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You will find yacht photographer, Cory Silken's gallery of S Boats, Papoose and Squaw, sailing in the Antigua Classic here: http://silken.photoshelter.com/gallery-image/S-Class-Aquila-Papoose-and-Squaw/G0000gf3vb8mhVR0/I0000gUExCmoimI8/C0000JRWsammGQps (http://silken.photoshelter.com/gallery-image/S-Class-Aquila-Papoose-and-Squaw/G0000gf3vb8mhVR0/I0000gUExCmoimI8/C0000JRWsammGQps)
While Cory has the most extensive collection of S boat photographs anywhere, these are perhaps the most unique since they document the only S boat presence in the Caribbean. S boats have sailed many places, including Hawaii, but I believe this Caribbean presence is a first for the S boat.
Angus Davis is giving a presentation about the restoration of these 2 boats and their Antigua adventure at the Herreshoff Marine Museum on Thurs. May 30th, 7PM. It should be a worthy evening.