A friend and neighbor rebuilt Blackjack a 115 year old Wilbur Morse-built Friendship sloop at the Sail Power and Steam Museum in Rockland, Maine. Only the transom, keel and stem are original. Every other plank is new - cut and fitted by Jim and volunteers. Every rib steam bent - like the old days. This video shows the boat as it looked when it came into the shop.
U.S. Adds 16 Maritime Training Centers Amid Shipbuilding Push
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The U.S. Maritime Administration has designated 16 additional maritime
training institutions as Centers of Excellence, expanding a federal program
aimed at...
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