The yawl boat (that would be the “push” boat) for the Dee of St. Mary's is to be restored.
Piney Point Shipwright Ben Goddard is undertaking the project for the Chesapeake Bay Field Lab (www.thebaylab.org).
The restoration is being partially funded through Preservation Maryland and the National Historic Trust. CBFL is seeking additional resources to cover the complete cost of the restoration which is estimated to be in the vicinity of $10,000.
The Bay Lab sailing skiff (build by the Shipwright George Surgeon of Calvert Marine Museum) also is being restored through the generosity of a lifetime member John Fulchiron. It is being restored at the Calvert Marine Museum in Solomon's.
As these boats return, rejuvenated and restored, the next project becomes: a boat shed.
From Captain Jack
