Restoration Archives - DORIS HMCo Hull #625

Framing

January 11, 2019January 11, 2019 by Heather

Heather

New year, new shop, new frame - old shape, old shell For Doris' second hundred years, we must repair or replace any piece that's not up to the challenge. What last year looked like an old boat with some new parts, and will soon look like a new boat with…

A Symphony in Motion

April 11, 2017 by Heather

Heather

Watch the pros at Snediker Yacht Restoration as they steam-bend an oak frame for DORIS HMCo#625 [KGVID]http://doris1905.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Steambend-TL.mp4[/KGVID]

DORIS can come alive again…

May 25, 2016 by Heather

Heather

DORIS/VAYU owner David Revenaugh expresses his sentiment about the restoration of DORIS - the yacht he owned and loved for aprox. 20 years. A very special thank you to the Mercanti Family for sharing their slides detailing adventures aboard VAYU (Jim Mercanti, owned DORIS/VAYU from 1957 to 1974 and ran her…

The Big Move

September 21, 2015November 10, 2015 by Heather

Heather

This is how dawn found her; DORIS, poised to leave Crocker's Boatyard after 30 years, glowing in the new day's anticipation. Pulling onto the streets of New London one couldn't help but imagine her full sail – there she goes catching the wind and breaking free. This majestic yacht, now…