At it again

[capt.mike]

I'm at it again, In august 2010 I started my six boat restoration. Maybe this will be my last one. She is 1966 Gustafsson & Anderson 103' and her new name in "LOST PERL" It should take me 2-3 years to get done. She has a lot of history under her. Built in Sweden and has been all over the world. The last few owners were not able to properly care and restore a large yacht of this size and now it's up to me. I own a little of land on the Cumberland river three miles from downtown Nashville. (I hope the Corp lets me keep her there long enough to get her done)(mile 187) I have no power but my new 30 kw norpro generator. It is a 40' bank to climb every day. It's not like I am at the boat dock. So doing the normal things like taking trash and supplies on and off the boat are not the easiest. But this is the price I pay to have her. Sense I work on her almost every day I keep a daily log online about how things are going @ http://www.lostpearl.net/ I hope this will help you with your project, boat or not

[ChrisF]

Wow! That looks like quite a project. Will be interested to see how it goes. Keep us posted.

[capt.mike]

Things are coming together now

All the rooms that were removed have been put back in but I bet I have better layout.

My teaks first coat is down at last. We have put in many hundred hours to get it to this point. It will be much easier to maintain now. I will put more varnish on in the spring, or the next Tennessee warm days.

www.lostpearl.net

Edited December 4, 2010 by capt.mike

[team oldschool]

Really cool, my brother is doing the same thing to a 1937 86' citation (ALICE). He has been on it for about 2 years. Keep the pics coming.

[OReely]

Quite the undertaking. Good luck on the restoration. I hope all goes well for you.

[rachard1583]

Waiting for more pictures, Another important aspect of building something new is the urge to improvise on the fly. While you could do it with aesthetics and other add-ons, never experiment with the house boat floor plan. The entire plan and the design are based on ensuring stability and balance of the boat house in water.

[Barryd]

Looking forward to following your progress.

Barry

[billinstuart]

Y'know, I've been involved in historic preservation of buildings for decades. Biggest was a 24,000 sq.ft. 4 story YWCA. That was CHILDS PLAY compared to your undertaking!

[capt.mike]

I know what you mean. There days I ask myself what I got myself into. But I know I will get it there one day. The weather is warm enough to work outside on it. I have came a long ways on the upper deck.

http://web.me.com/tanyard/Lost_Pearl/My_Albums/Pages/March.html

[Paul Barnard]

I know what you mean. There days I ask myself what I got myself into. But I know I will get it there one day. The weather is warm enough to work outside on it. I have came a long ways on the upper deck.

http://web.me.com/tanyard/Lost_Pearl/My_Albums/Pages/March.html

Hope you don't have any nasty floods on tghe river. That could get interesting.