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Burning and scraping out a tulip poplar log with oyster shells....
2007 - 2008 / Operation Babygirl / 24' Draketail Sharpie
Babygirl Vital Statistics:
Hooper Island Draketail / Chesapeake Sharpie Mix (a mutt)
LOA: 23' 10"
Beam 51"
Weight 700# (?)
Hull: Signal Board on a Salt Treated Frame
Why? Because it needed to be done.
2 October 2007 0800 hrs : Operation Babygirl Gets Underway
The initial team is a crack unit of 2nd,3rd, 4th and 5th graders. The stern framing is based on the Mary E. - a 45' draketail
built in 1933.
Followed by a first grade commando team, note the taped together yardsticks we used as our batten. This serious lofting gentlemen.
This kid grasps the concept of an 8ths Table!
November
Laying out the bateaux on a cold and rainy November day...........
January: yeah yeah it's a mess, just have patience. The crew is made up of 6 year olds.
13 May 2008
The draketail takes shape.
Pointy, ain't she?
Now on to the decking, cuddy and coaming
Eastern Shore Girls can build boats too!........this is the 7th and 8th grade team.
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