Tornado recovery

Dear friends and family of the Colonial Seaport Foundation,
    
Our little town of Deltaville Virginia, where Luna is being worked on, was recently hit by a tornado. We were not effected directly, but the center of town was hit and many friends lost everything. Miraculously there were no fatalities and only minor injuries in our community. Please keep our town in your thoughts and prayers. We will be back with Foundation news once town is back together.

John Collamore
President, Colonial Seaport Foundation

A look at the hull cross section and work on the deck!

Members of the Colonial Seaport Foundation have been hard at work over the past few weeks. Our shipwright had a conference with the Coast Guard describing the construction techniques and special considerations of Luna's hull design. We were fortunate to have him bring his hull mock up in to a meeting so all could see. The hull goes from bare wood, to epoxied boards, to layers of fiberglass, fairing the hull and finally her finished coat. This display also presented a view of her thickness. Quite impressive!

Colonial Seaport Foundation shipwright, Chip, points out the various layers of  Luna's fiberglass construction. From left to right, we start with bare wood, epoxy treated wood, multiple layers of fiberglass, fairing compound, and final coat.