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10-24-2006, 08:35 AM
Bruce Elfstrom from The Wooden Boat Rescue Foundation here. I have been off this forum for some time now and I have been out of the USA for just as long. I am back now and just did not want people to forget we are out there. I will not have time to check this forum since my business is taking off. However, the WBRF is going strong. The site will soon have a much better database. The Restoration Logs have been coming in hand over fist and there is some great stuff there. We are still planning the Restoration Classes as soon as we can find a shop and we are still trying to do the classes on the 1903 Oyster Sloop Nellie H.
Classic Boat Magazine, Soundings, Maritime History and Good Old boat will all have articles on us coming up this winter---keep an eye out. I would love to have one in Wooden Boat Magazine, but...?
I have lost track of the number of boats we have saved, but a fast count on the listings would put it in the 50s---not bad for about 2 years in existence.
We are in need of an old barn or space at a yard for our classes---Maybe somewhere in the Mystic to Essex CT area. If you know someone with an unused barn large enough to fit Nellie H. or two boats of equal combined size, please let me know.
I looked through the WBF post and saw a few notes on cut up boats, , dead boats, etc. Please remember that if you see an unwanted boat to list it with us. We have saved the majority of boats that have been listed on the WBRF site. We have given the boats new lives. Some of these stories are within the Restoration Logs.
Note to anyone that has taken , "SAVED", boats from our site; please remember you promised to keep a Log. Some of you are not keeping up your end. This is not much to ask for I think, so please get the updates to us.
Cheers, Bruce
www.woodenboatrescue.org (http://www.woodenboatrescue.org/)
bioelf@mindspring.com (bioelf@mindspring.com)
Classic Boat Magazine, Soundings, Maritime History and Good Old boat will all have articles on us coming up this winter---keep an eye out. I would love to have one in Wooden Boat Magazine, but...?
I have lost track of the number of boats we have saved, but a fast count on the listings would put it in the 50s---not bad for about 2 years in existence.
We are in need of an old barn or space at a yard for our classes---Maybe somewhere in the Mystic to Essex CT area. If you know someone with an unused barn large enough to fit Nellie H. or two boats of equal combined size, please let me know.
I looked through the WBF post and saw a few notes on cut up boats, , dead boats, etc. Please remember that if you see an unwanted boat to list it with us. We have saved the majority of boats that have been listed on the WBRF site. We have given the boats new lives. Some of these stories are within the Restoration Logs.
Note to anyone that has taken , "SAVED", boats from our site; please remember you promised to keep a Log. Some of you are not keeping up your end. This is not much to ask for I think, so please get the updates to us.
Cheers, Bruce
www.woodenboatrescue.org (http://www.woodenboatrescue.org/)
bioelf@mindspring.com (bioelf@mindspring.com)