Jon Emerson, brother of Points East’s Lynn Emerson Whitney, was asked to photograph the process of fitting the garboard plank on the motor vessel Katherine at JO Brown’s Boatyard by brothers Foy and Jimmy, assisted by Foster Bartovics. Below is a slideshow of the process:
Plank is about done steaming. Foy is ready to begin putting it in place.
Foster takes plank out of steamer. Jimmy and Foy (behind the steam) are ready to take the plank.
Foster and Jimmy are about to hand the plank to Foy who is behind the steam.
Foster and Foy jambing the plank in place.
Foot power.
Jimmy adds the first screw to the plank.
A second fastener goes in.
The Brown Brothers team up.
Foster brought some clamps.
Now that a clamp has tightened the plank in more, Jimmy puts in a couple more screws.
More fasteners.
Putting the twist in.
The planking crew is about done with this stage of fitting the garboard.
