Rowing shells and Gneiss updates

Today, Sunday, we went over to the building site with brooms and a bucket for splashing water around – to try and make the rock Gneiss a bit more camera friendly. Along the driveway we achieved great success – everywhere else – not so much. The good pictures below.

I also broke out the scrub brush to start prepping boats for the 2015 summer season. Unfortunately, I discovered that Dad’s hi-performance single shell has started to delaminate along the joint between the deck and hull – in several places. One split was over 2 feet long. Interest was low in rowing in it, now the rot may be enough to consider it as a total write off.

My mom’s shell is a Maas Aero (if i recall correctly), made in Richmond California, across the bay from San Francisco 🙂 It is a really sweet boat – very handy, stable but still fast and efficient. Just a lot of fun. That boat is in great shape still.

So good stuff – more to do – but a good start in advance of Memorial Day!

A good shot of the Gneiss outcropping along the driveway - after a bit of sweeping of surface materials — A good shot of the Gneiss outcropping along the driveway – after a bit of sweeping of surface materials

Gneiss - sweeping the top of the knoll — Gneiss – sweeping the top of the knoll

cleaning up boats for the 2015 season. Two single shells and a ride on top surf kayak. My dad's high performance shell, which has not been used in several seasons, unfortunately showed a half a dozen delaminations between the deck and hull. Since it is very lightly built, the loss of integrity has turned it into a bit of noodle. We may come to a decision to apply fiberglass in long strips along the joints but due to its age, I think the decision is likely to come back as it is terminal rot. My mom's shell is in the foreground and it is a sweet ride — cleaning up boats for the 2015 season. Two single shells and a ride on top surf kayak. My dad’s high performance shell, which has not been used in several seasons, unfortunately showed a half a dozen delaminations between the deck and hull. Since it is very lightly built, the loss of integrity has turned it into a bit of noodle. We may come to a decision to apply fiberglass in long strips along the joints but due to its age, I think the decision is likely to come back as it is terminal rot.
My mom’s shell is in the foreground and it is a sweet ride