Nine months has brought lots of progress to the Onrust project near Schenectady. Onrust was first decked vessel built entirely in North America . . . and in Manhattan. Technically, it’s a yacht, which in original Dutch means “hunting,” i.e., a fast pursuit vessel designed to chase pirates.
Compare the juxtaposed shots from January and October 2008. New Netherlands Routes vessel is due to launch late spring 2009.
Above is January 08 and below is October. Note the blackened wood: curves in white oak result from fire-bending technique contemporaneous with original Onrust construction.
Closeup of a wooden scupper. All 4000 metals bolts need to be replaced by treenails.
Bow in January 08 and …
October 08.
Deck looking forward in January and …
deck looking forward now.
Current deck looking aft and …
stern in January looking in.
The hold now looking aft, with Elizabeth showing scale.
If you’re looking for an interesting view of a fascinating newbuild/replica project, contact New Netherlands routes and go see, just west of Schenectady on the banks of the Mohawk.
All images here by Will Van Dorp.
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October 27, 2008 at 3:54 pm
Buck
I live in Schenectady, and have donated to the project. The Mabee Farm is a wonderful place even if one isn’t a water person. Of course, for the rest of us, there are also the bateaux! http://www.mabeefarm.org/
October 27, 2008 at 4:18 pm
suburbanlife
Thanks for the update. What a major project for many craftsmen, and what a beautiful job they are doing. I’ll show this to Rumpole tonight when he returns from the office – he is in love with wooden boats. G
October 27, 2008 at 8:01 pm
Mage Bailey
What a wonderful porject. Thanks too for the tugs. You leave me smiling and awaiting the “Project.”
October 28, 2008 at 6:59 pm
Bob
Thank you for these wooden boat shots – the joinery is exquisite to behold and tells me that art of the wooden boat hasn’t abandoned the New England gene pool. I grew up on the Jersey Shore – saw the great and near great liners transit the Narrows – I love it all.
October 29, 2008 at 7:34 am
Tim Zim
Amazing – the detail that’s gone into it.
October 29, 2008 at 9:08 am
tugster
one thing i admire about the onrust project is that it’s a volunteer program that emerged to build this vessel… and as some of your comment, to construct it well. some of the volunteers are retired GE engineers who were just itching to hone a new set of skills with their career-long developed fine tolerances. i’ll post more on onrust soon. if you have a chance, go up and see it.