restoring 30 metre schooner America alone for 3 years

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Are you about to start on the restoration of 'America' now?
Please do post lots of photos..... is this happening in Italy?

I remember seeing a replica of America in English Harbour, Antigua in the mid 70's, and thinking that she looked beautiful - maybe this one?

 

Nice looking boat,but whoever drew that bow was a little bit off.
America (yacht) - Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/America_(yacht)

 

no, i have been on it 3 years

 

Picture please, any condition. Thanks

 

Looks great. What wood type are the frames, floors, keel?
Sawn frames? Bolted together sections?

 

Incredible. Keep those pictures coming now n then, please.

 

+1 re Fallguy's comment above - and lots of photos please, not just an occasional one.

 

It's depressing. Burgess's Nina lost at sea. Western Union abandoned at Robbie's Marina. Queen Anne's Revenge II sunk at Jewfish creek. America left to one person to caretake. Their old captains are all passed as well. I wonder how many years Bluenose II has left in her.

 

i am not her caretaker, i have rebuilt her 200 metres planking, alone all new deckbeams,halfbeams mast partners, blocking, new deck alone, all new bulwarks alone, new stern alone, new framing, keelson, part new beamshelves, all new sole bearers alone, fitted all new 6 stainless steel tanks alone, fitted 2 new stainless mast steps alone and found the position for these things, after the butchers destroyed her deck and interior, tightened all the keelbolts, thousands of new fastenings, fitted new fwd bitts and blocking,all new stanchions, removed and checked all chainplate bolts and new channel tops,

 

and caulked the whole yacht alone,

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cleaned the whole boat inside and out after it sunk because it was so badly built

 

can you post pictures of it sunk and being raised up, hauled. Those would be interesting to see.