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GLISSANDO (FORMERLY SEA DOG)
AS FOUND
ON CHEBEAGUE ISLAND, MAINE. AUGUST 16, 1999
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There she was, half-buried in weeds and
filth, resting on an ancient marine railway cradle.
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The transom. You can still see the
ghost of her old name--Sea Dog.
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The bow, with quality green tarp. (I
got to keep the tarp...lucky me!) Oh, and on the ground to the left
is my true prize--an ancient, expired flare kit that I also got to keep.
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The deck, looking aft. Depressing
doesn't even begin to describe it. Weathered, splintery
lumber...dry, dull, cracked gelcoat...all baking in the 80° summer
heat, with katydids chirping in the field.
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The deck, looking forward. Yeah, I
got to keep that boathook, too. And, as a bonus--that nice blue
cushion!
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The poop deck, with all the gelcoat ground
off and resin everywhere. I think the ugly gold of the oxidized
epoxy goes well with the faded robin's egg blue of the nonskid, don't
you?
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The port deck. The previous owner cut
open the deck and installed a marine plywood core, then began covering
it with mat and woven roving. As you neared the bow, there was
less and less glass; there was only one layer of glass on the
foredeck. I think I should have kept that color...it's a look!
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The mast in the field next to the boat,
after the yard guys brought it out from the rafters of the barn where it
had been stored for 7 years. One of the jumpers is bent...I can't
really tell from looking at the photo. I replaced them, of course.
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