That's right... meet Joe, the soon to be famous boat guy. Click here to view this amazing (and once again... soon to be famous) member of Dwight's crew at work on the Quetzal.

For those of you who have been keeping up with us, you know that we took posession in September of 2001. There were a number of "unforseen" problems with the boat... cracked frames, decks that were shot, more rot than anticipated, mechanical and electrical problems. Basically, it's turned from a renovation to a rebuilding.

The boats interior is mostly in my garage and back barn in various stages of stripping, staining, sealing, and varnishing. The cushions are here as well. Laura is in the process of deciding on colors and fabrics (I vote for white vinyl).

The boat itself is north of us in Vickery, Ohio. We've moved her to the barn of our "boat guy".... Dwight Davis. Dwight does nothing but renovate old wooden boats. He does great work and I trust him. That pretty much says it all....

As of the end of January, 2004, the inside has been stripped out, down to the frames and batons. We've got new frames and batons going in... engine work being done... bulkheads being torn out (because of rot).... and we're heading toward new decks. The old hardtop has been torn off. The cracked canvas cabin top has been removed. And... the rotten planks have been taken off. The starboard side wasn't nearly as bad as the port (and I don't have a good port side picture because of the way she sits in Dwight's barn). The topside hardware has been taken off and is waiting to be either re-chromed... or just sanded down and repainted (depending on the fixture).

Basically, we're knee deep in the project. I'm going to try to chronicle each piece of the rebuild as best that I can. However, there are so many things... big and small... going on at once, I know there'll be no way to hit them all. If you've got an interest in a specific detail.... or need more information that I give in this website.... just click on the contact me spots throughout the website. Please note that we've changed our email address... so if you've got us in your address book, please make the appropriate changes.

For more detailed photos of our various projects, take a look at our photo album for shots of her being delivered... and the various rebuild stages of the interior, deckhouse, port side, forward deck, and the interior.

By the way, it's been great to hear from so many of you. I haven't been keeping up my end of the bargain and posting your letters..... but I have tried to write back to everyone who's had a comment or question.