Boat Shop, Inc.
TEASER's Restoration
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The lead was reused, as were the cabin sides, mast, boom, and some of the cabin top. Everything else is new.
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Keel & deadwood are longleaf yellow pine.
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Stem & floor frames are black locust.
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Deck beams are sawn white oak.
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Frames are steam bent white oak.
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Transom is 2 layers of cedar plus an outside layer of mahogany, all glued together with epoxy.
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Fastenings are copper rivets and bronze screws and bolts
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Quarter knees and transom knee are locust and laminated ash.
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Garboard planks & sheer planks are mahogany.
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Ceiling is cypress.
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Hull is single planked Atlantic white cedar.
TEASER's interior
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Cabin sole is teak.
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Interior cabinetry is white cedar trimmed with mahogany.
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Counter tops are black locust.
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All trim is South American mahogany.
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Brightwork is finished with Awlgrip high solids varnish.
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Topsides are finished with Z-spar semi-gloss enamel.
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Bottom is painted with Interlux Micron Extra.
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Deck is 2 layers of sapele mahogany plywood glued together, covered with fiberglass cloth, and painted with non-skid Awlgrip epoxy.
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Spars are original Sitka spruce.
TEASER
Designed:
Nathaniel Herreshoff~ Newport 29'
Originally Built: 1926
Herreshoff Manufacturing Company~ Bristol, RI
Rebuilt by BBS: Re-launched: 1994
TEASER towing a BBS built
Shellback
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