TEASER is our Jan/Feb 2011 Calendar Girl. For more information on this lovely lady see her write upon this website or view TEASER's full profile on Facebook.
TEASER
Designed:
Nathaniel Herreshoff~ Newport 29'
Originally Built: 1926
Herreshoff Manufacturing Company~ Bristol, RI
Rebuilt by BBS: Re-launched: 1994
TEASERs Resoration Facts:
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The lead was reused, as were the cabin sides, mast, boom, and some of the cabin top.
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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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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.
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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
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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.
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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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Brightwork is finished with Awlgrip high solids varnish.
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Topsides are finished with Z-spar semi-gloss enamel and bottom is painted with Interlux Micron Extra.
TEASER after her resoration at Ballentine's:
TEASER, Herreshoff Newport 29 motoring in at the end of the season.
(Towing BBS built Shellback Dinghy)