The Restoration of the Charles W Morgan

The Restoration of the Charles W Morgan - moderated by Dana Hewson, Vice President for Watercraft Preservation and Programs at Mystic Seaport   Thursday, February 9th at the Herreshoff Marine Museum Doors at 6.  Lecture at 7. Sponsored by Points East Magazine.  Refreshments provided by Cisco Brewers and Triple Eight Distillery. Documentation is an integral part of any restoration project.  Fundamentally three services are performed:  Assistance related to the planning of the restoration project as it moves forward; development of the historic record of the vessel or building from its original construction through the current restoration project; detailed records of the restoration project as it occurs.  This talk will focus on the documentation of the physical object at its current point in time and during restoration, through the use of images developed by the use of photographic and digital cameras, traditional drafting and other drawing techniques, CAD (Computer Aided Design) drawings, and various forms of electronic measurement including the latest laser scanning techniques available.  Dana Hewson, Vice President for Watercraft Preservation and Programs at Mystic Seaport will introduce a series of presenters involved with the documentation and restoration of the CHARLES W MORGAN currently underway at the Henry B. duPont Preservation Shipyard at Mystic Seaport.  Speakers will include: Quentin Snediker, Director of the Henry B. duPont Preservation Shipyard; Kane Borden, Supervisor the Documentation Shop in the Shipyard at Mystic Seaport, Roger Hambidge, long term Shipwright at Mystic Seaport and presently a contractor developing CAD drawings and sharing his 40+ years of involvement with the MORGAN; and Steve Wilkes of Harry R. Feldman Inc. of Boston Ma., an engineering firm that provides laser scanning of historic objects Each of the speakers will discuss their role and the role of technology in their aspect of this important restoration project.  For further information please visit the following websites. http://www.rhambidgeshipmodels.com/home http://www.harryrfeldman.com/door/ http://www.mysticseaport.org/