Peggy of New Point

Back in the water, looking at Gwynn's Island from the pilot house. And a view of Deltaville, looking back. Nice to have Peggy back in the water. Just before launch, at Deltaville Boat Yard.

The rain slowed us down then put a stop to our painting today. Pete and George got the patch board sanded and 2 coats of epoxy on. Dave Machen got the propeller bearing housing bolted in with the new longer lag bolts. And Pete started painting the white top coat until the rain stopped him. She sure is looking good.

Dave Mortimer fits a new plank to the side.

Pete Hall working on the sides of Peggy. May be painting on primer tomorrow. Still have more patching to do, but she is looking better. Page Herbert working on the sides. We had 2 boatwrights from the marina working today on some of the repairs with 6 MMF volunteers.

Peggy is out of the water at Deltaville Boat Yard.  Here is the lady on blocks. We had a crew of 7 volunteers working on her: Scraping, sanding, cleaning the prop and rudder and removal of the shaft bearing to enable the repair of the bolts.

56 riders motored their way to Gwynn's Island, Va. Picture perfect weather, and this beautiful shot was taken by volunteer Dave Machen. We had a mess of crabs waiting at the Boat Shop (Thank You Kerry Hall for donating!) Participants traveled first to the Sunset Grill in Deltaville, then to the Blue Dog, and Damon's in Gloucester, before returning to the island. The lady  Peggy sits waiting for visitors. Prizes went out for 50/50 raffle, poker hands, and other accolades. Looks like a good way to end the day. The run was a success.

Once again in Prop Talk magazine - Kim Granbery weighs in on the original article about the Peggy from the March issue. Kim donated the Peggy to the Maritime Foundation in 2008, but not before putting in thousands of man hours, lots of money, and even winning an award at Mystic Seaport. Read it online at http://issuu.com/proptalk/docs/apr_pt_2014/c/s8j0vpc