ELF
A Few Rig Details
Leatherwork on the gaff jaws and spinnaker pole jaws.
Wire splices with parcelling, service and leather by J Harold LLC.
Blocks from Arthur Dauphinee and Sons.
Cleats and hoops from the Workshop on the Water.
Bronze casting from the Port Townsend Foundry.
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A rig is not just design and spars. Pieces of the engine are coming from a variety of suppliers each skilled and tooled up for a demanding specialty. Below are some of those who provided components for Elf. The sails were built by Nat Wilson but we won't see a picture of those until thy are bent on and this sloop is underway.
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Catboat Silent Maid
A Class Catboats
Olympia's Pilot House 1888 Sloop Elf
Movies
1 - Assembling a Mast

2- The Spar Lathe

3- Sailing Sandbaggers

4-WHYY Arts and Culture Clip

5- Planking Silent Maid

6- Building Spyder

7- Silent Maid's First Voyage

8- Silent Maid Launch

9- Silent Maid Arrives in Barnegat Bay

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