Buckminster Fuller had written that these ships ''also inspired the spirits of humans to think in more economically, poetically noble ways, which brought them closer to the great designer of them all." Wavertree Contributions 1980-1984 (1st to 3rd quarter) Friends of the Wavertree, a volunteer group headed by Jakob Isbrandtsen and supported by the ational Society's Ship Trust, contributed over $800,000 to the accomplishment of these tasks. The National Maritime Historical Society acknowledges with deep gratitude the following contributions made to its campaign for the Wavertree: Maritime Heritage Fund Vincent Astor Foundation The Grace Foundation Edna McConnell Clark Foundation Signal Companies, Inc. Brooklyn Bridge Dinner (net) Other contributions:
$230 ,000 150,000 150 ,000 25 ,000 20 ,000 20 , 176 54 ,351
Donated Goods and Services: Labor (17 ,393.5 hrs @$5) Services Materials Total
86 ,967 17 ,875 100,427 $854 ,796
NOTES: I In add ition to the above, contributions in excess of $100,000 were made by the J. Aron Charitable Foundation to support the restoration , and the South Street Seaport Museum contributed support services. 2 The Maritime Heritage Fund of 1979 was adopted by the Congress and signed into law at the initiati ve of the National Society; matching fund s were provided by the Society and the Museum to pull down an initial grant of $180,000, which was fo llowed by a supplemental grant of $50,000.
Restoration Work Accomplished , 1980-84 Steel bowsprit fabricated and installed . Interior of hull clea ned and wire-brushed , 5 tons of junk removed, stone ballast shifted. All surfaces painted or given several coats of fish o il preservati ve. Exterior hull spot-chipped , and given two coats red lead and two coats paint. Wasted areas in poo p whaleback made watertight with fiberglass. Poop brightwork wooded down and given 9 coats of varnis h. Companionway hatch taken dow n and rebuilt. Awning stanchions reinstated , and aw ning sew n up from Scottish flax. Midships sand bins cut down as ballast bins, bulb beams fabricated and installed on main deck welded to stubs of beams left in way of bins, web plating reinstated. Main deck laid fo re and aft, preserving approximately ten percent of origina l deck under poo p. Iron bearing surfaces chipped bright and redleaded. Missing hatches reinstated, using existing hatches as model. Hatchboards installed , with fla x covers. After accommodations stripped and knocked down, after careful survey and recording to determine original material s, fittings , original bulkhead lines, etc. Rebuilt usi ng sa lvaged original materi als where possible, and replacement fittings cast from original models as avai lab le. Woodworking shop insta ll ed forward in foreward tweendeck , rigging supplies and chandlery aft. Paintshop and fuel storage set up in container on pier. Lower ends of main rigging spliced, routine slushing down carried out on existing rigging . Forecastle (deck house) erected and rivetted from shaped steel plating, patterned o n existing fragments, 1910 photographs, and marks on deck beams. J,
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