NEW VIRTUAL WORKSHOP 7-13-2024

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Saturday July 13, 2024   BUILDING OKESA By Dr. Bob Jenkins

The model of OKESA is an example of boatbuilding in the US in the WWI era.  Ships were critically needed to transport goods and troops and with steel being used for weapons and Navy ships it was decided that wooden ships could fill the need. The presentation on July 13 will be Part One of a multi part series on the building of this model.  Part One will cover the history of the ship, the research necessary to obtain plans and other reference materials, and the construction of the model starting with the keel frames and building jig up to the point where the ship would have gone down the slipway to floating. Part Two will cover the details of the building and detailing the model from the weather decks and up.  This will include deck houses, rigging, the wheelhouse interior details etc.  The interior includes the triple expansion steam engine and the boiler among other details.  A second steam engine and boiler were constructed to be mounted on the display board as shown in the lower right of the photograph.  Part Two has not been scheduled.   Build Log on MSW

The Virtual Workshop is open to all NRG members to attend the ZOOM event on Saturday, July 13, 2024, at 10:30 AM CDS time. 11:30 AM – Eastern 10:30 AM – Central 9:30 AM – Mountain 8:30 AM – Pacific 4:30 PM – Greenwich