Totem 6mR Restoration Blog
Cracking the walnut
Sunday, November 11, 2007
I have been bouncing around this arena of restoration, where on one side the noble original, Totem by Luders, wants to be discovered and recovered and on the other side, smirking, is the idea of
Go Sailing
Monday, September 24, 2007
The only way to design the cockpit was to go sailing. A dry sail. The only picture with details, look to first page of this blog, gives us some insight but leaves us with a few questions. Put on
Is that original?
Wednesday, August 22, 2007
Was it a Bill Luders original shelf bracket? Is it bronze? When did stainless steel come into use? We have to make educated guesses as we piece this boat back together. Going out on a limb, this
Hog
Thursday, August 9, 2007
Since my last cast we have been trying to imagine Totem’s original lines. Since they burned down in a fire all we have are the lines off a model thats at Mystic Seaport. We also want to rate as a
Clean Shaven and sexy
Thursday, June 28, 2007
Totem lunges while at rest. The master sanders have brought her to a state of awe, where the sight of a wooden boat warms your soul. Turns out that most of the wood is in good shape, but the shape
A fresh challenge is what suits me and this time around the restoration of a 6 Meter and an attempt at a Worlds trophy, in ’09, is my latest chicken to catch. And while I am at it a public blog should fetch some embarrassments. Stay tuned and watch, maybe even bet, on a boat named Totem.