Day 38
8 August 2020
Fresh Paint
In Staten Island the first coat of red paint is on the hull, Ron painted bitts, Jack, Mike, and Barry wired up the aircraft warning lights at the top of the mast, side light connections, we pressure washed both sides of the superstructure, and the second coat of paint on the black boot top on the hull was applied.
Up in Albany, the crew primed all the mooring bollards. Danny straightened out the handicap ramp rail. They patched hole in trailer roof that had leaked into gift shop. And they laid out installed new anchor point cleat studs in the sea wall cap for new safety net as well as fabricating a safety net cleat. Tony Esposito brought them donuts to keep them motivated.
Union Maintenance pressure washed both sides of the superstructure.
Ron painted bitts
Jack and Mike worked on the side light connections.
Barry Witte made sure the mast electrical connections were right.
They painted out the second coat on the boot top.
Mike Clark also happens to be one our our Museum Trustees, on the Board of Directors. The grandson of former Board Chairman Frank Lasch, Mike has been volunteering since he was fourteen.
Jack Carbone, Mike Clark and Barry Witte spent the afternoon wiring up the aircraft warning lights at the top of the mast.