Tordzus II

Tordzus II on sea trials in Rockport Harbor. Steve Garrand built the rig with guidance from Vern Spinoza. Preparing to launch Tordzus II. Note the clear pine decking nibbed into white oak king planks. The combing and covering boards are also white oak.Launching day for Tordzus II. The transom, combing, and covering boards are white oak. The bronze hardware and the forged tiller were salvaged from the original.

The Hall family of Lake Winnipesaukee, New Hampshire, commissioned this replica of a century-plus-old 25' Barnegat Bay catboat to continue the legacy of their father, Sidney Hall. It was built in Rockport, Maine, by Thomas Jenkins, Eric Thierry, and myself under the expert tutelage of Kevin Carney at the Apprenticeshop. The project was a gold mine of learning opportunities. We were required to take the lines from a tired and weary original, loft them into a better, stronger version, then construct a new boat with improvements to increase longevity while retaining the heirloom identity of its predecessor.

Read more about the building process in She Even Feels Like the Old Tordzus from The Apprentice, Fall 1991 (used by permission of The Apprenticeshop)