MYSTIC, Conn. — The Mystic Seaport Museum’s Henry B. duPont Preservation Shipyard has once again been tapped to carry out a multi-year boat restoration project.
The “Susan Constant”, a re-creation of a colonial ship from the 17th Century that is based at the Jamestown Settlement in Virginia is now being serviced by the shipwrights at Mystic Seaport.
Scott Gifford, the project manager and lead shipwright at the Mystic Seaport Museum said, “We are one of the last places in the world that can service vessels like this.”
Gifford said that among the main tasks for the Susan Constant will be, “a re-topping of the vessel – it’s basically an external planking from the waterline up. And there are some small items on deck that need servicing as well.”
Sophia Matsas, the vice president of marketing and communications at the Mystic Seaport Museum, said projects like the Susan Constant are what distinguishes the work at the shipyard.
“Our mission is to inspire a connection with the American maritime experience.” Matsas said, adding, “It’s almost history coming to life.”
The work on the Susan Constant is scheduled to take around two years, after which the vessel will sail back to its home in Jamestown.
Gifford said, "It's great to see boats like this go back in to the water."
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