Last November, we posted about the restoration of the schooner Nathaniel Bowditch, by its new owners, Noah and Jane Barnes at the Lyman Morse Boatbuilders yard in Thomaston. Here is a short article and video about the rather extensive rebuilding of the Nathaniel Bowditch.  Seeing the scope of the rebuilding, one might conclude that wooden schooners are a bit like the axe that never wears out, just as long as you keep replacing the head and the handle.

Historic midcoast schooners get overhaul