Leland and Asa came up with a unique design for the aft Samson posts. The original posts from Nonchalant were reused but required some repair. Leland cut off the rotten bottoms and clothespin scarfed new bottoms on to the posts. He commented ” they were the nicest pieces of teak I have ever seen.” With the experience Leland has in boat building and teaching, that is saying a lot! Asa utilized some copper that came from the old oil pan. Asa is enthusiastic about making the “boat jewelry” and envisions several places for copper work!
So nice to look at – and yet so perfectly functional. The boat looks more authentically classic with those.
love the boat jewelry concept – stunning. Continuing to learn lots here, Black Dave has these posts, did not know they are called samson posts.
Love the design and functionality of the Samson Posts. Beautiful. They will certainly serve the boat well for decades to come.
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