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I need to know the coloring or stains of the tops of the companion ways I think they’re supposed to be gray and I think they should be weathered a light gray. just guessing.
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At what point in her career? Today, her decks are relatively pristine with slight weathering. Photos, as above, appear as if they are occasionally bleached. On the other hand, during her working career, when covered with whale oil, they'd have been practically black, at least anywhere amidships around the cutting stage and tryworks.I need to know the coloring or stains of the tops of the companion ways I think they’re supposed to be gray and I think they should be weathered a light gray. just guessing.
I have some older photos. I'll have to find them. I think they were taken before the full restoration.I need to know the coloring or stains of the tops of the companion ways I think they’re supposed to be gray and I think they should be weathered a light gray. just guessing.
I will never visit this vessel in person so I am a photo hound. Her life reminds me of Melville's Moby Dick.At what point in her career? Today, her decks are relatively pristine with slight weathering. Photos, as above, appear as if they are occasionally bleached. On the other hand, during her working career, when covered with whale oil, they'd have been practically black, at least anywhere amidships around the cutting stage and tryworks.

