Totem 6mR Restoration Blog

Cracking the walnut

Sun, 11 Nov 2007 19:14:26 -0500

I have been bouncing around this arena of restoration, where on one side the noble original, Totem by Luders, wants to be discovered and recovered and on the other side, smirking, is the idea of the

Go Sailing

Mon, 24 Sep 2007 10:46:28 -0400

The only way to design the cockpit was to go sailing. A dry sail. The only picture with details, look to first page of this blog, gives us some insight but leaves us with a few questions. Put on a

Is that original?

Wed, 22 Aug 2007 10:25:53 -0400

Was it a Bill Luders original shelf bracket? Is it bronze? When did stainless steel come into use? We have to make educated guesses as we piece this boat back together. Going out on a limb, this b

Hog

Thu, 9 Aug 2007 07:17:32 -0400

Since my last cast we have been trying to imagine Totem’s original lines. Since they burned down in a fire all we have are the lines off a model thats at Mystic Seaport. We also want to rate as a 6

Clean Shaven and sexy

Thu, 28 Jun 2007 19:07:37 -0400

Totem lunges while at rest. The master sanders have brought her to a state of awe, where the sight of a wooden boat warms your soul. Turns out that most of the wood is in good shape, but the shape o