Live oak in the age of wooden ships was the best available ship timber; it is strong and dense and more importantly it grows in gentle curves that are almost analogous to the frames in a ship's structure. So it's really excellent material for shipbuilding. |
The Morgan is a powerful economic engine not just for the Seaport but the whole region. People come from far and wide to see it. |
We'll take great pains to retain as much of the original wood as possible. |
We're looking forward to it. This is really the big-timber work that we specialize in. |