Gloucester Fishermen's Museum Virtual Tour Send us Comments Links About the Page Building the Schooner Lannon Frame Up Ready for Launch Planking Dave Savoie, Fran Cleary, and Jim Lower remove a white oak plank from the steam box. Next came the planking. Because of the curves in the hull, a fair amount of the white oak that was used for the planking below the waterline had to be steamed before it could be fastened to the ribs. Tom's brother Mike, a regular Saturday volunteer, became known as TrunnelMan.
Treenails are essentially that, wooden pegs that are driven in to secure the planking to the ribs.
Above the waterline, mahogany was used for the planking. The final plank, known as the whiskey plank, was put on in mid-April. The story goes that when the old crews would finish the planking, the whiskey would start to flow, as the crew celebrated a major turning point in the construction.