Kyle Leonard
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Kyle Leonard
@waveheight.bsky.social
Gnawing on the big questions while restoring Curlew, a 34' cutter rig, built by Herman Lund of Erie, PA.
Replacement Atomic 4 from Erie, Pa. Replaces the 1950s A4 with a 1970s A4. Almost unchanged engines fro the U4 put into Navy lifeboats in the 1930s.
February 16, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Curlew sailing at Erie, PA around 2012 after a rebuild by Bob Arlet, carpenter to the Brig Niagara.
February 16, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Curlew launching 2023.
February 16, 2025 at 9:59 PM
So lucky to have been there last summer!
February 16, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Raising Curlew with ratcheting chain binders. #woodensailboat
February 12, 2025 at 9:18 PM
@woodenboatforum.bsky.social The 1930s Curlew in an 1800s hand hewn barn, hangs from straps in a bespoke hoist-frame made from ash trees the beatles took before their time.
February 12, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Curlew, built in 1938 at Erie, Pa. by Herman Lund.
February 10, 2025 at 11:18 AM