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A composite image of the hull as it looked on 3 January, 1999.
There are more photographs of the construction in the Photos pages.
| 15 April, 1998 | The contract with Put Veini, Ltd. of Riga, Latvia was signed in Vastervik, Sweden. Sven Petersson, Victor Tchaburko, and Ben Smith toast the project. The scheduled delivery date is 1 May, 1999. | |
| 1 May, 1998 | Construction officially begins. Steel is ordered. | |
| 5 June, 1998 | Blasted and preprimed steel begins to arrive at the Put Veini boatyard. | |
| 13 June, 1998 | Transfer of lines to steel for floors completed. | |
| 20 June, 1998 | First ten floors are cut. | |
| 11 July, 1998 | Construction proceeding at three frames a day. | |
| 6 September, 1998 | Frame and keel completed. Keel spashed with wine in a ceremony. | |
| 8 October, 1998 | Ben Smith visits the Put Veini yard for the first time. The plating of the hull is 90 percent complete. The engine has been delivered and is sitting on a cradle. Dorads, stainless steel bolards, and hatches are on site. | |
| 24 October, 1998 | The plating of hull is completed. | |
| 20 November, 1998 | All deck beams and stringers completed. Rudder blade complete. Bulkheads around engine room are framed. | |
| 30 November, 1998 |
Bowsprit complete. All hull joints
completely ground and tested. Anchor box constructed and hot dip
galvanized. |
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| 18 December, 1998 |
Davits completed. Inside of keel final painted and ballast
started with 1900 kg of cast iron and concrete at midships.
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| 26 December, 1998 |
Rub strike made.
Hull inspection by Swedish Marine Authority.
Hatch cover above engine made. More ballast added; now
up to 4.2 tons.
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| 31 December, 1998 |
Ben Smith and Gretchen Forbes visit Put Veini and inspect Mother
of Perl. The deck was complete except over the pilot house which
had been left open for ease of access with cranes. The cockpit seats
were framed. The galvanized chain locker was in place. The engine,
stern tube, and shaft were in place. The fuel tanks (two 150 gallon
tanks) were completed and in place. Most bulkheads were either complete or,
at least, framed. All skylights and hatches were complete. The only
problem that had developed was that the stern lockers were so deep that
it would have been impossible to have a full length berth in the
aft cabin. The port side stern lockers will be shortened for the
berth. The starboard side will remain deep so that they can hold
fenders and S.C.U.B.A. tanks. All of the work was beautiful and
impressive. |
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| 2 January, 1999 | Ben Smith and Gretchen Forbes meet with Arvet Tetsmann and Boris in Tallinn and sign a preliminary contract for the interior and wood work. | |
| 19 March, 1999 | All steel work is complete. Second coat of primer applied to interior and exterior. | |
| Images from mid March, 1999 |
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| 29 April, 1999 | Mother of Perl is launched!!!! | |
| 7 May, 1999 |
 The boat arrives in Tallinn, Eesti (Estonia) |
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| 16 May, 1999 |
 Work begins in earnest on interior |
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| 6 June, 1999 |
 Floor framing is complete. Bulkheads complete. Cabinets in aft cabin are begun. |
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| 1 July, 1999 | Review of the height of the gallows showed that it should be shortened or removed. The pilothouse windows still have not been install. The original white deck paint was of the wrong kind and needed to be removed. | |
| 16 August, 1999 | Aft Cabins are complete, except for headliner. Galley and navigation station are begun | |
| 26 October, 1999 |
 All but the forward (Thomas's and Kristen's) cabins are substantially complete. We motor to Vastervik, Sweden for rigging and sails. We sail back to Tallinn, Estonia for final interior work. |